November 06, 2011 - Burlington - Lift Bridge
Frank Butson Reports:
I was emailed a report from Rob and Ann Smith,Tuesday that they saw both McKenzie and Cirrus at the Burlington Liftbridge. It’s great news to get reports all through fall and winter,just to let us know the falcons are on territory. We are thankful to our many out of town volunteers and observers for monitoring their Peregrines in “off seasons”.
The Peel Birding Class reported to me that Nov 6th they enjoyed great views of a Peregrine Falcon sitting in the sun,relaxing on the first tower.
Posted on November 6, 2011 9:49 am
August 30, 2011 - Burlington - Lift Bridge
Sue McCreadie Reports:
Yesterday, Bill and I spent some time at the Bridge. For the first time in a couple of week, we were able to spot both Cirrus and Mackenzie. Both birds were under the Skyway taking it easy. No sightings of Lady Lamont or Lady Nelson. I hope they are safely on their way South.
Posted on August 30, 2011 7:36 pm
July 24, 2011 - Burlington - Lift Bridge
Sue McCreadie Reports:
Bill and I have spent some time over the last few days at the Brampton Court House helping out with the Fledge Watch. We thought you might be interested to see a current photo of Truss and her baby Courtney. She is a troubled child. Two rescues in 3 days and one from the top of an unmarked police cruiser in the parking lot of the Police Station on the West side of Hurontario Street. It never gets easy. Today, Truss is a beauty. What a thrill to see one of our Burlington Lift Bridge girls go on to raise a family of her own.
Posted on July 25, 2011 6:36 pm
July 19, 2011 - Burlington - Lift Bridge
Sue McCreadie Reports:
During our last 3 visits (July 18th Evening, July 19th Morning, July 19th Evening) there has been no sign of Lady Lamont. I hope it’s just because she had decided to go out on her own. Of the two girls, she seemed to be the most advanced. That of course means that Lady Nelson is getting all the attention. Tonight while we were there, Dad made two food drops and after that, she was still screaming and chasing him for more. Mom watched the goings on from the Hamilton Hydro Tower.
Last evening (July 18th) we witnessed a food transfer from Dad to Lady Nelson, who proceeded to drop it, but then went into a dive and made the save.
Posted on July 19, 2011 8:12 pm
July 06, 2011 - Burlington - Lift Bridge
Sue McCreadie Reports:
Tonight around 8pm, there was a full lift of the Bridge. It was not just one freighter, but it was up for two. The girls have been spending a great deal of time on the upper railing of the bridge watching pigeons. Well tonight, when the bridge was up for such a long time, we were unable to spot the girls. David Williams took a walk under the bridge and lo and behold he discovered one of the girls (we were unable to identify her) was enjoying a pigeon right on the roadway. As the bridge started to descend, Mourad Jabra ran up the stairs and starting clapping and yelling. Thank goodness it was enough to scare the bird off the road. As we all drove out of the parking lot at around 9:15 pm, we all made sure that we drove over the pigeon hoping that it would be damaged enough to deter the juvie from trying to get at it again. We’re not certain where the pigeon came from; perhaps it was the first kill for one of the girls.
Pretty scary. First time we experienced something like this.
Posted on July 6, 2011 9:30 pm
July 02, 2011 - Burlington - Lift Bridge
CPF Postmaster Reports:
July 2nd -2011
Hello , We are Carol and Brent ,, we live on Beach Blvd about 1000 meters from the Lift Bridge . Last evening we heard and sighted all 3 Falcons as they landed very high up on the Tower at Pandora Ave .. I was able to get a couple pictures ,, but our camera is small digital and not great for telephoto action. The time on our camera indicates about 7pm..They were squawking quite a bit as they flew above us on our deck , about 3-4 times , before settling on the tower. Hope this helps explain their absence ,, for a while.. B.B.
Sent from my iPad.
C. and B.
Posted on July 4, 2011 12:41 pm
June 30, 2011 - Burlington - Lift Bridge
Sue McCreadie Reports:
Bill and I got to the Lift Bridge last evening (6/29/11) around 5:30. We searched in all the usual spots, but with no luck. Finally around 6:15 Bill spotted one juvenile tucked under the Skyway Bridge on one of the beams. She had her back to us so we were unable to see who it was. We never did find the other Juvenile. There was no movement whatsoever, so we decided to head for home around 6:45. I guess we should have waited a little longer because:
Paul Reynolds reports the following after his arrival between 6:45 and 7:00:
Hi Sue, I’ve been to the pier a number of times, watching the kids play. Tonight (6/29/11) I saw Lady Nelson hunting in the trees across the canal on the Burlington side. Lady Lamont came from behind carrying a pigeon about ten feet off the water. She landed over in the boat launch area in the middle of the grass. I left to go fishing then on the way back to the car I noticed Lady Lamont was up the Hamilton Hydro tower finishing off her meal. As I drove out the two of them were flying together around the same Hydro tower.
Back to Monday (6/27/11) evening, both birds were sitting on the top rail of the bridge, and it was pretty clear they were chasing the pigeons as they went down to drink.
Attached are a few photos from June 26 and June 27.
Posted on June 30, 2011 4:13 pm
June 16, 2011 - Burlington - Lift Bridge
Sue McCreadie Reports:
We are in the process of going over the thousands of photos taken in the last couple of week. This is Lady Nelson just before the attempted rescue on June 16th. She was sitting dangerously close to the road and just above the sidewalk.
Posted on June 25, 2011 10:49 am
June 24, 2011 - Burlington - Lift Bridge
Sue McCreadie Reports:
Bill and I arrived at the bridge shortly after 6pm. Rick and Teresa were there and they informed us that the girls had been playing. Immediately, upon our arrival, the games continued. They are pretty funny girls to watch, as you can’t see one without the other. One flies to the bridge the other is right behind her. One flies to the Skyway, the other follows. They are definitely best buds until it comes to food. At one point, both girls landed on the roof of the control tower. Lady Lamont sat on the railing and Lady Nelson was missing for some time. All of a sudden she (Lady Nelson) jumped up to the railing where her sister was and she was soaking wet. She had been taking a bath in the puddles on the roof of the tower. She continued to sit on the railing for a while to dry out. She finally gave into the coaxing of Lady Lamont and took to the air. They were diving on the pigeons on the ground, on the bridge and in the air. Quite a spectacle to watch. My heart was in my mouth on several occasions as they darted in and out of the bridge, sometimes at a very low level. I kept praying that a truck wouldn’t come along and sweep them away.
Mom made a very brief appearance, which caused a lot of screaming. Dad was nowhere to be found.
Posted on June 25, 2011 9:53 am
June 22, 2011 - Burlington - Lift Bridge
Sue McCreadie Reports:
On Wednesday afternoon, Bill and I arrived at the Bridge just in time to see Mom bring in a pigeon. As she was flying over to the Skyway Bridge abutment just beyond the parking lot, the girls spotted her and the race was one. Who could outmaneuver who? Lady Lamont won the race and grabbed the pigeon from Mom. Lady Nelson waited while her sister consumed nearly the whole pigeon. She walked all around the abutment but Lady Lamont was not for sharing. Finally, after eating her fill, Lady Lamont walked away for a snooze and Lady Nelson got the remains.
Posted on June 25, 2011 9:48 am
