June 06, 2020 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Marion Nash Reports:
Day 1 of fledge watch was uneventful no one flew yet and they are just starting to do some flapping. One of the chicks likes to hide under the camera in the shade so if you only see 3 on the nest cam that’s likely why. When it’s very hot all 4 cram themselves into the same spot in the shade and it looks like no one is home.
Posted on June 7, 2020 12:28 pm
June 06, 2020 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Marion Nash Reports:
Marlene began the watch yesterday morning and although she saw some flapping no one took flight. Mark and I were Downtown releasing Timbit back to the nest. Once the release was done we headed over to Bloor and Islington to watch the unbanded 4. When we got there we could confirm 3 chicks but it waqs not until we got a help call from Lucie at the Mississauga MEC site that we also got a text from Kathy that she could now see 4 on our nest via the web cam. We had to leave to help Lucy find her downed first fledgling. Will be out this afternoon to watch these guys.
Posted on June 6, 2020 9:56 am
May 26, 2020 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Cathy Kerr Reports:
Just thought I would share a few screen shots from our webcam at Bloor and Islington. Unfortunately we were not able to band these little ones this year due to Covid . But I am enjoying watching them grow on the webcam -all 4 are growing fast! This morning I was lucky enough to catch a feeding and it was a family affair! Both D’Arcy and Lucky brought breakfast and feed the four of them together . Not sure how good the screen shots post but here they are
Posted on May 26, 2020 5:32 pm
April 30, 2020 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Marion Nash Reports:
One for sure, maybe two or a big baby sprawled out
Posted on April 30, 2020 4:05 pm
April 03, 2020 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Marion Nash Reports:
We want to celebrate the clutch of 4 eggs in Rochester, New York for Beauty and Dot.ca! For those of you who don’t know him, Dot.ca was hatched in 2010 at the Etobicoke nest site at Bloor and Islington. Now I should tell you that Dot.ca is a male who is rather fond of his eggs and chicks and will often try to shoo Beauty off of the eggs for “his turn”. He is such an attentive male that in his first year as a parent he attempted to feed his eggs the day before hatching (he could hear the chick) and has been seen to do that in other subsequent nesting seasons. He is so incredibly happy to incubate its become somewhat of a competition between the two and a dynamic that sometimes produces hilarious results. If I can find the picture I’m thinking of I’ll post it for all. Congratulations Beauty and Dot.ca on your 4 gorgeous eggs!! Way to go Rochester!
Posted on April 3, 2020 9:23 pm
March 23, 2020 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Marion Nash Reports:
Report of 1st egg laid
Posted on March 23, 2020 1:31 pm
December 02, 2019 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Marion Nash Reports:
Although there were some challenges getting the Falcon camera back up and running we are very happy to say its back! Here are a couple screen shots.
Posted on December 2, 2019 8:19 pm
November 13, 2019 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Marion Nash Reports:
Finally, we are back up!! Yaaah!! Thank you to all for your support, patience, and understanding with this. After all was said and done, the final problem was with the DLink router/switch that needed to be reprogrammed for the new settings to deal with the Rogers settings.
The CPF webmaster was then able to reconfigure the final settings at the server end and it appears that everything is working again!
Once again, a huge thank you to Frieda and CBRE management,, Damar Security and Daniel at the CPF for all of their efforts and support in getting us through this challenge!
Despite the few hiccups over the past 22 years with camera changes and a couple of power outages and some computer challenges, the Etobicoke peregrine web camera remains the longest-standing, continuous running active peregrine web camera (and active/occupied, and producing nest nest site) in North America!
The Etobicoke Bloor and Islington nest camera(s) have been active (and for the most parts) been up and running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year for the past 22 years! The Bloor and Islington nest site has been both active and been producing offspring each and every year since 1997!
The Bloor and Islington nest site has been a very important part of the restoration and recovery of Ontario’s peregrine population with the surviving generations of offspring that has gone on to produce their own offspring in five different cities in two provinces here in Canada and four US states in the USA!
Once again,, thank you ALL for your support!!
Posted on November 13, 2019 11:34 pm
August 11, 2019 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Marion Nash Reports:
Bliss band number Z 29 was spotted in a construction in the Distillery district on the ground with a broken beak. CPF got the call and Bruce went out to try to find her. Her wings were not broken or fractured and she was able to fly so although he tried he could not find her anywhere. Bruce then whent to the nest site hoping she may come home but she did not. Some kindly person did find her and took her into Toronto Wildlife but she was so malnourished she was just skin and bone and her beak was very badly broken. TWC made the decision to put her down. Sad but at least she is not longer suffering.
Posted on August 12, 2019 11:09 pm
July 20, 2019 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Marion Nash Reports:
Posted by Lucie
I waited about 10 minutes before the hot, sticky weather got to me. But as I was about to get in the car, I heard loud vocals and saw one of the juvies make an awesome landing on Dad, Lucky’s, favourite perch on the webcam. Wow, it was AVRO!! This landing is a big step for these kids as it demonstrates their skill level, which keeps getting better!
All 3 of these juvies have also been doing something that is very rare at this site. They are flying down to the two-storey Bell Building across the street. They land on the roof and play in the puddles!! Bliss, who has never been down this low, was seen with them. I can’t get photos from where am positioned on the street unfortunately ☹️ I drew a line from the nest ledge to the roof to give you an idea where they go.
Needless to say, we have grown very attached to these 3 amazing kids and through rain, shine or sweat .. I will definitely keep watching! Cheers, Lucie
Posted on July 23, 2019 12:26 pm
