June 10, 2019 - Toronto - Don Mills
Cathy Kerr Reports:
Day 3 of fledge watch was a very wet one! It rained all morning–everyone stayed put though they all still managed to whine a lot for food!! Rain stopped around noon and Quest finally brought a packet of food for RZ!! He grabbed it from her and mantled it when she tried to take it back–he wasn’t giving it up!! She left and he spent almost the next hour working on it lol. She took another packet of food to the top of the old Harlequin building, which drove the other 3 crazy -lots of whining and flapping but they had to wait. A couple of alarm calls interrupted their lunch. Dad looked after that! Bob joined me then. Then we watched Quest have a lovely, sweet visit with RZ. She flew to the ledge beside him first and they had a little chat. Then she flew out and around to the ledge on the other side of him. Then out and around and down below him. She then went in the ledge and then kind of pranced to the edge. Then with a few more squees, she flew out and back to the roof of the nest building. And not 15 minutes later, he did the same thing! Out and to the nest building, east side, 2nd ledge down!!! Great job RZ!!! And a great job Quest-she showed him how. Then Quest took that packet into the nest ledge and the other 3 finally got their lunch!! We watched RZ explore his new ledge…he decided he didn’t like it and before you knew it, he ledge hopped! I thought maybe he would just continue around the building but he was tired and settled in for a rest. Just as well as the rain started up again-ugh. As everyone settled down again and there was no movement for over an hour, Bob and I decided to get out of the rain for a bit. As I only live 10 minutes away, I went home and came back to close the watch out. And when I came back, the 3 were still on the nest ledge but RZ was gone from the ledge! Of course! I checked around the building, but then saw Dad fly off, so followed him, watched him go around the next door building and come back. So I went behind that building and there, in the corner, still high, RZ! Guess he likes that building lol. And there I left them at dark. I won’t be there until evening tomorrow but Marion , Bob and Sally will be there to see what Day 4 will bring!!
Posted on June 10, 2019 11:08 pm
June 09, 2019 - Toronto - Don Mills
Cathy Kerr Reports:
Day 2 fledge watch! Well, not one flight by our babies!! RZ stayed put on his ledge and his siblings stayed put on the nest ledge! Matrix(green) proudly sat, lay down, flapped on top of the nest box and did a ton of wingersizing. RZ also did quite a bit of practicing…practice does make perfect right?
But we have never seen/heard so many alarm calls by the parents!! I stopped counting at 10…poor Dad especially–he answered every call. We don’t know what was upsetting them so much but we sure hope whatever it is, goes away soon. Not sure what tomorrow will bring–it is calling for thunderstorms and a lot of rain, so kinda hoping everyone stays put again lol. Many thanks to Bob, Sally & Lucie for joining me today
Posted on June 9, 2019 11:17 pm
June 08, 2019 - Toronto - Don Mills
Cathy Kerr Reports:
I stopped by last night and little RZ was on the retaining wall, looking out at a big new world!! Fledge watch began! I arrived this morning to find him still on the wall, above the nest where his brother and sisters were chilling. He hopped, ran and did a little flight along the wall to the other side and there he stayed all morning. He got fed(his siblings did not, and boy did they complain lol) by Dad and was feeling pretty good. Dad did a great job today–there were 4 alarm calls and he dealt with them all as well as hunting. It was during one of these calls that I lost sight of RZ. This happens when there is only one person on fledge watch, you look away for a second, and look back and they are gone. Now at first I thought he had jumped down on the roof, it was nap time and quite hot up there. I saw Mom fly over the roof and to the nest box, so thought all was cool. Sally joined me about then. We saw Dad fly over the roof as well. Then Bob joined us. As time went on, I had a sinking feeling..But , as I always say, watch the parents! And we followed Quest, and heard that wonderful juvie scream, I ran over and there he was–on the next building over!! He lost some height but he was up! Yayyy. Well done RZ!! And there he was when we closed the watch at nightfall. Thanks to Sally and Bob for the help….Who will join RZ in the sky tomorrow?? Stay tuned….
Posted on June 8, 2019 11:39 pm
June 07, 2019 - Toronto - Don Mills
Cathy Kerr Reports:
Well, we’ve had our first rescue!! Don Mills : RZ came to ground this morning! Think it was a slip and fall, or a bump and fall?? He ended up on the sidewalk where he was found by a construction worker (lots of construction going on there), who scooped him up and placed him by the building. Security called and, as I was only 10 minutes away, I headed over. He was scooped and in the crate before he knew what was happening! Mark met me there and after a quick check over(he was nice and fiesty!), we put him up on the roof! It has a nice retaining wall, as you can see in the picture, so he is safe. Mom and Dad will feed him there and before you know it, he’ll be up and flying!
Evening update: I went by to check on RZ this evening and that cheeky little guy was up on the retaining wall, checking out a whole new world!! Quest came in just before dark and gave him, and then his siblings, a good feed. Bob and I stayed until dark to make sure there were no more slip and falls. Fledge watch has officially begun!!
Posted on June 7, 2019 10:55 pm
May 30, 2019 - Toronto - Don Mills
Cathy Kerr Reports:
It was a great banding day at Don Mills!! Here is Lucie’s report and pics:
Each name bears special meaning to those who selected them.
Welcome DOHA (f, Z/70, 985g, 26 days, red tape), RZLBD (m, C/57, 715g, 26 days, yellow tape), MATRIX (m, C/58, 720g, 25 days, green tape), BOBAK (f, Z/71, 965g, 25 days, blue tape)
We extend a huge thank you to Reza Aliabadi, who invited us to do the banding in his office. The nest ledge is located outside his window and he gets the best view of this family! Since moving in last year, he has been watching Quest, Mystery guy, and their kids, and you can follow his photos on instagram: khatoon_falcon
It was a pleasure to meet him, his staff and a couple of his clients, who absolutely adore the peregrines and were so excited to be a part of this event!
The first photo (after our matriarch) is Reza and RZLBD (nicknamed Rzee). He is named after Reza’s boutique art and architecture practice: Atelier RZLBD
We wish our eyases safe and successful fledges 
<3 Cheers, Lucie 
Posted on May 31, 2019 8:45 am
May 26, 2019 - Toronto - Don Mills
Cathy Kerr Reports:
Update from Don Mills : Sally was by on the weekend and she reports:
It was quite warm, and Quest had her back to the road, wings out slightly. One of the eyas came out to the front to have a peek out but pretty quiet for a while.
A while later, Mystery brought food and the chicks got a feed. Then pretty quiet again, except for the one (pretty big! A female?) who kept popping up to the front of the nest box, wing flaps and then back in to join her/his siblings who were pretty inactive.
Both Quest and the chick had their mouths open much of the time and by then the sun was hitting the nest box. I agree, the warmer weather has arrived suddenly!
I decided to wander down from the parking arcade to get some shade myself. As I heard an incessant alarm call from north east, I saw about 20 cyclists come up Duncan Mill Rd out of the ravine trail. I chuckled at the timing thinking: surely cyclists in 80s neon colours are not rifling a few falcon feathers…. The cyclists went by, and then I heard the alarm call again. I looked to see where it was coming from (somewhere above 240 Duncan Mill building), then heard another call from the west, saw Mystery flying deliberately to where I’d heard the other call, quickly confirmed Quest still on the nest ledge, but looking over in the same westerly direction, and then spotted the 3rd peregrine. Uh oh! Larger than Mystery. Maybe the female who got chased away from the ICIC nest? Hmmm…who knows, but Mystery called until the intruder had flown away. He circled for quite some time then disappeared, probably to a spot with a 360 view.
Quest remained unmoved from her spot, back to the street, facing into the nest.
Ciao for now
Sally
Thanks to Sally for the great report and pictures! Banding this week…
Posted on May 28, 2019 8:37 pm
May 20, 2019 - Toronto - Don Mills
Cathy Kerr Reports:
Before I post Sally’s report, I need to update her update lol!! When I was going through my pictures of Quest and her babies, I found a fourth!! Yes, its 4 babies for Quest and Mystery!! Congrats!! Going to be a fun fledge watch 
From Sally:
Cathy and I met up on Saturday to check on our family. We couldn’t have timed it better. We had not been there long before we heard calling right above us. Looked up and saw a food exchange from Mystery (Mr E) to Quest.
We got our cameras out just in time to capture Quest flying in to the nest to feed the 3 eyases (we were able to confirm 3 because they all perked up from their nap when she brought their lunch!)
The babies have definitely grown a lot from our last check the weekend before. Wow! We’ve watched Quest and other sites for years now, but are still amazed at how quickly they grow.
We drove up to the parking arcade roof again to get a better look. Once again we could hear the affectionate chup chup sounds as Quest fed her babies. So sweet.
After lunch, the babies pancaked back down on their tummies. One moved into the sunshine, then sat up, flapped his or her wings, pooped and settle back down.
We will be back to check next weekend.
Posted on May 20, 2019 10:03 pm
May 19, 2019 - Toronto - Don Mills
Marion Nash Reports:
The Canadian Peregrine Foundation will be banding the baby falcons on May 30th at 1:00 Pm. Photos and banding information will be posted soon after stay tuned.
Posted on May 19, 2019 11:20 am
May 11, 2019 - Toronto - Don Mills
Cathy Kerr Reports:
As reported earlier, we confirmed a hatch on Tuesday. So Sally and I decided to spend some time Saturday trying to see how many….. And we weren’t disappointed!! We definitely saw 3 babies!!! And possibly a fourth, but it’s a long way from the parking garage roof top and we can’t confirm it… Yet!! We saw a feeding by Quest and Dad was across the way, watching from the roof top. We will be keeping an eye on this nest and we will keep you posted!!
Posted on May 13, 2019 8:42 pm
May 10, 2019 - Toronto - Don Mills
Marion Nash Reports:
Cathy reported seeing at least 1 hatchling as of May 7th. Banding has been set for May 30th at 1:00. Stay tuned for more information on this nest site as we will be checking on them again this weekend.
Posted on May 10, 2019 11:18 am
