June 24, 2014 - Toronto - Don Mills
Mark Nash Reports:
June 24th - 2014
Sorry for the delays in posting as we have been dealing with some glitches and challenges with the posting system on the CPF web site at the server where the CPF web site is hosted, and I have not been able to get my postings up to the CPF web site.
A huge thank you to Matt, the CPF web master who has been working overtime to deal with the challenges we have been experiencing with the reporting system on the CPF web site over the past 96 hours. Fingers crossed that the problems are finally fixed. Unfortunately , we have lost some of the most recent postings and observation reports that some of the fledge watch coordinators have posted, but at least its seems that we are back up and running with the reporting system again.
That being said, I am sorry to have to report that we have lost one of the young fledglings at the Duncan Mill nest site. Sadly, little Rainbow-Dash collided with one of the building windows and died instantly on impact.
It is quite sad, as I had only just sat down to get eat a toasted western sandwich and fries in the restaurant at 225 Duncan Mills road when my mobile phone rang with the bad news. One of the young fledglings had just collided with a window on the east side of 225 and was laying on ground outside of the shipping and receiving doors. This terrible news comes only minutes after I snapped a photograph of the four fledglings with my cell phone while they were on the upper roof elevation on the east corner of 225 Duncan Mills road.
I was quite excited that I was able to catch all four fledglings in the same frame, all at the same time, and relished in the moment that all four were doing so well and that I was able to catch them all together. Also, knowing only too well that in a few weeks, this type of shot would likely not be possible as they will become more independent and competitive, and will rarely be all together in such close proximity.
Although not a good photo at all, it was the happening that was quite heart warming to see.
Well, Rainbow Dash’s death is a very grim reminder that although the fledglings are all flighted and now able to hold their altitude, (and no longer in need of our assistance to be rescued from the ground),, they are still inexperienced immature young birds, and they are still going to make allot of mistakes and make some bad decisions, especially when it comes to judging speed vs distances vs braking.
Now over-confident with their new flight skills - (or better said, the lack thereof flight skills), it is historically at this time of the fledge period that we see a higher percentage of mortality, most often as a result of the young fledglings colliding with windows and automobiles as the juveniles are now building up allot of speed and get really careless that usually results in accidents. Hmmm, sound familiar?
I attended the parking lot moments after receiving the telephone call, meeting up with Sally and others that had gathered around Rainbow-Dash. She was collected and will be delivered to MNR on our next meeting with them.
Posted on June 26, 2014 10:05 am
June 25, 2014 - Toronto - Don Mills
CPF Volunteer Reports:
June 25th - 2014
We have hardly heard any screaming for food/play etc today. Karen heard some activity this morning but other than that, it’s been pretty silent which is strange after all the activity going on the past week.
Walk/check at 1-2pm:
-Karen and I took a walk around a few buildings and could see two juvies over on the roof of 220 (nest box building) and when we met up with Bob and Sue outside Harlequin just now, they said they could see another juvie so that’s good to hear if all 3 are on the 220 roof.
-One adult over on Thales building and another adult on the roof (north side edge) of 225 Duncan Mill. Sue says it looks like Quest on our roof so that must be Sky over at Thales.
-I’ll take another look after work and hopefully the black sky I see from my window will pass over by then!
Sally
Posted on June 25, 2014 11:45 pm
June 23, 2014 - Toronto - Don Mills
Mark Nash Reports:
June 23rd - 2014
Last nights adventures and Cosmos collision is a grim reminder that although it would appear that the fledglings are now able to hold their altitude and stay off the ground, they are still immature inexperienced juveniles with absolutely no life skills. They are solely dependant on their adult parents for food, protection and support for the next 30 to 90 days. They are still being beak fed by Quest a it will take weeks for some of the fledglings to even figure out that its actually other birds that they been eating, let alone having no clue as to how these birds actually end up on the diner table.
While it may also appear that can all now fly, (well, sort of) 
, like most young, they is still allot of opportunity for them to get into all kinds of trouble as they investigate their new world. We equate this period as the young 16 year old, one that has just got their drivers licence, and been given the keys to the family car for the very first time. Only in this case, the family car is a Ferrari!!! Speed does kill!!!
Remembering that these young fledgling peregrine falcons are still learning to fly,, with allot of learning to coordinate their tails and wings for elevation and direction, and equally as important, the tail and wing flare to slow down and break!! Landings are a real skill that is only mastered with lots and lots of practice, and as many of you have already observed, lots of bumps and grinds throughout the learning period.
The big difference with these birds compared to all others, is the speed. Peregrines are able to build up incredible speed almost from the get-go and its the speed along with the inexperience that usually leads to their many injuries and mortality. This in addition to having no life skills or fears, and we find them getting trapped behind glass balcony’s unable to understand why they can’t escape through the glass and get back into the air.
We rescue many fledglings each year that have been trapped behind balcony’s, pulled them out of chimneys, air conditioning chiller units and pools, air ducts, out of mechanical rooms of hi-rise buildings, garbage dumpsters, and a host of other things that get trapped in, some times weeks after they are actually flighted. And in Cosmo’s case, unconscious from the ground after colliding with windows.
So, the day at the Duncan Mills nest site was for the most parts uneventful today. Actually really boring with absolutely no activity for most of the day. Quest and Sky were inactive roosting on various elevations on 240 Duncan Mill building, with the fledglings lounging around on the upper roof of same all day! Very few flights and no teasing by the adults.
Sue joined me for a couple of hours today and was able to help keep me stay awake. Oh my goodness, what a boring slow day indeed,, (although very welcomed, as I was able to do some necessary recharging of my own batteries, relax and de-stress,, and I actually took a minute to eat). I’ve forgotten that you can actually eat during the daylight hours! Eating is good!!
With the support of Bob, Sally and Don, little Cosmo was examined once again before his release. Some great photos were taken by Sally with her camera phone of the examination. A feisty attitude indeed, with lots of energy and an aggressive fighting sprit! Rather nasty as a matter of fact, completely unappreciative of all of our efforts to care for him. This is such a thankless job as far as the peregrines are concerned. lol
Cosmo was again re-hydrated with some water prior to his release and cleared for release.
With Bob, Sally and Don in position at the ground level with towels and a two way radio in hand, I attended the nest building roof top and Cosmo was successfully released without innocent. See photos at roof.
Sally further writes:
RECAP: Soon after you release Cosmo on the roof, he did a lovely flight over 225 Duncan Mill, circling back to land (nice landing) on the top of 220 Duncan Mill. As he was circling back, Sky flew in and did some territorial warning dives after Cosmo landing, until Cosmo started his screeching, then Sky screeched as well and flew off to the roof of 225 to keep watch. Then you were back with Bob and I and we observed Quest bring in food to 225 roof - two of the three juvies flew over screaming for food while the other remained over at 240. As I had to leave Cosmo was doing the funny lurching run, pacing and flapping towards the east corner of the 220 roof.
It looked like Cosmo had taken flight over to 240 when I was leaving work? Or maybe 225? I saw two of the juvies on the 240 roof as I was walking down Moatfield. Hope all was OK after I left.
bye for now!
Sally
Shortly after 9pm, Bob and I were joined by Kathy K and her dog to check up on the happenings and spend a few minutes with us getting an update. By 10pm when I finally departed for the evening, all four fledglings were accounted for - (all in view), high on the rooftop of 240 and 225 and both parents were in view watching over the kids. It was so peaceful and quiet, you would have never known that anything had taken place.
Another typically day on the fledge watch. Back tomorrow, stay tuned………
Posted on June 24, 2014 1:59 am
June 22, 2014 - Toronto - Don Mills
Mark Nash Reports:
June 22rnd - 2014
Just when you though it was safe to come out of the house!! Well, during the fledge watch times, its usually not!
My day started teamed up Marion down at the Canada Square fledge watch to fill in for Lyn while she had to attended to other commitments. Remembering that both Marion and Lyn have been typically doing the entire Canada Square fledge watch by themselves over the years, spending 12 to 16 hours a day in the streets, 7 days a week all by themselves for the most parts. There was no way that Marion could deal with this situation by herself this morning with two of the three young hatchlings revved up and ready to go.
We set up at the usual place on Duplex street just south of Eglinton down the street form the Metro police station where Marion and Lyn usually man the fledge watch. Finding parking is always a challenge (and very costly) and its always both a very frustrating time consuming stressful experience.
Oh god, I don’t how Marion and Lyn have been dealing with this fledge watch alone all of these years, as it became very evident as to how lucky I have been on fledge watches in suburbia!!! I have to admit, the stress was almost overwhelming, with the traffic, smog, volume of people, and the noise!!! The diesel fumes and exhausts coming out of the busses constantly coming and going from the bus terminal across the street was terrible!
The stress was all compounded by the fact that when we arrived, one young hatchling has already fledged - (and already missing), and the second chick took its first flight only minutes after we got set up!!
By the time Lyn arrived, I must admit, my nerves were fried, I was soaked with perspiration after doing 3 - 2 kms - 10 block radius walk-arounds while trying to avoid all of the traffic and volume of people while searching for one of the missing fledglings.
My stress was further compounded as I was absolutely horrified to see their resident adult female hunting pigeons a waist level in the centre of all this congestion right in the middle of Yonge Street as she weaved in and out of traffic chasing pigeons. On two occasions, I thought she was going to fly right into pedestrians walking on the side walk as she chased three groups of pigeons!!!
And this was after I had already witnessed their resident adult female fly straight into the windows of the RioCan building, bounce off the glass, lose a floor of elevation, recover, and fly back to the land on the north west corner of the Canada Square nest building across the street!!! What’s up with this??????
Marion simply fluffed this event off, siting that their resident adult female (named Haven) often flies into the windows!!!! No big deal!! She has a very hard head!
Well, I know that kids will make most parents crazzzzy nuts, but holy-cow batman, this is almost unbelievable!!! This type of event is usually followed by a not so good outcome, especially with a large heavy adult hitting windows!! I gotta get out here!!!! This watch is simply not for me!!!
Sadly, just before I left, I received a telephone call from Bruce with some bad news, in that he received a call from security at the Amexon nest site - (Don Mills and Eglinton), that there was a banded peregrine down at 150 Ferrand Drive. Unable to do much from this location, I called Kathy Kerr who was able to get down to the other Don Mills nest site much quicker than I given that she was at the Duncan Mills fledge watch and much closer. Cathy called me back after arriving at the Don Mills nest site to report that one of the young fledglings named Zeballos (nick-named Zee by the fledge watch team) was found dead on the ground below the office tower by security doing their rounds earlier. Cathy was able to recover the Zee we will be sending her off to the MNR along with the other deceased later. Very sad news indeed. See Cathy’s report on the Amexon Don Mills nest site page.
Back at Duncan Mills nest site, the fledge watch team really rallied together as they once again were on site throughout the day to be therefor their peregrines. With Bob arriving around 5:30am in the morning to focus his attention on little Stormy who was left the night before perched very low on a lower ledge elevation just over the entrance of 255 Duncan Mill. He found the fledgling lower yet again, on the lip of the glass overhead canopy only several feet from the front ground at the front entrance.
Over the course of the early part of the morning, he was joined by Sally, Cathy, Luci and Richard and Debbie, followed by Tracy and I think Bonny and her husband. When I arrived, they were all poised out on Duncan Mill waiting to spring in action for little Stormy to come to the ground. By the time I arrived in the later afternoon, there was a full fledge watch team pretty much prepared to deal with anything!!!
Throughout the morning and afternoon, the other three fledglings were observed in several short flights from various roof tops to roof tops doing not too bad. Although terrible landings for the most parts, they all were holding their altitudes and staying off the ground!
By 7pm, it was quite evident that little Stormy was simply not motivated to take flight and both Quest and Sky were not giving her any incentive to get back to a safe altitude. Given the deadness of the traffic and the available fledge watch volunteers on hand, the decision was made to capture Stormy up while we had opportunity. Knowing that the automobile traffic will be back to the usually road-rally race status tomorrow morning as everyone rushes into work Monday morning, and the huge volume of people that will be coming into this building, this was an ideal safe time to capture her-up and get her back to a safe elevation on top of the nest building roof. Bob went home to get a step ladder and an incredible long extendable painters pole, and Tracy went to her vehicle to get one of the rescue nets. With the net attached to the painters pole and the fledge watch team positioned on both sides of the street to the east and west of the front entrance in anticipation that we may not be able to get her in the net and she if she came to the ground, we were all ready.
With the ladder in position only feet below her, and the super-doper net in hand, I took the first step onto the ladder, and before I cold even look up, she took flight. We watcher fly low around the west site of 255, into the back parking lot of 225 where she was able to get enough air and altitude to make a landing on the top elevation of the above ground parking lot at the rear of 225 Duncan Mill road lot. Yaaah!! At least now she has some elevation and away from traffic!
Less than 30 minutes later, and with Quest and Sky (her parents) in flight offering some motivation, Stormy flew again, this time catching some moving air and gained enough altitude to eventually land on the upper rooftop of 240 Duncan Mill road where she joined her siblings! A very good long flight indeed!!!
You could have probably heard the cheering from all of us several blocks away!
By 8:30 pm, the falcon follies were in full swing with both resident adults flying around teasing the fledglings with food and it was chaos in the streets again trying to keep track of the four, no, six peregrines bolting and flying all over the place from rooftop to rooftop, with fledglings chasing the adults, the adults teasing with food, it was incredible.
By 9:10pm all had settled, several fledglings had been fed and darkness was closing in and pretty much everyone settled down for the evening and everything got really quiet. Most of the fledge watch team departed for home after a very long day in the streets. By 9:20pm, with Sally, Don, Sue and myself saying our good-byes, there was one last flight.
Suddenly, the quiet silence was disrupted with a loud thump and our attention and eyes were each drawn overhead to the 7th floor window of 225 directly above our heads. A spread-eagle like peregrine falcon juvenile floated spiraling down thumping on the concrete literally three feet from where we all sitting. At this very same time, Sue yelled out, oh my god, it just hit the window!
It was non-other than Cosmo, the little super-star flyer! I had only to stand up, grab my towel and walk less than four feet to pick him up. Cosmo was completely unconscious, dead looking, wings spread out, legs stiff, eyes completely closed and no movement at all. I gently wrapped him in my towel, and immediately started to massage his chest with my thumbs while I held him in my lap. What seemed to be an eternity, Cosmo finally started to breath and eventually there was movement! Minutes later, there was hissing fighting ball of fire in my hands!!!
Cosmo was later examined for other injuries and other than a small minor laceration that he sustained as a result of biting his tong as a result of his impact with the window, he checked out ok. To be safer than sorry, Cosmo spent the night in the rescue carrier, in a quiet cool environment so he cold be observed and monitored more closely. He will be released tomorrow in the daylight once he has had a final examination and cleared to be released.
A huge thank you to everyone who spent a good portion of their day out in the streets on the watch,,, (when I’m sure that most everyone would have rather been with friends and family BBQ’ing somewhere enjoying this fantastic sunny day)!!!!!! What a great team!!
By 10:00pm, I must admit, I was spent, and finally departed the Duncan Mills nest site and proceeded to the Canada Square at Yonge and Eglinton nest site to pick Marion up from her watch.
Stay tuned………..
Posted on June 23, 2014 11:40 am
June 20, 2014 - Toronto - Don Mills
Mark Nash Reports:
June 20th - 2014
Thank you to Ping who was able to snap a few good shots of Quest and Stormy this past Friday. As you can see by the photo of Stormy, she’s looking pretty good, despite being on the ground. This photo of Stormy was taken just moments before she was rescued from the ground.
Nice shots Ping!
Posted on June 23, 2014 9:37 am
June 21, 2014 - Toronto - Don Mills
Mark Nash Reports:
June 21st - 2014
Thank goodness its the weekend and the rally race they we usually see going on out on Duncan Mills road has ceased for at least a few days! A very slow say - (well at least for a while) when all kayos brakes loose! It was one of those days and started with Ann arriving in the morning and not finding anyone. Then after much searching, one by one of the peregrines were located, except for one,, Rain-bow Dash!! After an extended period of a frustrating long search around all of the buildings, parking lots and rooftop leading edges, she returns to the 225 stairs and is distracted by a small noise. As she turns, guess who is stilling at waist level on the rail several feet from where Ann was standing,, no other than Rainbow Dash,,, who was standing on the metal rail throughout her entire search period, watching all along. An was able to take some great photos.
Knowing the a rescue was not possible with her camera, Ann in a defining moment umbilically detached herself from her camera,, (I wish I had been there to get that photo) As she re-approached for the second time, Rainbow decided that it was time to go and took flight very low across the road (thank goodness there was no road rally races going on) and managed to gain enough altitude to land on the first floor lower overhang on the south west corner of 220. This is where Rainbow stayed until 1:30 in the afternoon after a lazzzy day of sleeping and stretching, flapping and sleeping, sleeping more, and watching all of the silly humans take her photograph. She attracted the attention of many passer-byes that dropped in throughout the morning to take her photo.
Finally, somewhere between 1pm and 1:30pm, she took flight again, and only after colliding into the windows of the pink/bronze coloured building glass on the building next to 225, she ended up on the lower balcony rail (north west corner), and eventually couldn’t keep her balance and slipped and fell down into the balcony in a flower pot filled with some long green shrubbery. Over the next 6 plus hours, Rainbow-Dash appeared to be dissecting the long green plants while watching the “other identical twin peregrine juvenile” mimic its exact moves,, - her reflection in the glass!! Hilarious is an understatement!
Debbie, Sally, Kathy and myself watched spent most of our time laughing at her lack of gardening skills and dissection this poor plant while simultaneously trying to get the “other peregrine in the glass to get of her way so she could get off the balcony. Sky, her dad, dropped in and landed on the balcony rail on at least one occasion to check up her. Finally, after more than 6 hours, Rainbow finally flew up to the balcony rail and with allot of coaxing from her parents as they proceeded to feed two of the her other siblings, she took flight and ended up on the hydro wire and hydro pole across the street. After her short inspection of the hydro wires and connections, she eventually took flight and ended up on a 5 story window ledge on the west side of 240 Dncan Mill Road where she remained until we closed off the fledge watch around 9:49pm at darkness.
The other problem child, Stormy, who was rescued from the street yesterday and had to be put back to the nest building roof, spent all day on the same elevation of the nest building roof until after 7pm. An hour before the falcon follies, she made her first real flight, (and while not a good one), she flew over to the 240 building trying to make it to the upper rooftop. Sadly, she did not even come close as she struggled to get altitude, falling far short of the upper roof ledge, and ended up on the upper window ledge with a face plant into the back concrete wall. The good news, she did manage to recover and end up on the window ledge despite her “concrete work” and stayed put.
The other two fledglings, Hayes and Cosmo were flying from roof top to roof top all day and all stayed high!! They were the ones that got most of the food all day,, (and each got food several times as they chased their parents around from roof top to roof top).
By the end of the fledge watch shift, Stormy has taken her third flight - (which no-one actually saw), and was spotted on a ledge directly above the front entrance of the pink/bronze coloured building next to 225 Duncan Mill Road.
At Dark when Bob and I finally departed, all four fledglings were accounted for and in view.
Stay tuned………
Posted on June 22, 2014 2:14 am
June 20, 2014 - Toronto - Don Mills
Cathy Kerr Reports:
Never a dull day at Harlequin it seems!!! Sue reported an exciting morning with Hayes having his first flight over to the top of 240 Duncanmill! Way to go Hayes!! And Cosmo returned home to the nest ledge–quite a feat!! And there they remained for most of the afternoon with Quest hanging out with the girls and Cosmo– having afternoon naps in, on and in front of the nest box! Then they woke up! Hayes flew to Harlequin’s top ledge, then over to the roof of the nest building. He stayed there awhile but flew back over to 240 where he stayed and was there when we left for the night!
Now the other three were preening, wingersizing,enjoying the sun. While Cosmo & Rainbow were doing some lovely beaking, Stormy decided to do some wingersizing and slipped off the ledge!! She fell a few stories, then flew, very low to the building east of Harlequin where she landed on their driveway, not knowing what the heck had happened I’m sure! We found her and after a failed attempt at grabbing her, she flew, so low she passed within a hair of my ankle, back towards the nest building only to land outside the nest on the road!! To our horror I must add! Our team of rescuers raced out to stop traffic and try and get her, but she would have none of it!! Back she flew, past us, to land right beside the road in front of 240. We stopped a bus(tho to be fair he/she was slowing down–probably wondering what the heck a bunch of people were doing running down the road!! what a sight we must of been!!) and finally, Stormy was scooped up, so to speak, by Bonnie! Stormy was deposited in a crate and safely tucked away with Sam in the Harlequin building until she could be put back up on the roof of the nest building by Mark at dark.
Thanks to all our team, Bonnie, Bob, Ping, Madison & Jessica for an exciting rescue!!
Posted on June 21, 2014 12:26 am
June 19, 2014 - Toronto - Don Mills
Mark Nash Reports:
Sadly, I’m not really sure which of the last three days on the fledge watch that these great photos from Ann are from as its all been a blurrrrr with everything going on, but they are incredible shots never the less.
Ann’s e-mail was dated June 19th and arrived without any observation report to go along with them, but I will take a chance and say that they are likely from this June 19th.
Some of the photos are labelled Hayes, so we know that some of the photos are of the little male fledgling named “Hayes” while he was on the lower window ledges of the 220 Duncan Mills nest building.
Another great shot of “Sky”, the resident adult male as he flew overhead watching the watchers watch little Hayes watch the watchers
Wow, did I just say that??? What did I just say??? Does that even make sense??? If you are a fledge watcher, you will understand
Blame sleep deprivation, its our only friend at this time of year.
Enjoy, they’re great shots!!
Posted on June 20, 2014 11:30 am
June 19, 2014 - Toronto - Don Mills
Mark Nash Reports:
Thursday June 19th - 2014
A good fourth day on the Duncan Mills fledge watch with little Cosmo finally being located on the east upper roof elevation of 240 Duncan Mill Road and made seven short flights while chasing his parents around for food, and Little Hayes finally coming to the ground, (and after a short but intense foot chase around both buildings - on both sides of the street), was successfully scooped-up and later released back to the nest building roof top.
The other two Duncan Mills hatchlings still remain lounging around on the nest ledge by the end of the day.
By 11am, the day was not sounding so good as the calls came in from two other fledge watch groups with some very sad news of mortalities. Rob from the Etobicoke fledge watch team reported that one of their young fledglings had slammed into the glass windows of one of the office towers and was killed on impact.
Tony from the Sun Life Kitchener Waterloo fledge watch team called shortly after Rob to report that one of their young fledglings had also flown into the glass windows of the office tower and also died on impact as a result of that collision. By early afternoon, the third bad news call came in from Tony at the Kitchener Waterloo fledge watch team explaining that a second KW fledgling had just been killed as a result of an impact with a building.
For us here at the Duncan Mills fledge watch, the news was, thank-goodness much better, but I must admit, I was hesitant to answer the next 14 calls that came in over the balance of the day.
Over the course of the day, little Hayes stumbled off the ledge yet again and fluttered down to a lower window ledge elevation (now only two stories from the ground) as he continued to ledge hop from one end of the building to the other while screaming most of the day at his parents for attention and food. Several of the 220 tenants came across the street to speak with us asking if there was anything that they could do for him as his screaming was almost unbearable to listen to for many of the occupants inside the building.
I gotta admit, his constant whaling throughout the day was quite un-nerving and you couldn’t help but feel sorry for the little guy.
Quest on the other hand was , spent a large part of her afternoon ignoring him, and actually spent a large part of her afternoon lounging around on the nest ledge with the Stormy and Rainbow on the nest ledge. She actually spent several hours laying down in front of the nest box with them in quite a heart warming family session of touching beaks with each other.
Sky, (the resident adult male) on the other hand, spent most of his afternoon in the shade in typical peregrine fashion, on the top of the window sil under the roof overhang on the corner of the 240 Duncan Mill road building.
By early evening,, around 8pm- (just around the falcon follies time when peregrine usually get frisky and start flying again), all of the action took place. Little Hayes finally came down to the ground and only after several foot chases and three ground rescue attempts later, was finally scooped up from the ground in the carrier safe and sound.
Little Cosmo was finally located on the upper roof elevation on the east side of 240 Duncan Mill Road after not being seen for almost two days since his release back to the 220 nest building roof top.
Cosmo was the super star of the day, as he made several very strong flights (actually eight flights) from the roof tops of 220, 240, 225 and back again while chasing both his parents around for food. He was finally rewarded and fed by Quest on the roof top of 225.
Sky did bring in several pigeons today and Quest quickly snatched his food deliveries and fed the two nest box hatchlings during the falcon follies period. Little Hayes was the only one that didn’t get food today. As a matter of fact, Hayes didn’t get food yesterday as well but not to be worried, as he is still dealing with allot of baby fat, clearly evident after the physical examination I completed prior to his release back to the roof this evening.
Stay tuned…………..
Posted on June 19, 2014 11:33 pm
June 18, 2014 - Toronto - Don Mills
Mark Nash Reports:
Wednesday June 18th - 2014
Quickly update as I was not here today, but received the updated highlights from Marion tonight. Sadly, I was not able to pick Marion up until after 11pm this evening as I was called to downtown Toronto after work tonight to assist Linda in the release of two of her fledglings that were rescued from the busy Toronto downtown sidewalks this morning from the Toronto Sheraton Hotel nest site. A long day again for all of us. A successful release by the way, with all four of the Toronto Sheraton hatchlings back on their nest ledge!
As for Little Cosmo at the Duncan Mills nest site, he was still on the lower roof top elevation by dark this evening and doing just fine. While he can’t be seen due to the high retaining wall that surrounds this lower roof elevation, Quest did come in with food on at least two occasions today and fed him, (food in, parent stays on the same room elevation for an extended period of time, then reappears without a full crop herself and no food in hand). Either Quest is suddenly shy about being seen eating in public, or she’s taking food into Cosmo Quest also spent time throughout the day keeping a close eye on Cosmo from the same roof retaining wall.
Little Hayes lost yet another floor of height while involved in all of his ledge-hopping today, and despite both Sky’s and Quests teasing with food and screaming at him throughout the day, Hayes refused to fly,,, (preferring to run and ledge hop all day). As a result, Hayes was not fed today by either parent.
The two other siblings remained on the nest ledge all day, exercising their wings, running along the nest ledge and doing allot of resting.
By 11pm, all four hatchlings were present and accounted for.
Stay tuned……….
Posted on June 19, 2014 2:41 am
