September 07, 2012 - Toronto - Don Mills
Tracy Simpson Reports:
One of our friends south of the border was watching the Harlequin web camera and caught some wonderful activity at the Duncan Mill Road nest site. Kendal was home at the nest box doing some “housework” and was joined by Quest inside the box for a renewal of their bond. Good catch Donna on the web camera and thank you for sharing!!
Posted on September 7, 2012 10:05 am
September 03, 2012 - Toronto - Don Mills
CPF Volunteer Reports:
Seeing as I was at Yellow Pages yesterday, I paid a visit to Harlequin and DVP/Eglinton sites today - not a falcon in sight at DVP - and only Quest at 220 Duncan Mill Road, but got some decent shots of our girl!
Patty
Posted on September 4, 2012 8:36 am
August 19, 2012 - Toronto - Don Mills
Frank Butson Reports:
Reporting for Patty:
Sunday August 19th - Harlequin Nest
Arriving at 2pm - on a nice sunday afternoon, I drove around 220 , 225 & 240 Duncan Mills Road - not seeing or hearing a thing !
Just as i was driving towards the Thales building - I heard loud high pitched keyy- keeeey noises
I turned the car around and there, on the south-east corner of the Harlequin building (funny, he wasn’t in his usual upper corner at 240)
was Kendal. I had to get my camera out just to be sure. He was quite vocal. I sat there for 15 minutes listening to him squawking all by
himself!
I did another drive around all the buildings in the area (even Thales) and Kendal was the lucky one that got all my attention.
They’re still doing renovations at 220 & 240 Duncan Mills Rd so maybe this is why the site has been so quiet lately.
I haven’t seen Amora, Blaze or Mira in at least a month. Quest & Kendal are usually hanging around.
Franks Note: It’s possible the young are in the area but this time of year, they are likely off exploring. Fall migration for birds of prey has begun, starting to pick up in September.
Posted on August 23, 2012 12:44 pm
August 15, 2012 - Toronto - Don Mills
Bruce Massey Reports:
It would seem that today all of the men were home alone at their respective sites while the females were out and about with the kids. When I arrived at 220 Duncan Mill Road, I circled the nest building and a few others, but only Kendal was home today sitting out front of the landing platform of the nest box. Seems its gents day on duty at both William Osler and Duncan Mill Road!!
Posted on August 15, 2012 12:33 am
August 05, 2012 - Toronto - Don Mills
Bruce Massey Reports:
My last and final stop yesterday on my east end site checks was at the 220 Duncan Mill Road site to check in on Amora, Blaze and Mira and their parents, Quest and Kendal. I couldn’t see any birds upon my arrival so I decided to take a walk around the perimeter but still no luck. By this time, the heat and humidity were fairly potent and so I would imagine that the family have sought out the shadiest and most breezy spot they could find. I decided to do the same and will check back in again soon.
Posted on August 5, 2012 9:57 am
July 29, 2012 - Toronto - Don Mills
Bruce Massey Reports:
I stopped by the Duncan Mill Rd nest site yesterday to check in on Quest, Kendal and their three young fliers. When I arrived, Kendal was relaxing on the west end of 220 Duncan Mill Road and the others were off on a hunt elsewhere. I walked the perimeter but was unable to find another member of the family but my timing was right around the morning hunt and so I was not surprised to see them out. Kendal looked quite pleased that he had the whole place to himself for a change but we know that won’t last. Pretty soon the kids will be back and chasing him all over the nest building!! Enjoy it while you can, Kendal!!
Posted on July 29, 2012 10:04 am
July 22, 2012 - Toronto - Don Mills
Bruce Massey Reports:
After visiting with Ben and Len at the Don Valley ICICI nest site, I popped in to 220 Duncan Mill Road to check up on Quest, Kendal and their three young ones. When I arrived, I didn’t have any birds in my immediate sights so I started a walk around of the buildings. My arrival was certainly right at “breakfast hunt” time and so I was anticipating an airshow but it was rather quiet. A rare moment for this site as the juveniles have been all over the nest building and neighboring area. As I came around the west side of the nest building, I found one of the juveniles relaxing and digesting breakfast. I could see by her red tape that this was Amora and she was quite happily preening the day away back at home base. The flight training for these three has certainly intensified and moved further afield as their aerial skills have become quite good. Even so, as Amora might say today, there is still no place like home and the juveniles will continue to use the building as their base of operations!
Posted on July 24, 2012 9:10 am
July 16, 2012 - Toronto - Don Mills
Tracy Simpson Reports:
Thanks to the sharp eyes of Donna Hayes today for catching a view and picture of Quest and one of the juveniles, Blaze, in the nest box today. Although the young have fledged, they and the adults will continue to use the nest box for shelter from the heat and the weather. No matter where you roam, home is home. The same holds true for the peregrines as they continue to use the nest box as a safe home base.
Posted on July 16, 2012 1:49 pm
July 14, 2012 - Toronto - Don Mills
Ann Brokelman Reports:
Posted on July 14, 2012 10:28 pm
July 09, 2012 - Toronto - Don Mills
Ann Brokelman Reports:
Last night Monday July 9 I stopped at the Don Mills site with Patty Gale. The 5 falcons were having a wild night.
Got out of my car to see Blaze hit the window at 240 Duncan. Bounced up and attacked Mira again for the food in her talons. Then Amora got in on the act and was attacking Blaze.
Over and over they were after one another. Mira dissappeared to the back of 220 with food. Blaze and Amora were screaming for food. Amora took off across the road just missing the pink building and landed on
a hydro pole at the back road. Blaze Took off after Kendal. Quest was sitting on top of 220 eating.
Amora took flight again and flew back on top of the 220 building with Mira. Lovely to see the two girls together. Amora took off again towards the pink building and bounced feet first off the building.
Blaze took off and tried to land with Mira who blocked him. He went backwards and finally landed at another location. All five were full of beans.
NO one was hurt. When it started to rain I left.
Donna Hayes saw all 5 birds this morning.
One note is that Quest spend the whole day yesterday till 5pm in her nest. Today she did the same.
Posted on July 10, 2012 9:18 pm
