July 16, 2024 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton
Cathy Kerr Reports:
CANADA SQUARE NEWS:
We heard from Krista, a long time watcher of this site, that she saw Haven, our long term resident female here, last week!! Such wonderful news. Her mate was also seen. Bruce has been dropping by on and off, but did not see any peregrines at those times. There is still a lot of construction going on in the area which could have contributed to, along with Havens age, no chicks this year. Krista will keep us updated on our amazing Haven!! Thanks Krista.
Posted on July 22, 2024 3:28 pm
April 28, 2024 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton
Cathy Kerr Reports:
Remember the story about a month ago about Louise (2016 Canada Square hatch) down in Rockford Illinois, weathering a snowstorm with 4 eggs under her, then laying a 5th? Well Kathy Majich sent this report from that site :
FOURTH HATCH!
Early this morning a fourth egg hatched. We’ve been waiting for some light to grab the photo.
Look at those four little heads!
Congrats Louise!
Thanks to Kathy for keeping us up to date
Posted on April 28, 2024 4:30 pm
March 23, 2024 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton
Cathy Kerr Reports:
Our recent snowfall not only affected us here in Ontario, but impacted several states as well. In Rockford, Illinois folks have been watching a Peregrine named Louise who was hatched at Canada Square in Toronto in 2016 incubating her four eggs on their nest cam. As the storm rolled in it buried her completely in snow so much so that she completely disappeared from view. Even her mate Brian stopped in to check on her. Louise is made of tough stuff and we have pictures her mother Haven doing the exact same thing. As the storm passed new images were now rolling in. After what seemed an eternity, you can see her head popped up in the exact spot where she was covering the eggs. Images from today show not four but FIVE eggs in a completely dry nest bowl!!!!! Let me repeat for emphasis…Louise is so badass she laid an egg in a storm under a snow drift!!!!!! What a glorious beauty!!! Mother nature whipped up a storm and Louise looked her dead in the eye and said I AM THE STORM. We couldn’t be more proud!!!
Posted on April 27, 2024 3:17 pm
June 08, 2023 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton
Cathy Kerr Reports:
Some great news from Anderson, Indiana - Raptorette, 2019 hatch from Canada Square, Haven’s daughter has 4 more chicks this year! Two boys and two girls!! Always great to hear of our “kids” doing so well. Thanks to Jeff Timmons for keeping us posted. And the cute pic!
Posted on June 8, 2023 11:30 pm
May 16, 2023 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton
Marion Nash Reports:
for some reason after laying 3 eggs 2 went missing and finally the 3rd. Perhaps they were not fertile and Haven removed them. Hopefully she will try again. Haven is about 18 years old so perhaps we will see some years of low or no chicks produced. Security is keeping an eye on the nest to see if she re-clutches.
Posted on May 16, 2023 8:33 pm
April 05, 2023 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton
Marion Nash Reports:
Bruce and Canada Square security did a check on Haven’s nest today and can confirm 3 eggs for sure. Security got a photo of 3 eggs on March 29th and Today she was staying very tight to the eggs so there is a possibility of 4.
Posted on April 5, 2023 2:47 pm
October 17, 2022 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton
Marion Nash Reports:
Got the message below from Marlene at The Etobicoke private residence nest site of Indie and Aria. Equinox hatched in 2014 at Canada Square confirmed by his band numbers in the photo is in Etobicoke and Indie the resident male has not been seen for a couple days. Not sure yet is Equinox has chase Indie off or if he is just not home at the moment will be watching closely to see if he shows up.
Hi Marion - One of our fantastic photographers was able to get these shots at noon today - apparently it is not one of ours as we first thought - does the info provided assist you to identify where this bird is from? Mom is staying near and interesting that the intruder appears to have a beige
breast as does Aria. Any info you could provide would be most welcome.
We have not seen Indie for a week or so. Much appreciate your thoughts -
look forward to hearing from you - Marlene
Posted on October 17, 2022 11:18 pm
October 17, 2022 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton
Marion Nash Reports:
Got the message below from Marlene at The Etobicoke private residence nest site of Indie and Aria. Equinox hatched in 2014 at Canada Square confirmed by his band numbers in the photo is in Etobicoke and Indie the resident male has not been seen for a couple days. Not sure yet is Equinox has chase Indie off or if he is just not home at the moment will be watching closely to see if he shows up.
Hi Marion - One of our fantastic photographers was able to get these shots at noon today - apparently it is not one of ours as we first thought - does the info provided assist you to identify where this bird is from? Mom is staying near and interesting that the intruder appears to have a beige
breast as does Aria. Any info you could provide would be most welcome.
We have not seen Indie for a week or so. Much appreciate your thoughts -
look forward to hearing from you - Marlene
Posted on October 17, 2022 4:00 pm
August 16, 2022 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton
Cathy Kerr Reports:
Sally and I did our weekly spot check on Tuesday–noone home at Don Mills/Amexon and there was an accident on the 401 so no going to check on Piper. So we headed towards Don Mills site. I saw a bird on the blue glass building across York Mills so we pulled in and up to their garage roof. Yup peregrine, adult. Sally said banded! Quest? I didn’t think so, just didn’t look or act like her. It had its back to us but stood up, I got a partial– 0/A!! We have an intruder–and those numbers are ours so….we weren’t going anywhere until we ID’d this bird! Next I thought I saw a W…after quite a bit he finally got up and stretched his other leg–blue tape!! Oh boy, definitely ours! Finally Sally got a clear 7/W–07/AW!! Groucho, a 2020 hatch from Canada Square!! Love It when they come home!! Not so happy he’s so close to Quest & Mystery…So we had our id so time to head over to nest site. Saw Quest immediately on the rooftop of Thales, watching Groucho. No Mystery in sight. After a bit Quest escorted him off site. Will Groucho return? Or turn up somewhere else? Time will tell…
Update: As of August 19, Groucho has not returned to Don Mills to my knowledge. I will keep an eye out for him
Posted on August 20, 2022 2:22 pm
July 08, 2022 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton
Marion Nash Reports:
Mark and I were on our way to Yellow Pages Scarborough nest to relieve Bruce on the fledge watch but got a call from a contractor who was doing work on the roof top of 2221 Yonge St he said there is a Peregrine Falcon stuck on the roof top patio 54 floors up. He explained that there are 20 foot high glass walls up there and the bird is hitting the glass trying to get out. We drove down and yes found Sasha (red tape) sitting in a planter on the patio. There is no way a fledgling could get off that roof because there was not enough runway to get enough lift to get above the glass wall. There were 2 food packages up there with her so the adults were feeding her there. Mark caught her in a net and towel and she is every bit as strong and feisty as her mom Haven. Mark took her over to the nest building at 2200 Young and put her out on the balcony just below the nest as we always do so she is safe and able to keep flying with a new knowledge of glass barriers. Hopefully so stays off that roof but having made it up 54 floors I have no worry about her ever coming to ground. It’s up the the adults and to her now.
Posted on July 9, 2022 1:58 pm
