March 23, 2015 - Windsor - Ambassador Bridge
Marilyn Weller Reports:
Tonight there was a report from Paul Patoine as follows: Paul was at the bridge this evening and saw three falcons flying around and two of them were fighting. He has also seen Voltaire in the nest quite a bit in the last few weeks.
Looks like there is competition for the Ambassador Bridge nest. Could be Freddie is trying to reclaim his territory or perhaps another Peregrine vying for space. If we spot any bands, we’ll be sure to post an update. For those with scopes in the Windsor-Essex area, any help spotting identifiers would be greatly appreciated.
On another note, there have been sightings of copulation activities between the unbanded male and Voltaire over the past week. Hoping we have a nest with several viable eggs soon!
Posted on March 23, 2015 8:17 pm
March 23, 2015 - Burlington - Lift Bridge
Mark Nash Reports:
March 23rd - 2015
A quickly update to Bill and Sue’s earlier observation and suspicions based on the peregrines behaviour that the Burlington Lift Bridge peregrines have laid eggs.
We have just moments ago had a confirmation from the staff down at the Burlington Lift bridge that the peregrines are in fact currently on two eggs!
Congratulations are in order for sure for all!
Stay tuned………….
Posted on March 23, 2015 2:25 pm
March 23, 2015 - Toronto - King Street
CPF Postmaster Reports:
March 23rd - 2015
Some great cam shots sent in from Laura of the peregrine interacting on the nest ledge. That being said, we are all quite concerned with regards to the overall health of the resident adult female here at the Toronto King Street nest site.
As many of you are aware, she has been observed laying down on the nest ledge off and on for several months now. While this may not seem to many as being anything more than a peregrine just snoozing or relaxing,, this type of activity and behaviour for an adult peregrine that is not producing, incubating or brooding eggs and offspring is not normal in a healthy adult peregrine.
While it is absolutely true that adult peregrines “periodically” lay down for a number of reasons - (some of which are mentioned above), a healthy adult peregrine for the most parts, remains standing upright for their entire lives, even when they sleep.
Older / advanced aged, (which is the case for Erin, the resident adult female at this nest site) can take its toll along with the many factors that cause them discomfort, and they start laying down. Sickness also could be the cause, with a weakened immune system.
Lastly, one that has never been investigated or proven, is depression. Remembering that both Windwhistler and Erin have been mates at the King Street nest site for well over 12 years now, and also remembering that both of these birds never migrated and left this nest site (or left each others side in all of this time). They have never been apart or left the territory in over plus 12 years.
Hmmmm, could Erin actually be pining for her old mate Windwhistler?
I guess we’ll never know that answer to that question,, but time will soon tell more of the story if she refuses to accept or mate with her new suitor,, or worse?
These most recent photos taken today may be (in part) telling the story!
Stay tuned………
Posted on March 23, 2015 2:09 pm
March 21, 2015 - Toronto - Don Mills
Marion Nash Reports:
Saturday March 21st - 2015
A couple of quick shots via the Harlequin camera of Quest and Sky chatting it up in the nest box this afternoon. Looks like some serious discussions going on!
Lots of copulation being observed, so we expect to see eggs sometime very soon!
Stay tuned………
Posted on March 23, 2015 12:52 pm
March 21, 2015 - Mississauga - Executive Centre
Tracy Simpson Reports:
A check of the cam this morning revealed egg number three in the nest bowl. While we expect a fourth by Monday, incubation begins today in earnest. In just over a month we will hopefully be watching the first young hatching out. Congratulations to MEC. You’re well on your way.
Posted on March 21, 2015 8:34 am
March 20, 2015 - Mississauga - Executive Centre
Tracy Simpson Reports:
With the most incredible thanks to Marco, Peter, Guarda security and the Colliers team the MEC camera is back online and the female has two eggs in the bowl. I am certain that one was laid yesterday giving us a good timeline for hatching. Thanks to all at MEC for your efforts!
Posted on March 20, 2015 11:03 am
March 19, 2015 - Mississauga - Executive Centre
Tracy Simpson Reports:
I was out at MEC today continuing to work on bringing the camera image, which is functioning perfectly, to the website. It would seem that the issue is within the building itself and I will have the help of MEC staff tomorrow to try and rectify it. During the building upgrades that have now made the MEC complex a fabulous example of sustainable workplaces, it would appear the camera and router are not connecting. Fingers crossed we get it fixed tomorrow.
The bigger and most fabulous news is that it appears as have our first egg confirmed in southern Ontario. The egg was just partially visible at the top edge of the camera image as the female has decided to lay against the north edge of the box. There may be a second egg beside it but it really is impossible to tell right now. I was able to catch the pair copulating and we are not in full time incubation yet. The male was positively identified as the unbanded male that has been there for many seasons and the females identity has yet to be confirmed. The good news is that as the female turns the eggs, given where she has laid them, she will have to roll them towards the centre of the box giving us a full view when they hatch. Congratulations to MEC on your first egg!!
Posted on March 19, 2015 3:59 pm
March 17, 2015 - Toronto - Sheraton Centre
CPF Postmaster Reports:
Tuesday March 17th - 2015
A big thank you to Terry Cooke for sending in her snapshot of the love birds at the Toronto Sheraton nest ledge from this morning. There is obviously some serious discussions going on here!
Stay tuned……….
Posted on March 17, 2015 11:43 am
March 16, 2015 - Hamilton - Sheraton Hotel
CPF Postmaster Reports:
March 16th-2015
Well, it would appear that its change-over time at many of the southern Ontario urban nest sites, weather the causes are due to injuries, deaths and / or territorial disputes or simply hostile take-overs,,, (among the most recent causes),,, there are a number of other new boys and girls in town taking over some of the existing occupied territories.
Spring is in the air!!!!
Most recently, as a result of the ongoing territorial disputes and squabbling at the Hamilton Sheraton nest site, (and with the injury and replacement of Surge), we quickly noticed that the long standing resident adult female - (Madam X,,, a.k.a. Run-Around-Sue) had disappeared from the Hamilton Sheraton nest site and been replaced with a new adult female dawning a very unique Green over Black leg band configuration!!
What makes this particularly interesting, is the fact that the Green over Black leg band that has been observed being on this new Sheraton female is actually upside-down! The Black should be on the top and the Green should be on the bottom. The band was obviously put on the bird at banding upside down. This is of course very important when it come to the birds identification and origin.
The Black over Green aluminum bands were issued to the Michigan State Wildlife authorities by the Federal United States Fish and Wildlife in the USA along with a complete serious of consecutively numbered Black over Green aluminium leg bands,, and this particular alpha-numeric sequence falls in sequence with the other bands both issued and used in Mich. state in 2010.
This being confirmed by our friends at the MDNR in Michigan USA, the leg band number is Black *P over Green *E. As such, this band number is recorded to have been placed on a 2010 produced female banded peregrine that was both produced and banded in Grand Haven, Michigan USA.
Her name is Lily!
I am to understand after talking with the CPF head office this afternoon, that Tracy Simpson has a far more detailed report to post with regards to her site observations of the events and timelines.
Stay tuned……………….
Posted on March 16, 2015 6:51 pm
March 16, 2015 - Toronto - Don Mills and Eglinton - Amexon
CPF Postmaster Reports:
Monday March 16th - 2015
A big thank you to Olga for sending in her snap shot of Lucky and O’Connor taken this afternoon via the live nest web cam from the Bloor & Islington nest in Etobicoke site where “Lucky” may just get lucky 
It would appear that the previous resident adult male “Jack” has been replaced with the new kid on the block,, a young peregrine named “Lucky - banded Black Y over 72″ who was produced at the Don Mills & Eglinton nest site in 2013
We knew that some day, Jack’s absence would cost him this nest site, (and although Jacks whereabouts is actually not known), proof is in the photograph. Lucky is currently courting O’Connor, and it would appear that she has been very welcoming indeed!
Stay tuned…………..
Posted on March 16, 2015 2:57 pm
