March 09, 2015 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
CPF Postmaster Reports:
March 9th - 2015
Despite the on-going painters activity at the lower elevations, the Etobicoke Bloor and Islington peregrines don’t seem to be too concerned, and obviously not upset about the new paint job at the nest level. We managed to capture a few photos of one of the peregrines today via the nest camera out in Etobicoke.
Fingers crossed that we should be seeing egg production soon!
Stay tuned……..
Posted on March 9, 2015 1:27 pm
March 09, 2015 - Etobicoke - William Osler
CPF Postmaster Reports:
March 5th - 2015
We have just received some interesting although sad news from Mark Heaton from the MNRF - (Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry,,, OMNR’s new name) with regards to one of the William Osler juveniles that was produced last season in 2014.
It has been reported to him from wildlife officials in Colombia South America that a juvenile peregrine falcon banded with a solid Black band Y over 6, dawning a silver USWF band number of 1156-06858 had been found dead 1.1 miles from Barrio Boyacá, District Capital of Colombia, Bogota - (in South America).
Based on the actual report, it was a collision death - flying into a wire.
After checking the banding database, the black banded peregrine banded with the Y over 06 band was named “Ace”,, identified and sexed as a male, banded on June 11th, being 23 days old and weighing in at 680 grams.
The question has often been asked, where do all f the young fledgling peregrine falcons go and what happens to them? Well, this answers one of those questions,, (combined this band return with 7 years of data as a result of the CPF satellite tracking program where we satellite tracked first year peregrines from Quebec and Ontario), and with the combined accumulated band return reports such as this one, we have a partial answer as to where some of our Canadian peregrines are going to winter over during the winter months.
We found a large percentage of the Ontario and Quebec Canadian produced peregrines that were tracked via satellite in our tracking program ended up wintering over in Colombia, Venezuela and Argentina in South America, in addition to many that wintered over in Central America countries - (Nicaragua and Costa Rica),,,, and never to forget little “Lightning” from the Richmond Hill CPF hack site and all of the fuss he caused everyone with Global, National and local news media headlines while wintering over in the Dominican Republic!!!!!!
Always a huge thank you to the Canadian Ambassador of the time who was stationed in the DR and the local DR news paper - (the Ultima Hora who posted front page full colour photos and block buster story and headlines of little Lightning in three separate issues of their newspaper,, (never in the newspaper history had they every printed full colour front page photos and story of anything before this),,, and local TV station that did a special show, - aired country wide in the DR that also contributed and helped save little Lightning’s life while he was wintering over in the Dominican Republic.
Little Lightning did survive his ordeal with the DR government who had originally planned to “dispatch him” and did in fact return safely (by his own accord) back to Ontario the following spring. A story that we will never forget!
Posted on March 9, 2015 1:01 pm
March 07, 2015 - Windsor - Ambassador Bridge
Mark Nash Reports:
March 7th - 2015
A big thank you to Athena who sent in an observation report and some great photos of a young juvenile peregrine that she was able to photograph yesterday at the Colonel Samuel Smith Park here in the Greater GTA.
After closely reviewing her photos at increased magnification, we were able to identify the Solid Black coloured band number as being S over 35, obviously with Red coloured tape. Checking with the banding database, the little peregrine falcon in Athens’s photos are non other than Shibikesi, a 2014 produced peregrine from the Ambassador Bridge nest site in Windsor Ontario!
Athena writes:
Hello there,
I recently saw and photographed a peregrine falcon in the Toronto area on March 7th. I saw it at Colonel Samuel Smith Park around 4PM. Its right leg has a red band and the left I think is black with S over 35.
There are photos attached.
It would be great to hear back from you about where this bird was banded and anything else, I’m very curious! This was the first time I have seen a banded raptor in the wild, very exciting.
Thank you for your time!
-Athena
Posted on March 9, 2015 11:02 am
March 08, 2015 - Toronto - Don Mills
Kathy Reports:
Our newly returned Skye wasted no time getting down to business today. Lots of bonding and beaking in the nest box with his mate Quest.
Posted on March 8, 2015 4:53 pm
March 08, 2015 - Toronto - Don Mills
Kathy Reports:
Bruce is on site and has just confirmed the male we’ve been seeing the past two days on cam is banded 50/X - Skye is back home from migration and home with Quest!
Posted on March 8, 2015 10:27 am
March 05, 2015 - International, National and Local News
CPF Postmaster Reports:
March 5th - 2015
A big thank you to Hugh Sturdy for sending in his great shot of a very confused young Red-tailed hawk, after trying repeatedly trying to chase off the big bad Great horned owl that was roosting on a balcony, and failing to impress the owl! 
Hello/To Whom It May Concern - Peregrine Foundation
I live down town in a complex of buildings called City Park at Church and Alexander (Near Loblaws Maple Leaf Gardens) . Over the past few weeks I’ve observed a pair of what I believe to be falcons, swooping down and flying around the buildings here. A few times one has landed on the railing of a neighbouring building. They are incredible to watch as they fly around the area.
I have attached a photo I took recently (and posted to The Weather Network web site) It’s a funny shot because there is a fake owl on the railing to scare away pigeons and this falcon is sitting just a couple feet away from it staring at it. I also took video of one flying past.
I just thought maybe you might like to know about this pair in case you had not been aware.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Hugh Sturdy
Toronto
Posted on March 6, 2015 8:10 pm
March 06, 2015 - Toronto - King Street
CPF Postmaster Reports:
March 6th - 2015
A quick visit at the 18 Toronto King Street nest ledge via the live CPF web camera, and it is obvious that there is not any eggs as yet. A blow-up view of the recent day light photos tells the story. While it appears that there maybe a little debris (maybe snow) in the nest bowl on the nest ledge behind the pillar, a close-up view of the photo taken this afternoon, clearly shows that there is no eggs present as yet.
Remember, that peregrine eggs are NOT white, but brownish-red blotched in colour.
But is getting very close to egg production and egg laying!!!
Stay tuned……………..
Posted on March 6, 2015 6:27 pm
March 05, 2015 - Scarborough - Yellow Pages
CPF Postmaster Reports:
March 5th - 2015
A huge thank you to Alex and Kurt for sending in these photos of the Yellow Pages peregrines.
Alex writes:
Despite the frigid weather seems life continues as normal. Beefing up for this year’s Spring Fling; new eggs and long incubation. These photos were taken by my co-worker Kurt, at about 8.30am this morning in the parking lot, south west of the Yellow pages building. Unlucky seagull
Alex Mitchell
Posted on March 5, 2015 6:50 pm
March 08, 2015 - Hamilton - Sheraton Hotel
CPF Postmaster Reports:
Thursday, March 5, 2015
We must apologize for all of the late postings and update’s as there has been so much to report and post over the past ten days, we have been a little backlogged trying to get everything posted.
It is with great sadness that we must report that Surge has died. As you may recall, back on January 24th, Surge was retrieved from the ground near the HMCS Haida in Hamilton after suffering from injuries consistent with those similar to fighting with another raptor, in addition to a cere and upper mandible injury consistent with that of a collision with a much harder object - (likely occurring as he made contact with the ground).
Surge was transported by the Hamilton Animal control to the Owl foundation for care and up until a few days ago was doing very well indeed. He was recently taken to the OVC, (the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph) for an examination and assessment with regards to a new complication that developed and unfortunately died the following day at OVC during a physical examination.
It has not been determined as yet as to the cause of his death.
Mean while, back at the Hamilton Sheraton nest site, the unidentified male peregrine that has been hanging around the Hamilton Sheraton nest site is still being observed on a very regular basis, although Madam X has still not given him mate liberty status as yet, but its only a matter of time now with spring in the air, longer daylight hours, increased photocell and elevated hormone levels, we expect that she will give in and accept him as a mate. (This is of course if he stays, and comes up with all of the right moves)!
Stay tuned………….
Posted on March 5, 2015 2:35 am
March 02, 2015 - Toronto - King Street
CPF Postmaster Reports:
March 2nd - 2015
A big thank you to Laura for sending in her cam snap-shot of the 18 King Street nest ledge via the live CPF web camera. It might appear that one of the adult peregrines is involved in incubation activities on the nest ledge?????
We’ll have to wait for her to stand up and give us a peak at what’s going on!
Stay tuned……………..
Posted on March 2, 2015 6:43 pm
