January 23, 2014 - Burlington - Lift Bridge
Sue McCreadie Reports:
-16 C / 3.2 F + Wind Chill
11:15 am
Clear and Cold
Cirrus and Mackenzie (band not verified)
All photos copyright of Bill McCreadie
Well, in my opinion, I would say that it appears spring preparations are underway. Cirrus and Mackenzie were both spending time in and on the next box and there was lots of chirping going on. It was definitely cold and perhaps they were trying to get out of the weather, but I’m saying that they are preparing for spring. I guess we had just missed Cirrus having a meal as her crop was just bulging.
Posted on January 25, 2014 2:09 pm
January 22, 2014 - Burlington - Lift Bridge
Sue McCreadie Reports:
Well Falcon lovers, I just had to share these fabulous photos of Cirrus (Mom) taken on January 22nd at the Burlington Lift Bridge. Isn’t she beautiful as she tries to wait out this horrible weather. Thanks to Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) for allowing me access to these photos. Photos copyright of PWGSC.
Posted on January 25, 2014 1:28 pm
January 21, 2014 - Toronto - Sheraton Centre
Linda Woods Reports:
This image captured at 5p.m. Rhea Mae on the ledge.
Posted on January 21, 2014 6:18 pm
January 21, 2014 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Kathy Reports:
It’s minus 32 today with the windchill and both O’Connor and Jack are on the ledge today enjoying what warmth they can from the sunshine. Jack perched on the nestbox for a few hours while O’Connor was on the web cam.
She must have left for a moment because suddenly he turned around and I caught this great screen capture of him flying to the web cam. When I went outside a few minutes later, he was indeed perched on the webcam and O’Connor, having returned, was perched on the ledge beneath the cam directly under Jack.
Posted on January 21, 2014 2:29 pm
January 20, 2014 - Brampton - Courthouse
Tracy Simpson Reports:
I received a recent update from Toivo that Midnight is still being seen in the Brampton area along the Hurontario corridor. While she is not always at George St. and not always seen daily, she is still making appearances in downtown Brampton and its environs. Toivo has been keeping an eye on our Brampton pair this winter and he has noted that he has not been able to get eyes on Striker since November but that Midnight is still sporadically visible. Thank you so much Toivo for the update and as we march towards spring we hope to see where Midnight settles and whether Striker returns.
Posted on January 20, 2014 11:51 am
January 20, 2014 - Toronto - Mount Sinai Hospital
Tracy Simpson Reports:
A report just in from Linda. On the south side of Mount Sinai Hospital she has located a single peregrine sitting in the same position as Hunter and Ranger habitually used to sit on cold days for the morning warm up. While we cannot confirm that this is in fact Hunter, a chance exists that it is based on the birds size, behavior and roost choices . It looks like he may still be in the area and holding on to the Mount Sinai territory on his own. When the frigid weather breaks, we will be down to the territory to see if we can locate the bird and confirm whether this is indeed Hunter. Thank you so much Linda for this most important update on the Mount Sinai territory.
Posted on January 20, 2014 11:44 am
January 15, 2014 - Mississauga - Holcim
Tracy Simpson Reports:
During my trip out to Mississauga yesterday, my destination took me very close to the Holcim nest site and so I decided to do a quick site check on Storm and Caspian. When I arrived, I found Storm up on the top of the plant preening but he didn’t stay there long. He was off like a shot into the heart of the plant chasing lunch. He returned 10 minutes later without a visible crop so I don’t think he was celebrating a successful hunt. Instead he decided to take a break in the sun and do some feather cleaning. While I was there, Caspian did not make an appearance but I feel certain that she was down by the lakeshore somewhere. Storm kept looking off towards the waterfront and occasionally would flip his head at her roosting somewhere nearby.
It was great to see Storm on site and we look forward to another successful nesting season at Holcim in 2014.
Posted on January 15, 2014 12:44 pm
January 15, 2014 - Etobicoke - William Osler
Tracy Simpson Reports:
So here we go again. I had to make a trip out to Mississauga yesterday and stopped in at the William Osler nest site hoping to see Chessie and Hurricane at the house. I found the adults in the hydro tower, Chessie top and centre ( I could confirm it is her by her band ) and the male up front. Except that the male is definitely not Hurricane. Seems that since Claire took off on hiatus for the winter from the Viscount territory, Casper came trotting over to William Osler again this winter and is now hanging out with Chessie. I hope that Hurricane has done the same as Claire, taken a trip somewhere only to return this spring. Is this a trend now with these two sites? We’ll see. While I welcome Casper, son of Milton, to the southern Ontario nesting team, I hope I get to see my little man Hurricane again this spring.
Posted on January 15, 2014 12:01 pm
January 13, 2014 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Tracy Simpson Reports:
Yesterday both Jack and O’Connor were home at the Etobicoke Sun Life nest site and were enjoying the milder weather. One of the camera shots I was able to capture was a lucky one with Jack on the nest tray bowing as O’Connor was coming in for a landing. Nice to see the pair together at home!!
Posted on January 13, 2014 2:07 pm
January 13, 2014 - Toronto - King Street
Tracy Simpson Reports:
This morning Erin and Windwhistler were discussing the upcoming spring season on camera. It was great to see them both at the nest! Erin stayed on the ledge for another hour or so soaking in the morning rays and preening while Windwhistler was out and about.
Posted on January 13, 2014 2:02 pm
