May 17th - 2012
Hi Mark,
Here is another photo that I just took this morning. Possible 2 Males, and
2 Females?
Armando Castro
May 18th - 2012
With banding dates being scheduled fast and furious, (and recent conflicts that have arisen), several bandings have had to be re-adjusted. The Burlington Lift Bridge banding has been rescheduled for Wednesday May 23rd at 10am.
(file photos CPF)
May 19th - 2012
Bruce Massey reports this morning after doing the rounds at the various nest sites to get further updates on the status of the nesting peregrines, that he can confirm an “eye-ball” view and confirmed TWO EGGS in the nest tray at the William Osler - Etobicoke General Hospital nest site.
Earlier this season, there were territorial disputes and battles going on at this territory where it appears that O’Connor - Banded Black M over Green 87 - (the previous resident territorial adult female) lost the battle (and the territory & nest site) to a younger sub adult female.
This new younger sub-adult (now the resident female) has produced two eggs in the nest tray at the William Osler nest site and is currently involved in full time incubation duties with her newly acquired mate (the same resident adult male named Hurricane -that has been the resident adult male at William Osler for many years).
Hurricane has obviously accepted his new gal and is actively involved in incubation duties.
The new camera continues to produce an incredible HD colour image that is now being displayed on the internal flat screen monitor that allows daily observations of the nest ledge and all of the live real time happenings and activity from the nest ledge and nest tray.
We are hopeful that with the hospitals support that we can connect the new live camera image to an internet connection so that we can get the live real-time colour images to the CPF web site and global audience soon.
Stay tuned………..
:
The previous resident adult female at this nest site (named O’Connor) has been found and obviously doing well, as she has taken over the nest site at the Sun Life centre nest site at Bloor and Islington. O’Connor is currently tending to FOUR hatchlings with her new mate - (the existing resident / territorial male named Jack) at the Sun Life Centre nest site!!!
Banding at the Bloor & Islington - 3300 Bloor Street - Sun Life Centre has been scheduled for May 24th at 1:30 in the east tower lobby and is open to the public.
May 18th - 2012 - Banding Day
A great day in Windsor today, as four healthy hatchlings were banded and returned safe and sound to their parents without incident. A huge thank you too ALL who made the day such a great success! With more than 150 plus people in attendance throughout the event to witness some of Windsors newest residents, the four young baby peregrine hatchlings were sexed, banded, checked for their health, photographed, named and returned to their waiting parents in record time.
With the Ministry of Natural Resources at the helm and at the banding table, CPF Chapter coordinators and CPF head office staff and volunteers, the four young hatchlings were banded in record time and declared healthy.
CBC radio held a “name the chick contest” on live radio the day before, and other entries from General Brock Public school, TD Friends of the Environment Foundation and our hosts of the banding, The Canadian Transit Company - and the Ambassador Bridge, the young hatchlings were identified as two females, named - Viper and Twitter, and two males names General Brock and Eddy.
80 plus students from the General Brock public school were on hand to witness the banding with CTV TV , CBC and the Windsor Star all on hand to cover the event.
The young hatchlings were weighed, sexed, aged and named, then banded and returned to their parents back up on the nest ledge. Marion Nash from the Canadian Peregrine Foundation performed the extraction from the bucket boom lift with the assistance of the Canadian Transit Company boom operator who both hosted the banding event and provided the boom truck and bridge staff to get us to and from the nest ledge.
With hundreds of pictures and live video footage taken throughout the day, radio, TV and newspaper all in attendance, we can say with all confidence that this was the most photographed event of the day in Windsor for sure!!! A HUGE THANK-YOU goes out to all of the CPF volunteers, supporters and sponsors, and members of the community that came out to assist and support this happening!!!
Windsor Hatchlings:
Named - Viper - 21 days old - 670 grams - Female - banded - Black 23 over W -Blue Tape
Named - Twitter - 21 days old - 690 grams - Female - banded- Black S over 23 - Yellow Tape
Named - General Brock - 20 days old - 650 grams - Male - Banded Black 22 over V - Red Tape
Named - Eddy - 17 days old - 550 grams – Male- (maybe a female) - Banded Black S over 24 — Green Tape
We are waiting for the many photos that have yet to be processed that should appear soon, and a detailed posting of the days events.
Stay tuned………….. there is far more to come!!!!
Snapped via the web cam.
Honestly, that was my first thought as I saw this group.
Our falcon watching friends in Rochester went on a road trip to Buffalo to observe from the US side our nest at Niagara Falls.
Mak and Joyce reported:
The unbanded male, CPF calls Onyx, brought a food package and mom fed the eyases. Joyce was able to determine that there were 3 little fuzz ball heads being fed looking through my scope. So 1 egg hatched since yesterday with 2 remaining. She flew out and cached the leftovers and returned. A while later he flew in to relieve her and take over the incubation duties. I spotted her on a window south of the scrape after she flew around a bit.
Lyn Reports:
Canada Square report 2012 May 17
A slow beginning to the afternoon’s observations. Three quarters of an hour after I arrived I heard calls but could not find the peregrine. A few minutes later I spotted Stormin leave the nest and fly to RC and settle 6 floors down. A few minutes later he flew to the fourth upright/wall on Canada Square for a few minutes before flying south and disappearing.
Half an hour later, Haven flew to the mast atop 2180 Yonge and had difficulty keeping her perch so she flew to the RC building and perched 2 floors down from the top. I was chatting to someone and watching Haven when I saw her fly off the perch and head towards Canada Square. I thought she was going to the scrape. Not so. She went into a stoop and focused on a pigeon flying towards the TTC garage under the black building. Heart in mouth I watched as she sped towards the wall, chasing the pigeon. The pigeon escaped and at the absolute last minute Haven realised where she was and pulled into a steep climb as she turned away from the wall. My heart was pounding. That was a really close shave!!!!
She flew up over Canada Square and then higher and circled lazily over RC three or four times before disappearing to the east.
Half an hour later when my heart was in a normal rhythm again I spotted Stormin with a food parcel on the RC building 5 floors from the top. Two minutes later, he flew to the nest ledge and two minutes after that he was off again. He flew north around Canada Square and down to the mast at 2180 Yonge and then back up the west side of Canada Square to the NW corner where he sat for a few minutes before flying to the SW corner of the same building. He was in full sunlight and seemed to be enjoying it. Haven flew off the nest over 53 Division with the remains of the food parcel then circled back without the food. Stormin had, in the meantime, flown north around Canada Square and disappeared to the east. When Haven flew back she followed part of his route but came back over Canada Square and then to RC where she briefly perched 3 floors down from the top. A couple of minutes later she flew to the nest ledge and disappeared from sight. Stormin had not returned so I left.
Watching Haven chase the pigeon was practise for those heart stopping moments when the eyases fledge!
Lyn
After 3 weeks of no activity, all of a sudden our resident female has decided to lay an egg. This is after losing all 4 eggs produced almost 2 months ago. The egg was produced yesterday, May 16th. We are really hopefull that more eggs are to come & that they have some luck with this clutch as they have not had much luck the last few years.
Look how big they are! Snapped via the webcam at approx. 7 a.m. Toronto time.
