April 01, 2011 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Kathy Reports:
It took me most of the day to figure out what was going on up on the ledge. I saw Angel early this morning dozing beside the nest box briefly and then she vanished into the nest box for awhile. On subsequent checks I only had Jack in view; Jack doing donuts around the building, Jack plucking lunch for Angel and clearing pigeons from the rooftops. I couldn’t see Angel’s wings or head sticking out of the nestbox so I was a bit perplexed.
At one point I went out and ran into an old friend and one of our watchers Ian and he had Jack in sight on one of the business towers - a place where he never hangs out but the previous years juvies loved to perch on. We couldnt’ figure out what he was doing there but he was staring at the rooftop of the nestledge building and stayed there for quite awhile.
Finally as I left the office, I made one more attempt to find Angel. When I looked up to the nest ledge - I could hear and see a very wet peregrine alarm calling! I looked around and found nothing in the skies, the window washer had left for the day so I have no idea what he was alarming about! Then suddenly Angel popped up from the rooftop to the corner of the building and she was dripping wet too!! Although it was dry today, there are probably some puddles leftover from yesterda’s downpour on the rooftop and perhaps they decided to take a bath! It may seem strange to us but I have seen photos of falcons down in Ohio that love to bathe in the rivers and streams.
I’m guessing that due to the window washer having a direct line of sight to the falcons ledge and their rendezvous spot - they decided to head to the roof for some privacy today to continue ‘egg’ production 
Posted on April 1, 2011 5:34 pm
April 01, 2011 - Toronto - Sheraton Centre
Jan Chudy Reports:
The adult took a break off the eggs at 3:30 and it seems there are still only three.
Posted on April 1, 2011 3:36 pm
April 01, 2011 - Toronto - Sheraton Centre
Jan Chudy Reports:
Around noon, the adult finally stood up from the eggs. Unfortunately, the reflecting glare was on the camera so I cannot be sure that we have egg four. I cannot say for sure there is a shape to the far side of the visible three, but it is 48 hours since number three arrived.
Hope springs eternal.
Posted on April 1, 2011 12:17 pm
March 31, 2011 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Kathy Reports:
It’s a wet, damp day out there and no sign of anyone out in the open any time I was able to check. On my lunch break now with an umbrella and binoculars standing in the middle of the road my suspicions were confirmed. I could see two wing tips above the lip of the nest box. So she’s laying flat in the box this morning.
3:30 pm Update: She’s still laying in the nestbox. Jack did come by - as he was sitting on the web cam and there was some chit chatting going on and I could see her head but she didn’t get out of the box while I was there .
Posted on March 31, 2011 12:16 pm
- Etobicoke - William Osler
Tracy Simpson Reports:
Out and about this afternoon checking on the status of our nest sites, I made my way over to William Osler to take a gander at Hurricane and his female. Our territorial male has been positively identified as Hurricane but the identity of our female this year has been more elusive. We do know that she is a Black over Green but she has yet to give us the big reveal as to who she is and her origins. Feeling lucky, I pulled out the scope and tripod and got it all set up as I had one of the pair on the north side sitting openly on the H with legs in full view. It was Hurricane and not the female as I had hoped. No matter! I was so pleased to see Hurricane on site again this year as our resident male. It was then off to the control room with the great support of security at the hospital and lo and behold, there she is… …our mother to be lying down on an undetermined number of eggs!! After a brief period of observation it was clear that she had no intertion of moving an inch and revealing what, or in this case how many, lay beneath her. If peregrines could snore she’d be rockin the house!! I will be returning in the days that follow to attempt to positively ID our female this year and see where she is at with eggs. The outstanding staff in security, environmental services and the hospital have been wonderfully supportive of their peregrines and an enormous thanks go out to them. Looks like we are well on our way to another exciting nesting season!!
Posted on March 30, 2011 8:14 pm
March 30, 2011 - Mississauga - Executive Centre
Tracy Simpson Reports:
This afternoon I made my way out to MEC to check on our pair this year and was greeted with a tempting bit of pigeon at MEC 2 rooftop. The tasty treat was not for me ( thank goodness, yuckers! ) but rather the unbanded male was courting and caring for his lady on the scene. I scrambled to get the scope out and take a look as she had both legs in full view and of course, the minute I was ready, off she goes and into the nestbox. I was able to get a glimpse of colour though and I am 99% sure that she is a Black over Red which coincides with observations last year and last week as well. After abandoning the hope of actually getting alpha numerics off of the band, I made the climb to the control room to take a look at what she was up to. I was pleasantly surprised to see that two eggs have already been laid and by the looks of her, all plump and dreamy, the third will be there tomorrow. I then wandered over to MEC 3 and with the unwavering support of the security on staff, I was able to head up to the roof for another attempt at an ID on the female. Once again, I had her in full view in the scope but to no avail as she had no intention of moving an inch and with her feathers draped around her band, I decided to leave her to her sleepiness and planned to try again in a day or so.
Posted on March 30, 2011 7:52 pm
March 30, 2011 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Kathy Reports:
Angel is spending her day either in the nestbox or right beside it today. Jack has been here every time I’ve checked guarding her or bringing her food and I just observed some mating on the ledge by the nestbox and then she went right back into the box again. Suffice it to say that I do expect there are eggs up there..the question is how many so far?! They are doing a good job of keeping us guessing!
Posted on March 30, 2011 3:09 pm
March 30, 2011 - Toronto - Sheraton Centre
Jan Chudy Reports:
I kept my laptop on the coffee table while I went about my business for the last two hours and it finally paid off. Almost exactly at the same time as two days ago, the adult stood off the nest box, and there were three eggs beautifully displayed.
Posted on March 30, 2011 12:24 pm
March 29, 2011 - Burlington - Lift Bridge
Sue McCreadie Reports:
Bill and I visited the Lift Bridge this afternoon and we are able to confirm that incubation has begun. Cirrus was sitting on the wires with a very full crop and Sir Adam Beck was doing incubation duties. When we left, Cirrus had flown to the edge of the nest box looking in to make sure that Sir was doing it correctly. We didn’t stay long enough to see a shift change. We were able to see into the nest box from down the road. When we were there last week, both birds were visible so incubation has begun in the last week. Of course, we are not able to determine the number of eggs in the nest.
Posted on March 29, 2011 6:33 pm
March 27, 2011 - Etobicoke - William Osler
Tracy Simpson Reports:
On Sunday, March 27th Bruce Massey attended the William Osler Hospital site to check on Hurricane and his lady at the nest tray. An affirmative ID has yet to be made as to who the grey lady is, but we have confirmed that she bears a Black over Green band on the left leg and a purple USFW band on the right. As that could be from anywhere in the midwest prior to 2008, we await a visual confirmation of the alpha numerics before we can determine who this is.
Bruce’s visit did confirm that the pair at the site definately has family rearing in mind and is actively in and out of the nest tray with much vocalization. We will be closely watching the site for egg laying to begin. Thanks go out to Bruce for his efforts this past weekend.
Posted on March 29, 2011 4:26 pm
