June 14, 2021 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Marion Nash Reports:
There was a feeding this afternoon for Dart by the time Mark and I got there Lucie said other than the feeding it was a very quite morning. I suppose after her fledge Tornado needed to get her nerve back and her bearings for the next flight and with a full crop Dart decided a nap was in order.
It rained on and off most of the afternoon and began to hail Dart never budged but Tornado ran and flapped back and forth the ledge yelling clearly hating the hail. After it stoped the sun came out for a short time and she settled down until about 3:30 when she started her hunger tantrum yelling at Mom for food. That lasted until mom could stand no more and took of hunting and in minutes came back with food, dropped it on the ledge at her feet and took back off the her usual spot on top of the web camera.
Just after 5:00 Tornado took to the air for another short flight moving over to the east tower 2 ledges over from the nest. At 5:30 Dart decided to take a flight and was joined by both adults for a niece flight around the east tower and was minutes later joined by his sister. The flight only lasted a minute and brother and sister landed on the east tower Tornado on the roof and Dart on the ledge next to the nest ledge. By 7:30 feeling very confident Tornado took another flight and landed on the roof of the west condo roof next door and sat there while mom brought in a food package for Dart she only stayed a short time and flew again to the east condo roof top.
When we left just after 9:00 PM Dart was still on the ledge beside the nest ledge and Tornado very much the big girl now was still on the east Condo tower roof top.
Lucie has just a few photos from this morning. Tornado on the Starlight ledge, mom preparing food on Starlight, mom takes food to Dart who is on the nest ledge but didn’t get any to Tornado.
Posted on June 17, 2021 11:44 am
June 17, 2021 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton
Marion Nash Reports:
Coco finally fledged. Yesterday late afternoon while Bruce was on watch at Canada Square Coco flew low over Duplex heading north and Bruce lost sight of her. When he went to take a look for her she was nowhere to be seen. Shortly after she managed to make her way back to the police station roof across from the nest building.
Mark and I arrived and she was still there running back and forth obviously not happy with her new spot, looking back at the nest and trying to get the courage to fly back home.
With this building roof only being one floor up and not much wind to assist her flight we expected she would end up coming to ground nope! She took flight about an hour later heading back to the nest building and although she did gain height it was not enough and she bumped the windows of the 5th floor of the nest building and landed on the mezzanine the same place her sister Ayala had landed on her first flight. Mark put on his safety boots, hard hat and orange vest and went over to the construction site below her to speak to the site night foreman and we worked out a plan and permission to access the site to rescue her if she came down there. By 9:00 PM she had settled down to sleep. We stayed watching her until dark and reluctantly headed home.
I got a text from Bruce early this morning and Coco was still in the same spot we left her safe and sound. I hope she makes a better flight today and gains more altitude. I will be joining Bruce this afternoon on the watch stay tuned for more pics and information tonight.
Posted on June 17, 2021 10:30 am
June 15, 2021 - Kitchener - CTV-Bell Media Tower
Lisa Reh Reports:
It was a cool and windy day as Kim started the watch, just before 5:00 a.m. Discovery was still on the window sill. 30 minutes later, he flew from the window sill and had a nice landing on the release roof. All juveniles were accounted for. At 8:00, Wendy reported that 3 of the juveniles were on the awning and Care was on the left side roof. There was some calling and a bit of wing flapping. Care has had several good flights. Martha reported there was a food drop on the awning at 9:45.
At the afternoon shift, Sandye, Carla, Dale, Martha and I were there. There was a food drop at 2:25 and another drop to the juvenile on the left runway ledge, all kids were fed. It was a relatively quiet afternoon watch, every so often the 3 kids on the runway would show up and flap a bit and then hunkered down again. One of the adults was on the cross and the other came in and out. Both hovered in front of the hospital showing the kids how it’s done.
David came back later and reported: “Both parents had gone off hunting a short time ago, and are back now. Dad landed on runway & disappeared again. There was a bit of squawking when he came back out on the ledge, but all is quiet again. Mom back on cross.” There has been lots of nice flying and quite a bit of excitement during the 5:00 to 7:00 shift today.
At the evening shift, Jamie reported: “A flurry of flights at sunset at 9:00. Two made it back to the runway near the nest. One crawled from the right side roof part way across the ledge above the runway. One ended up on the roof ledge above the Pleasant Ave windows.” The watch ended when it was dark and all things were quiet.
Photos courtesy of Katharine Werner
Posted on June 17, 2021 8:51 am
June 16, 2021 - Toronto - King Street
Marion Nash Reports:
Bruce and Mark have confirmed there are at least 2 chicks at Mt Sinai Hospital. Should be ready to fledge in about a week. As for The Sheraton Hotel it’s a fail, both eggs have been abandoned one is broken no hatch this year, no sign of chicks at 18 King St.
Posted on June 16, 2021 10:26 am
June 16, 2021 - Toronto - Sheraton Centre
Marion Nash Reports:
Bruce and Mark have confirmed there are at least 2 chicks at Mt Sinai Hospital. Should be ready to fledge in about a week. As for The Sheraton Hotel it’s a fail, both eggs have been abandoned one is broken no hatch this year, no sign of chicks at 18 King St.
Posted on June 16, 2021 10:25 am
June 16, 2021 - Toronto - Mount Sinai Hospital
Marion Nash Reports:
Bruce and Mark have confirmed there are at least 2 chicks at Mt Sinai Hospital. Should be ready to fledge in about a week. As for The Sheraton Hotel it’s a fail, both eggs have been abandoned one is broken no hatch this year, no sign of chicks at 18 King St.
Posted on June 16, 2021 10:21 am
June 16, 2021 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton
Marion Nash Reports:
After her fledge and low landing Ayala went MIA. Bruce looked down to answer a text and when he looked up again she was no longer on the walkway one floor up. He walked around Canada Square down Eglinton and Young st but did not find her on the ground or on any low ledge. I did the same thing once I got there but no sign of her, Bruce took another look around in the evening before dark but no luck. Hopefully she will turn up on her own tomorrow it won’t be the first time a fledgling has done just that leaving us to wonder where on earth they were. Her brother Nathan on the other hand is flying wonderfully and has been to several high roof tops today and has made at least a dozen flights with good targeted landings. Her sister Coco is still on the nest ledge but is ready to take her first flight. should be soon.
Posted on June 16, 2021 12:32 am
June 15, 2021 - Greater Toronto - Private Residential 1
Marion Nash Reports:
Some updated clicks of our Chick taken today.
Is growing nicely with more and more feathers appearing.
Posted on June 15, 2021 1:02 pm
June 15, 2021 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton
Bruce Massey Reports:
2 fledged at Canada Square this morning
Nathan is on the roof of the nest building and Ayala is low but safe on the black glass building roof top near the TTC buss entrance between TVO building and the nest building. Coco still on the nest ledge.
Posted on June 15, 2021 12:22 pm
June 14, 2021 - Kitchener - CTV-Bell Media Tower
Lisa Reh Reports:
It was a cold and rainy fledgewatch today, as Wendy started the watch. Discovery was on a sill, one down from the runway! Which means he had his first flight, either late last night or early this morning. Care was on the roof and Faith flew to the dark green awning on the left hand side below the runway. All 3 juveniles have flown this morning. Two were perched on the windowsill below the runway and one made it back up onto the runway after missing the first time and ended up hanging in the mesh. The hospital has installed mesh all along the outside bricks as they are deteriorating and falling down - not the best material for a fledgling falcon.
Compassion was still being held as more watchers showed up for the release. It was still very rainy. At this point Care was on a fifth floor balcony, Discovery wet and uncomfortably perched on the windowsill below the runway. Faith on the dark green awning on the left side of the building. Just after 9:00, one of the adults flew off the cross to the east and the other was on the SE railing. At 9:10, Faith received a food drop. At 9:15 Compassion was released on the right side of the roof by the yellow railing and stayed on the corner in the rain. The adults made a big fuss and swooped around numerous times. Just after 10:00, Compassion made the move crossing the entire top ledge of the hospital to get to the adult perched on the south east corner. At 10:22, Discovery flew back to the left side of the hospital and tried to land where Compassion was but ended up on the runway underneath him and landed nicely.
At 11:15 Care had a lovely flight, circled around, and made it back up to the runway and landed well! At 12:30, Mom brought a starling to the green awning where two babies were now sitting. She then flew over to the right side of the runway to prep the food and Compassion flew over after her.
The evening watch was a bit quiet, except at one point both parents flew with 3 of the youngsters flew with them in front of the hospital. Discovery was hanging out on the sill opposite Pleasant Ave for most of the evening and looks like he might stay there for the night. Faith flew to him but hit the window pretty hard, but she recovered and flew back. The 3 little ones were all on the ledge and Discovery on the sill when the watch ended.
Photos courtesy of David von Wahl, Rudy Kruppa and Karen von Knobloch
Posted on June 15, 2021 12:14 am
