Canadian Peregrine Foundation

!!! Sad news to report. First mortality of the season!

May 22, 2012 - Mississauga - Executive Centre

CPF Postmaster Reports:

May 22nd-2012
We have sad news to report. The first young juvenile took its first flight today, but sadly it was not a planned first flight. Ledge hopping had the juvenile named Jennifer - (banded Black 56 over X) come up short from one ledge to the other and a guest of wind had it in the air in a panic flight struggling to hold its altitude. In an effort to catch some air, it turned and with a tail wind slammed into the windows of MEC #1 and died on impact.

56 over X was picked up by Bruce and brought back to the CPF Raptor centre for holding until it can be transferred to the OMNR at our next meet. MNR has been notified.

The other two MEC siblings are all doing fine and still on the nest ledge.

Posted on May 23, 2012 1:39 am

Observation for Mississauga - Executive Centre

!!! Looks like there may be more than two hatchlings! No eggs left!

May 22, 2012 - Niagara Falls

CPF Postmaster Reports:

May 22nd-2012
First pic - male about 8-9 windows to the left of aerie Is his name Onyx? I have been calling him Gorge’s George because I didn’t know if he had a real name.
Second pic - mama Diamond finally let us see her little babies! She too seems very impressed with them, don’t you think?
Vicki Kadow & Roger Johnson

Posted on May 23, 2012 12:17 am

Observation for Niagara Falls

A Few Shots of Haven

May 22, 2012 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton

Frank Butson Reports:

Canada Square Peregrine report May 22 2012

It was a hot and muggy day today and I think the peregrines felt it as much as I did. There was not a lot of activity – much the same as on Sunday.

I was out mid-afternoon and walked down to a store along Eglinton West. When I stopped at the light at Duplex and Eglinton I checked the nest and saw the back of a bird which I later figured to be Stormin. On my return from shopping I saw Haven fly west to Oriole Parkway area and then south. As I approached the Duplex intersection I saw Stormin fly south for a way then turn west.

I returned about a half hour later and Haven was on the ledge. She went for a short fly about and came back to the ledge. I missed her take off into the blue yonder but saw her another half hour later preening, cleaning and stretching on the ledge.

Again she went for a fly about, south in front of the condos and circled back over the mast at 2180 Yonge, over Canada Square and onto the top floor of the Rio-Can building. There she sat for twenty minutes before flying east, turning and coming back along Eglinton, over the *Gold building* at the corner of Duplex and Eglinton and then through the gap and over the cinemas at Yonge Eglinton Centre. She circled around and came back to the ledge for one minute before taking off again. I left at that point.

Lyn

Posted on May 22, 2012 11:41 pm

Observation for Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton