More Bonding at MEC
October 06, 2011 - Mississauga - Executive Centre
Tracy Simpson Reports:
This afternoon, Frank and I attended the MEC site to catch up with the adult pair. Upon arrival, the female flew onto the nest ledge at MEC 1 and was calling for her mate to join her. Within 10 minutes the resident male arrived and both adults entered into the nest box and were having a very intimate and yet loud conversation about next year’s nest season. It was quite nice to see the pair cementing their bond with not only one another, but also the nest box as the location to be!! The female left a few minutes later and headed straight north until I could no longer see her. Within the next few minutes, the male left in the same direction, only to return with a small bit of food which he finished off on MEC 2, their favorite eating ledge. From my vantage point I could see where the adults have regularly stashed food on MEC 2 to be retrieved later as there was a nice, neat pile of feathers in three separate corners on the expanse of the ledge. I will be back on site next week as I continue to deliver our Project School Visit program in the area and will post further updates and pictures then.