!!! London Pair Very Active at the Nest Tray!
April 20, 2012 - London - TD Tower
Tracy Simpson Reports:
To wrap up our Earth Week activities, Frank and I were out in London to visit with TD branch representatives and customers throughout the afternoon. After a brief interview on Rogers TV show Daytime, we made our way down to Dundas and Wellington to look for the London peregrines. We were greeted immediately by the calls of the pair as they both flew into the ledge just beneath the TD sign on the west side of 380 Wellington. The pair went immediately into the nest tray and began a conversation about the nesting season that lasted a good minute. The male then flew out and around to the back side of the building while the female remained in the tray. The male then returned and took up a position on the southernmost corner of the nest ledge and settled in for a nap. Before we left to attend our branch visit, I was able to take several pictures that show the male is wearing a solid black recovery band indicating that he is a Canadian male.
We had such an amazing time in London speaking with the local community about our School Visit program and their local peregrines that we lost track of time! By late afternoon, we decided that we would head back once again to 380 Wellington for another look at the pair before we left for Toronto. When we returned, the pair was not immediately in sight but after a few minutes, the female popped up out of the nest tray where she was lying down and sat on the edge of the tray to preen. The winds had picked up at this point and photographs were harder to take but we did manage to get a shot showing that this female is wearing a black over red recovery band indicating that she is an American girl. The pair were in and out of the ledge and more specifically the tray a great deal and were also sharing some tandem flight time above the tower. This is very exciting news and we wish the pair well this nesting season!
I will be back in London in the coming weeks delivering our Project School Visit program and will have more news for you on the local peregrines progress in the nest tray. We will also be making a serious effort to identify the pair for you. Check back soon, the excitement has just begun!
