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!!! Sad news, little Cosmo has fatal collision

June 14, 2012 - Toronto - Sheraton Centre

Linda Woods Reports:

Sad news from the Sheraton nest site. Our youngest male, Cosmo who had taken his first flight today around 3:30, collided with a glass building on York street and died.  Bruce witnessed the flight and collision and quickly confirmed that it was Cosmo.

I met up with Bruce shortly after and we continued with watching the remaining three fledglings.  Journey who was placed back on the nest ledge was still there.  Marlee, who I identified by the yellow tape, was still on the upper portion of 120 Adelaide Street.

Fef, the other female was on the upper portion of 130 Adelaide with one of the adults.  Around 6p.m. Journey took flight. Bruce believes she went of the ledge and turned north of the Sheraton. And that was the last we saw of her for the evening. She could be on the north side of the Hotel. Bruce did a foot search and saw no indication of her.

Meanwhile,  Marlee was still on the upper portion of 120, while Fef remained on the upper portion of 130.  I went back to the nest ledge around 7:30, just to check that Journey had indeed flew off. Not expecting to see anything, there was Tiago cleaning prey!

Tiago flew off and took the food to Marlee on 120 Adelaide Street.  I moved my focus on Fef to see if she would get up from lying down on the upper level.  I looked back to Marlee and he was gone. Bruce saw Marlee take off and land on the north east area of the Adelaide Street Bell Building.  I did not see any movement or landing by Marlee. So now he is not seen. Back to watching Fef. She took off and flew horizontaly across the roof line south and circled back with wings flared, and did not see her come out from around the building. She could still be on the same structure but on the south side. A very difficult place to see a bird at that height. Just can’t get an angle on that area from Street level.

At the close of today’s watch around 9 :15p.m. Bruce and I had no further sightings of adults or juveniles. 

I’m sure they’ll poke their heads up in the morning.