A very hot humid day, but no drama today. All three juveniles in view all day, none of them taking any flights! The two young females have yet to take their first flights!
July 01, 2014 - Scarborough - Yellow Pages
Mark Nash Reports:
Sunday June 30th - 2014
Well, today was one of those watching the paint dry days! It was hot and humid, and thank goodness for the constant breezes that persisted all day, right up to 8pm. Had it not been for the constant winds to keep us cool, we surely would have melted in the streets today.
The two young female peregrines spent all day again in the nest ledge again today with the occasional flapping and allot of screaming to their parents to food when ever they were in sight. Lorne, the little male fledgling who had finally been able to return back to the nest building yesterday after his disappearance, spent all day on the next column ledge over from the nest itself watching his two sisters. He spent most of his time sleeping, and getting two feedings by mom.
Much later in the afternoon, he was able to get one level up and ran the retaining wall ledge around the north side of the nest building. He visited his two sisters on several occasions and eventually got the nerve and dropped down back into the nest ledge itself and finally joined them! He never flew at all today.
By 9pm, the light was disappearing along with the overcast that was moving in, the winds died out and the three disappeared from our view down into the nest ledge for the night. Both adults were visible roosting on the upper north side of the nest building keeping a close eye on the juveniles in the nest ledge and they tooo bedded down for the evening.
Just to recap, neither of the two young female babies have taken their first flights yet. Please all, keep your eyes to the ground, as they were heavy at banding and most likely will end up very low or come to the ground as some point during their first few flights!!!
We closed the fledge watch down for the day and departed for home.