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July 07, 2014 - Scarborough - Yellow Pages

Mark Nash Reports:

Monday July 7th - 2014
A quickly spot check this evening of the three fledglings couldn’t have been better timed!! Just as I arrived and drove around from the south side to the north side of the building, I could see at least one fledgling roosting way up on the upper most part of the Yellow Pages illuminated sign on the south elevation, and what appeared to be another juvenile in the centre portion of the very top of the triangular roof where Ruben usually sits to over see his territory. As I drove around to the west side, then to the north side and parked my vehicle, one of the fledglings took flight from the upper most portion of the YP roof where I had earlier spotted it. It was vocalizing as it took flight, and seconds later, Ruben - (dad) flew past this upper roof elevation with food in his clutches.

The airborne juvenile flew underneath dad and turned and rolled sideways,,, and proceeded to grab the food package from dad while they were both in flight!!

It was a spectacular and truly an amazing thing to see given that the fledglings were having difficulty just holding their altitude only a few days ago!!! The juvenile, now with food in hand - (must have Lorne - Blue tape), flew around upper portion of the entire building, (directly over my head and was illuminated by the setting sun),, gaining altitude, and eventually landed (after its second revolution around the upper portion of the building), on the very top of the peak of the YP most upper rooftop where it had taken off from.

Suddenly, a second juvenile appeared in my view, standing on the very same spot where its sibling had taken off from - (from the same upper peak rooftop, obviously hidden from my view by the white pipes that run up the slopped roof edges). Seconds after the fledgling landed with the food, I watched in amazement the two fledglings share the food in quite a tender family moment. MURPHY’s LAW,,,, NO CAMERA!!!!!! Yes, I didn’t bring my camera this time,, one of the only days throughout the bandings and fledge watches over the past 4 weeks that I didn’t bring my camera :-( !!!!!!!!

Unfortunately, I can’t tell you which juvenile it was, as without the zoom lens and the digital enhancement to blow up the photos or a scope, the height is way tooo high to identify who is who other than being able to identify them as juveniles or adults.

Oh well, I did get to see this with my own eyes, first hand never-the-less, and couldn’t wait to get home to tell Marion that all three are doing just fine!!!

I have attached some CPF stock photos of the Scarborough Yellow Pages building so you have an idea of the height of the building and the actual rooftop peak.
I will NEVER again leave my camera at home when doing site visits!!!!!!!!!!!!