The Final Coat to Jack’s Ledge is Complete
December 21, 2014 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Tracy Simpson Reports:
Today I met with the painters for the final coat to be applied to the south facing ledge of the east tower. I arrived early and stopped in at Eagle Road and Bloor for a look around in the hopes of spotting the resident adults. Oh I found them alright… …Jack was sitting in O’Connors spot on the camera with a nice crop and looking ready for a nap. As I panned with my binoculars across the ledge at first I wasn’t sure what I was seeing but yes… …that large lump sticking up just above the edge of the ledge was indeed O’Connors head and bulbous crop. I snapped a few pictures from below and checked in on the camera and there she was on the edge of the tray also napping the morning away. I went into the lobby and met up with the crew to get ready for our final ascent on this ledge.
We gathered gear and headed outside to the mezzanine level for our lift. I checked the ledge and saw that Jack had left his roost. I checked the web camera image for O’Connor and she had also left her roost. I scanned around for the two but could not immediately find them so we loaded the stage and made ready to go. It was then I looked up to where we were headed and saw O’Connor sitting on the west arm of the swing stage looking back down at us. Hmmmm.
We began our lift and I watched her as we went. She looked down at us but remained roosting the whole time. As we approached the ledge we stopped and waited for her to move off but she remained quite content to stay there. We went a little higher and still no reaction. We continued to go up a few feet and give her time to acclimatize to our presence and I was at the ready should she come in for a closer look. It was as we were almost at our destination that she decided to take off and flew directly over to the Kingsway on the Park roof to continue roosting.
As the painters set about completing the south face and ledge I continued to watch for Jack and O’Connor. Halfway through our task Jack flew out from the east side of the east tower and around to the west tower Moneris sign. O’Connor followed moments later and there the two remained until our task was complete. It was only as we were descending for the day that O’Connor reappeared to the south and flew out and around the nest tower to the Aberfoyle side of the building.
I will post the camera shots and pictures that I took today shortly so check back soon for some images of the resident adults.