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MEC Spot Check Monday

June 17, 2015 - Mississauga - Executive Centre

Tracy Simpson Reports:

We decided that even though all three girls aren’t champions as of yet, that they are all capable fliers and we would scale the watch back to spot checks as of Monday.  The Islington and Bloor Boys Club are ready for flights any day/minute now and we need to divert our resources there.

Bruce and I both met up at MEC for an evening check and head count.  Ieva was now back on the Accenture building and looking calm and happy.  She had the last of a crop visible so the parents had fed her not that long ago.  Hawkeye was now at the top of Morguard sitting on the roof with her sister Adrianna who, being a star flier, was behaving like a total pest.  She would fly off over to Square One and come barreling back to Morguard with the idea of knocking Hawkeye into the air.  She succeeded in knocking onto the roof where the two tussled for a minute or two and then she was off again.  This went on the entire evening.  Adrianna pestering Hawkeye until she finally bit her sisters toes really hard and that put the two on the rooftop scraping like sisters.  Minutes later they were on the roof edge snuggled and preening.

Ieva was still on the Accenture roof and being rather quiet.  We put all of our attention on her and I was joined by Winston later that evening.  As it was getting late, Ieva finally decided on a flight and she took off towards MEC 2 but was only half way up.  She circled back and started to fly back and forth over Accenture gaining elevation as she went.  This was impressive as the air was dead calm and sticky which is hard enough to walk in let alone fly.  She finally went for the top of the Morguard building and came up short.  She did the bat on the wall for a minute and dropped down into the air.  She flew towards the CIBC and I thought for sure she was going to make contact with the glass but she put her feet up and grabbed the glass frame.  When she let go she fluttered right back to Accenture landing two feet higher than when she left.  Not what she wanted but it was an awesome flight with some great decisions on where to go and how to get there.  I am not worried about Ieva now.  She will get there, most likely in the morning, and with a bit of wind assistance I think she will be well on her way.

The full time watch at MEC is now over.  We will continue to spot check the girls and report on their progress as we are now moving, quickly I might add, to Islington and Bloor as the four boys there are getting ready.  I would like to thank the MEC community, building management, Garda Security and all the tenants that supported their peregrine family this year.  I would especially like to thank Katherine, Margaret, Grace, Winston, Shannon and Bruce who made this watch possible and our successes great.  My friends, we completed 5 rescues of these three girls and gave them all a second chance at making a first impression.  Look at them now.  This team effort of watchers and community made this all possible and I thank you so much for your efforts!