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!!! Incubation confirmed! Eggs in time for easter!!

March 27, 2016 - Toronto - Don Mills

CPF Postmaster Reports:

Sunday March 27th - 2016

With no web camera to utilize this season at the Duncan Mills nest site, it’s back to our humble beginnings in the way that we used to get logistics and updates on the nest sites,, it’s back to basics,, - “time-in”, “get out and observe, take lots of field notes”. analyze later,, observe now :-)

So today, while I was not able to tolerate staying out nearly as long as I wanted too with the server flu symptoms and high fever I’ve been dealing with over the past week, I was easily able get a decent view one of the resident adults in the nest box laying down presumably involved in incubation activities. At one point during my observation period, the adult did standup and appear to be turning and readjusting egg(s) and then laid back down to resume its incubation duties.

With no scope in hand, (I did although have a small digital point and shoot camera) and was able to snap a couple of quick photos to document the observation.

While I highly suspect that the incubating female is Quest, unfortunately, I was NOT able to get a positive identification or ID as the bird never showed me any leg bands.

I did spend some time searching the immediate neighborhood and all of the usual spots where the adults usually roost, but was unable to see a second peregrine throughout my observation period.