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Fledge watch has begun and RZ took his first flight!!

June 08, 2019 - Toronto - Don Mills

Cathy Kerr Reports:

I stopped by last night and little RZ was on the retaining wall, looking out at a big new world!! Fledge watch began! I arrived this morning to find him still on the wall, above the nest where his brother and sisters were chilling. He hopped, ran and did a little flight along the wall to the other side and there he stayed all morning. He got fed(his siblings did not, and boy did they complain lol) by Dad and was feeling pretty good. Dad did a great job today–there were 4 alarm calls and he dealt with them all as well as hunting. It was during one of these calls that I lost sight of RZ. This happens when there is only one person on fledge watch, you look away for a second, and look back and they are gone. Now at first I thought he had jumped down on the roof, it was nap time and quite hot up there. I saw Mom fly over the roof and to the nest box, so thought all was cool. Sally joined me about then. We saw Dad fly over the roof as well. Then Bob joined us. As time went on, I had a sinking feeling..But , as I always say, watch the parents! And we followed Quest, and heard that wonderful juvie scream, I ran over and there he was–on the next building over!! He lost some height but he was up! Yayyy. Well done RZ!! And there he was when we closed the watch at nightfall. Thanks to Sally and Bob for the help….Who will join RZ in the sky tomorrow?? Stay tuned….