Seven is off and flying high!
June 11, 2020 - Toronto - Don Mills
Cathy Kerr Reports:
DAY 7 FLEDGE WATCH: TORONTO/DON MILLS/OLD HARLEQUIN: Seven of Nine has fledged!! And she stayed up–well done Seven. I started the day very early, releasing Canuck up on the roof at 6am. He was out of the crate like a shot and up onto the roof ledge. Mom joined him immediately-happy to see her boy! I went home. Carolyn reported about an hour later that Canuck was back on the nest ledge-loves his sisters.They love hanging out together and today was no different. When they went down for their afternoon siesta, Bob arrived so I headed over to ICICI for a hour or so. When I came back, Canuck was off flying, enjoying his freedom. He flew back into the nest an hour or so later. Bob left for a bit and I enjoyed watching the three. Suddenly Canuck spotted Dad, I think, and was off like a shot to the building across the street-roof no problem. I was watching Seven as she was getting antsy-and she was off-came straight at me, then banked to her right, over the field, just like Canuck’s first flight. Then she started back, then turned and went back, then turned back, gaining height and tried for the roof of 225, missed, fell, hit a couple ledges, recovered and was off around the back of the building! I lost sight of her. I waited a minute to see if she would come around, nope, so I walked around to see if she too came down at the back. Nope, around I walked , almost to the street when she came from behind me(maybe had been on the next building?). She was high and gaining, and easily made the rooftop of the nest building!! Landing was really wonky, but way to go Seven!! Well done. A minute later, out came a juvie off the roof-Seven? Where was she going?? Trying for the nest ledge but missing and landing very wonky two over. Then flew and landed one down and a few over, terrible landing. But wait, up popped a juvie on the roof–ahhh that made sense now! She was still up there, this was Canuck–fighting the wind! lol . Silly juvie. I was joined by Sally and we watched Canuck join Seven a minute later on the roof, congratulating her I think. Mom thought so too, and brought a big package for the both of them and beak fed them both on the roof. Lovely. Hope was NOT happy at all but it inspired her to jump to the top of the nest box-so that is another box ticked for her! We watched Canuck do some amazing flying, which was great! Then Seven decided she wanted to go back to the nest ledge and left the roof to try but was knocked off course by her pesky brother, wanting to play! Not on her first flights buddy!! She landed instead on the east side, top ledge of the nest building. And then proceeded to ledge walk and squeezed across the pillars, all the way home!! There was lovely greeting by Hope and Canuck joined them a minute later. And there they stayed the rest of the evening, hanging out together. And there we left them at the end of the night. This was my last day of watch at this site-I now turn my attention to the three at ICICI. But Bruce will be watching over them the next few days, so I leave them in very good hands. I will miss seeing Hope’s first flight, and the other two cuties. Its been lots of fun-I always enjoy Quest’s kids. I will be doing spot checks, so I look forward to seeing them fly! Safe flying little ones . Cathy
