Greater Toronto - Private Residential 1

!!! Tragic News from Jacks Other site

June 06, 2011 - Greater Toronto - Private Residential 1

Kathy Reports:

I received an email this evening from a friend at the the  Toronto Private Residential site.  We originally thought Jack only had one eyases there and then discovered late last week there were two once the weather cleared up and the kids were mobile enough to be seen on their camera. 

Tragically now one has been found dead.  He was found on the ground at 5 pm, directly underneath the ledge and had obviously fallen from the ledge.  I’m very sorry for all the people over there that give so much of their time and energy to care for TR Mom and her offspring.   RIP little one.

Jack Still Doing Double Duty

February 11, 2011 - Greater Toronto - Private Residential 1

Frank Butson Reports:

Most of January and February,the “resident male”  Jack has been seen with the resident female fairly regularily. The female has been around the old nestledge.  Recently,Mom was seen in some kind of altercation/chase with a large bird and arrived back on site safely. Stay tuned,historically,late  February has been courtship/mating time.

!!! While the kids maybe out of the house, the parents still have the hardest job ahead of them!

June 27, 2010 - Greater Toronto - Private Residential 1

CPF Volunteer Reports:

While the “kids” maybe away from the house (or off the nest ledge) at the moment, its only for a short time. The resident adults still have the hardest part of their job still to come.

Ongoing protection, feeding and training the “teenagers” to fend for themselves is a huge task for the two resident adults.

So far, there has been NO mortality and everyone seems to be doing quite well, staying aloft and away from the windows. The very good news: Is that each of the juveniles have all brushed up into the windows, and unlike many other birds, the young peregrines actually learn the dangers of the windows, and if they hit them softly and don’t injure themselves on these initial collisions, they do learn to stay away from glass.

This is an important lesson learned, as they will soon be picking up incredible speeds as they get older and more experienced, and if they have not learned the “window lesson “ early in their flight development, collisions with the windows at advanced ages usually results in serious injury or most often mortality due to the speeds that the juveniles are now travelling. We actually hope that they experience the “window lesson” early in their maiden flights, as they are slow and sloppy in their flights, and usually hit them softly at this stage.

For the next 30 to 90 days, the juveniles will be utilizing the nest ledge and still sleeping there most nights. Far from independent and able to feed them selves at this point, the youngsters have much to learn now that they can fly.

The adults will have to teach them many of the life skills that the juveniles will have to learn to survive to adulthood, or should I say, just survive another day)!!

Remember that by mid September, thousands of years of hard wired instincts will have the young juveniles head south on a migration and with upwards of an 80% mortality and many perils and risks, the juveniles will need all of the help that they can just to survive their first year.

The adult parents have their job cut out for them while teaching the juveniles how, what and where to hunt food, and how to recognize and escape from all of the “bad guys” out there. At this point, even their landings are terrible, as it takes allot of practice just to brake and coordinate a good landing!

Even after the juveniles have learned what to hunt (where and how to hunt it), there will be many trials and errors (misses and failures) before they are actually able to catch anything them selves, and this will take some time to hone their hunting skills.

Stay tuned, and look to the skies, as the best viewing is yet to come!!

Etobicoke Peregrine In Ohio

April 06, 2010 - Greater Toronto - Private Residential 1

Frank Butson Reports:

The good folks in Ohio,Chad and Chris,have once again let us know a Peregrine from Canada was seen and photographed by them. CPF-volunteer Kathy forwarded their information to CPF and Mark Nash of The Canadian Peregrine Foundation found the following information.

“I can confirm after checking our hardcopy banding records that the Black 15 over Black X banded Pefa that you make reference to was named “Marla”,banded on June -2- 2009 at an Etobicoke nest site, identified at banding as a female, weighing 889 grams at approx. 22 days old when banded.”

She has been seen in territorial scuffles with the resident female Peregrine who is now on eggs.

CPF is happy to receive reports and confirm identities of Peregrine Falcons. Thanks to Chad and Chris again for their inquiries and the great work they do in Ohio with Peregrine Falcons. More information and  photos can be seen at http://www.falconcam-cmnh.org/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?49383.60 all courtesty Chad and Chris.

Nov 2008

November 11, 2008 - Greater Toronto - Private Residential 1

Mathew Rossi Reports:

The adult falcons are still on site as of Nov 2008.

Mascota still hanging with the parents

September 19, 2008 - Greater Toronto - Private Residential 1

Mathew Rossi Reports:

715AM - Mascota was spotted south of the nest ledge, so it appears there’s still 3 falcons in town

Both adults

September 18, 2008 - Greater Toronto - Private Residential 1

Mathew Rossi Reports:

Both adults spotted this aft in the shade south of the nest ledge.

Wed Sept 17

September 17, 2008 - Greater Toronto - Private Residential 1

Mathew Rossi Reports:

One falcon was reported at the nest location ~4PM today.

Adults spend some quality time

September 09, 2008 - Greater Toronto - Private Residential 1

Mathew Rossi Reports:

Observed the parents today, both were at the nest ledge together. The male appears to have eaten very recently judging from the red foot, the female was tucked back in the corner. The female is standing in an indent in the gravel, doubtful that means much.

Photos by Mathew Rossi.

Monday - Mascota

September 08, 2008 - Greater Toronto - Private Residential 1

Mathew Rossi Reports:

Tonight just as the rain rolled in, a juvenile, presumably Mascota, was spotted at the southmost end of the complex, at the original nest ledge. A 100% band ID was not possible but photos were finally managed for a change.

Photos by Mathew Rossi