Toronto - King Street

!!! First full View

May 20, 2013 - Toronto - King Street

Linda Woods Reports:

The young ones are out for a walk today, finally get to see them.

!!! Young hatchlings at the Toromto King Street nest site.

May 11, 2013 - Toronto - King Street

Linda Woods Reports:

May 11th - 2013

Here is a couple of images from the web cam at the Toronto King street nest site taken this Saturday of the chicks in view.

Linda

!!! Definitely a Hatch!!

May 09, 2013 - Toronto - King Street

Kathy Reports:

Thanks to Skygirlblue over at BCAW for getting these photos of Erin, Windwhistler and one baby.  Photos are a bit small but you can clearly see one there in the original size photos!

CALLING ALL WATCHERS!! THIS IS A CRITICAL MESSAGE FOR YOU!!

May 09, 2013 - Toronto - King Street

Tracy Simpson Reports:

With nest sites throughout southern Ontario all hatching eggs this week the Fledge Watch program will be in full swing throughout June at multiple sites and all at the same time this year.  This critical positive intervention program that was pioneered by the CPF in Ontario has been in operation since 1996 and each year has supported the offspring of nesting pairs with resounding success.  Were it not for the stewardship efforts and the gift of time from all of our volunteers, many of the Ontario hatched resident adults that are currently producing young of their own would not be alive today.  This message is a call to you to join us in June for one of the most incredible things we get to experience supporting this species at risk.

What do you need to be a Fledge Watch volunteer?  Well, I’m glad you asked; two things.  The first would be the generous gift of your time during the month of June for which we are all so grateful.  Whether you can spare an hour, a day, a week or every waking moment, it all contributes to the success of the program, the survival of the inexperienced peregrine offspring and the ongoing monitoring efforts of the Canadian Peregrine Foundation.  The second thing that you will need is the sincere desire to be a part of something so amazing that it will be one of those memorable experiences that you will never forget.  I won’t tell you tales here, there are days that are slow.  These are the days that are filled with learning more about the birds, stories, camaraderie, training and connecting with the local community; all rewarding in their own right.  There are also days where its absolute pandemonium and we all wish the fledglings would just stop moving for all of one second so we can count heads and catch our breath.  Regardless of the type of day it is, I can say this from my personal experience and it is a sentiment that all of our watchers both new and seasoned share.  You will go home knowing that you helped make a difference in the life of a species at risk in Ontario and that you have given each and every juvenile at your chosen watch site a chance at survival that they otherwise wouldn’t have.  It is incredibly rewarding knowing that your presence made all the difference in the world. 

Last year the Fledge Watch teams collectively rescued 21 juvenile peregrine falcons from imminent mortality and gave them a second chance at life.  If you would like to be a part of one of these critical support teams this June, we would love to hear from you.  Please send us an email to raptor4@peregrine-foundation.ca with your name, a contact number, your site of interest and a general indication of the time you can share.  We will be following up with you with further details about the site you are going to attend and the expected start date for that watch.  Fasten your seatbelts and return your trays to the upright position for lift off in June!!  As always it promises to be one amazing flight after another!!!

!!! Yet another mystery that needs to be solved!

May 08, 2013 - Toronto - King Street

Linda Woods Reports:

May 8th - 2013

earlier this evening, I was able to get a few snapshots of a food delivery and get a look at the nest ledge for a few minutes while both of the adults were off incubation duties. I was able to snap a few photos from the web cam and now I’m really confused!!!

Has there been a hatch? Are two eggs gone? Is there is one or two eggs left / visible? Given the date that the first egg was laid, we should have a hatch any day now!

As I watched the resident adult female return to the nest ledge, she sure looked perplexed as she looked her eggs! Maybe one of the eggs is just starting to pip!

Hopefully, we will get another opportunity later on this evening to get another look, or early tomorrow morning before the sun gets high in the sky and floods the nest ledge with way tooooo much light for the camera to dal with!

Stay tuned, and keep watching! Send us some web can photos if you get a better look at what’s happening.

You will have to decide what you see in the photos that I snapped earlier this evening.
What do you see?
Linda

!!! !!Egg #4 for Erin & Windwhistler!!

April 08, 2013 - Toronto - King Street

Kathy Reports:

Once again a debt of thanks to DutchEagleFan for catching Erin off the eggs this morning to show her that egg #4 has arrived!!

!!! !!!3 Eggs for Erin & WW!!!

April 05, 2013 - Toronto - King Street

Kathy Reports:

Thanks to the ‘eagle’ eye of Dutch Eagle Fan who caught this capture at 6:22 am of three eggs at King St!

It’s been a challenge due to the weather to try and get egg counts!

!!! !!!Egg #2 for Erin & Windwhistler

April 02, 2013 - Toronto - King Street

Kathy Reports:

April 2nd - 2013
Likely laid last night as she was due for one but the cold weather has kept her tight on the eggs.  She’s up now and I could clearly see two eggs!

!!! !!First Egg for Erin & Windwhistler has Arrived!!

March 30, 2013 - Toronto - King Street

Kathy Reports:

Thanks to Dutch Eagle Fan for catching it on the cam just a little while ago after laying and for including a screen shot of it!

!!! 1st Egg for Erin and Windwhistler is very close!

March 28, 2013 - Toronto - King Street

Kathy Smith Reports:

March 28th -2013
It looks like we are getting early Easter gifts all over southern Ontario today as it might appear that the resident adult female (named Erin)is getting ready to lay her first egg. Erin has been laying down allot on the nest bowl at the King Street nest ledge today and it would appear that she maybe egg bound and getting ready to lay her first egg. .

The resident adult male - officially named Windwhistler,,, - (a.k.a., nick-named “Spike” back in his early days when he arrived and took over the King Street nest territory, and we hadn’t identified him) has been noticeably keeping his distance from the nest ledge today.

Looking forward to some web camera pictures of her first egg.

Stay tuned……