Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton

News from Rockford and our Louise!

April 28, 2024 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton

Cathy Kerr Reports:

News of Louise(catching up!)

March 23, 2024 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton

Cathy Kerr Reports:

Our recent snowfall not only affected us here in Ontario, but impacted several states as well. In Rockford, Illinois folks have been watching a Peregrine named Louise who was hatched at Canada Square in Toronto in 2016 incubating her four eggs on their nest cam. As the storm rolled in it buried her completely in snow so much so that she completely disappeared from view. Even her mate Brian stopped in to check on her. Louise is made of tough stuff and we have pictures her mother Haven doing the exact same thing. As the storm passed new images were now rolling in.  After what seemed an eternity, you can see her head popped up in the exact spot where she was covering the eggs.  Images from today show not four but FIVE eggs in a completely dry nest bowl!!!!!  Let me repeat for emphasis…Louise is so badass she laid an egg in a storm under a snow drift!!!!!!  What a glorious beauty!!!  Mother nature whipped up a storm and Louise looked her dead in the eye and said I AM THE STORM. We couldn’t be more proud!!!

Congrats to Raptorette!!

June 08, 2023 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton

Cathy Kerr Reports:

Some great news from Anderson, Indiana - Raptorette, 2019 hatch from Canada Square, Haven’s daughter has 4 more chicks this year! Two boys and two girls!! Always great to hear of our “kids” doing so well. Thanks to Jeff Timmons for keeping us posted. And the cute pic!

All eggs gone

May 16, 2023 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton

Marion Nash Reports:

for some reason after laying 3 eggs 2 went missing and finally the 3rd. Perhaps they were not fertile and Haven removed them. Hopefully she will try again. Haven is about 18 years old so perhaps we will see some years of low or no chicks produced. Security is keeping an eye on the nest to see if she re-clutches.

Haven has 3 eggs ( photo March 29th )

April 05, 2023 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton

Marion Nash Reports:

Bruce and Canada Square security did a check on Haven’s nest today and can confirm 3 eggs for sure. Security got a photo of 3 eggs on March 29th and Today she was staying very tight to the eggs so there is a possibility of 4.

Equinox in Etobicoke

October 17, 2022 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton

Marion Nash Reports:

Got the message below from Marlene at The Etobicoke private residence nest site of Indie and Aria. Equinox hatched in 2014 at Canada Square confirmed by his band numbers in the photo is in Etobicoke and Indie the resident male has not been seen for a couple days. Not sure yet is Equinox has chase Indie off or if he is just not home at the moment will be watching closely to see if he shows up.

Hi Marion - One of our fantastic photographers was able to get these shots at noon today - apparently it is not one of ours as we first thought - does the info provided assist you to identify where this bird is from? Mom is staying near and interesting that the intruder appears to have a beige
breast as does Aria. Any info you could provide would be most welcome.
We have not seen Indie for a week or so. Much appreciate your thoughts -
look forward to hearing from you - Marlene

Equinox hatched 2014 is now in Etobcoke

October 17, 2022 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton

Marion Nash Reports:

Got the message below from Marlene at The Etobicoke private residence nest site of Indie and Aria. Equinox hatched in 2014 at Canada Square confirmed by his band numbers in the photo is in Etobicoke and Indie the resident male has not been seen for a couple days. Not sure yet is Equinox has chase Indie off or if he is just not home at the moment will be watching closely to see if he shows up.

Hi Marion - One of our fantastic photographers was able to get these shots at noon today - apparently it is not one of ours as we first thought - does the info provided assist you to identify where this bird is from? Mom is staying near and interesting that the intruder appears to have a beige
breast as does Aria. Any info you could provide would be most welcome.
We have not seen Indie for a week or so. Much appreciate your thoughts -
look forward to hearing from you - Marlene

A 2020 juvie has come home!!

August 16, 2022 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton

Cathy Kerr Reports:

Sasha Rescued Again July 8th 2022

July 08, 2022 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton

Marion Nash Reports:

Mark and I were on our way to Yellow Pages Scarborough nest to relieve Bruce on the fledge watch but got a call from a contractor who was doing work on the roof top of 2221 Yonge St he said there is a Peregrine Falcon stuck on the roof top patio 54 floors up. He explained that there are 20 foot high glass walls up there and the bird is hitting the glass trying to get out. We drove down and yes found Sasha (red tape) sitting in a planter on the patio. There is no way a fledgling could get off that roof because there was not enough runway to get enough lift to get above the glass wall. There were 2 food packages up there with her so the adults were feeding her there. Mark caught her in a net and towel and she is every bit as strong and feisty as her mom Haven. Mark took her over to the nest building at 2200 Young and put her out on the balcony just below the nest as we always do so she is safe and able to keep flying with a new knowledge of glass barriers. Hopefully so stays off that roof but having made it up 54 floors I have no worry about her ever coming to ground. It’s up the the adults and to her now.

June 17th Canada Square- Jamie is back

June 17, 2022 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton

Marion Nash Reports:

Mark dropped me off at Canada Square to head down to Mount Sinai Hospital to release Red on the roof again.
At first I did not see any of the chicks but minutes later I saw one of the fledglings fly in from the north and attempt to land on RioCan it missed and recovered and flew back for a second attempt, this time landing safely on the top under the letter C , dad flew in behind him and did a couple flyovers before taking off back to the north.
While I was looking at that chick another flew in and joined him. I watched the 2 for a few minutes and saw the bands on the last one that arrived it was yellow. So now I have Neven for sure. I kept a close eye on the other trying to get a band as they were both very active with lots of wing flapping in the wind gusts.
A movement caught my eye above the 2 and I focused by binoculars on an bump above them on the grill-work that holds the letters RioCan it was another fledgling laying down flat as a pancake. Great I have 3 fledglings.
I watched them all closely only taking my eyes off them to wipe some of the grit that was getting in my eyes stirred up by the high wind gusts whipping up the dust from the construction site.
Finally the first fledgling got close to the edge and I focused on it legs in time to catch a leg stretch there are no bands on that leg yippee it’s our unbanded Jamie.
I could see the a band color on the higher one that was on the grill work as it just would not show the lower leg.
Mark arrived at about 5:00 PM and just in time to see another fledgling fly in from the north and land with it’s siblings on RioCan. Well we get to end the day with all 4 chicks in sight and all safe.
Now that Jamie has returned and shown me he can attain and stay up on a building as high as RioCan I decided to wind down the watch to spot checks and take a couple days rest before we start the next fledge watch at another site. I think although dads job is just beginning since all the chicks seemed to have followed dad in from the north it looks like they found his man cave lol. Over the next weeks the chicks are going to learn how to be a top predator at dads top-gun peregrine school.