These guys are raring to go
June 11, 2011 - Port Colborne - ADM Mill
Doug Garbutt Reports:It seems that if only the young ones here could get rid of those pesky white downy feathers, they would take the big jump. They don’t have many left and they’re quickly shedding them. When they flap their wings like crazy in the box, it looks like a snow storm. The downy feathers just fly in the air. It will be very soon (perhaps tomorrow) when they get the guts to go. Trouble here is that there nothing but a whole lot of water 200 feet below their box. If they can’t fly, they will have to swim. We all know that won’t happen especially with 200 seagulls trying to drown the falcon who can’t swim! I’ll let you know when they do get the nerve.
Water and buildings....a no no.
June 11, 2011 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Kathy Reports:
Day 36 and all is well with the Etobicoke trio. I spent approximately 6 hours at the site today, rain was expected but it held off so it was a nice day in spite of the clouds.
Both Jack and Angel were in the house when I arrived. Aside for leaving twice to check on his other family, Jack spent most of the six hours at our site. The kids are pretty dark now and one of them is still about a day or so behind in development and still had some visible white fluff on his/her chest. Of course that was the one racing up and down the ledge flapping his wings as if it was a runway.
The other two seemed quite relaxed and save for a flap here and there when a parent flew by the ledge, they didn’t seem to keen on moving much. One took a 2 hour nap in the nestbox at one point while the other two sat side by side beaking and preening each other.
At approximately 2:45 Jack brought food to Angel and she took it into the ledge and beak fed them. It was a small package and incited some excited screaming and yelling that was obviously a complaint at the lack of substance. A few minutes later Angel flew to the cache and came in with more food which one of
young promptly stole and ran into a corner with. Not one to be deterred, Mom went right over and repossessed it and promptly proceeded to feed them all. Finally satisfied, all three laid down for a nap and that is how I left them.
The ‘official’ fledge watch will start this Monday with Frank and crew being on site from dawn to dusk. I will be out tomorrow for a few hours just to ensure they are still on the ledge and I expect they will be. The parents aren’t doing fly by’s and mom is still beak feeding them so they obviously feel they need a few more days as well.
A big thank you to Joyce and MAK, two falcon fans from Rochester who came by to say hello and visit with the family today. It was a pleasure to meet you both!
!!! Chicks getting bigger!!!!
June 11, 2011 - Windsor - Ambassador Bridge
Dennis Patrick Reports:This morning we visited the site. Freddie was on the Pipe and Voltaire was busy feeding Lady Gaga and Spitfire. When she was done she took the rest of the food and flew on to the East West beam. Lady Gaga and Spitfire are getting bigger as the days go by. When we left both of them were resting, Freddie and Voltaire were sitting close by each other on the beam close to the nest ledge. One big happy family.
Gwen
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