[This woodpecker decided he didn't make enough noise drumming on trees, and used a metal electricity pole instead!]

http://www.youtube.com/user/NeilGrubb#p/u/6/7Ju7Ng-gIqc

Caption: This woodpecker decided he didn't make enough noise drumming on trees, and used a metal electricity pole instead!    

http://www.youtube.com/user/NeilGrubb#p/a/u/2/5QrazYqGZ48  I just  this video. What a beautiful spot for a nest too. The music....awesome:  Skyedance by Alasdair Fraser and Paul Machlis.

Pretty soon Beauty!!!! 

Early evening visitor  A or B...I'd say Beauty.

[SWEET!!!!]

SWEET!!!!  Thanks Linda & Carol.

[Mar 26, 2010 - Confirmed (again) - Jack is [still] a dirty dog! + Zero Eggs]

Mar 26, 2010 - Confirmed (again) - Jack is [still] a dirty dog! + Zero Eggs

The past few days, I've been talking with some folks that monitor the Bloor/Islington nest, and we've been trying to sort out some confusion. Both here and there we've had reports in the past week+ of what may be additional tiercels (males) in the area. Yesterday we were performing forensic audits on photos, concluding that at least one bird seen at Bloor/Islington appears to be Jack.

This morning at 1145AM, I decided to check and see what mischief might be happening here at the ledge. Upon stepping out I immediately heard a lot of vocalization and grabbed the camera even though I couldn't see anything.

Sure enough, a falcon flew out of a ledge (Mom), and headed for some trees off in the distance. I had a feeling I knew what was next and sure enough another falcon left the ledge a few minutes later.

Upon review of the photos, it was Mom that headed to the tree first, followed by Jack. A mating took place "au-naturale" in a tree which is cool. Jack flew back to the ledge following the mating episode which took longer than I've seen in the past.

So, Jack is here, Jack is there, clearly he's busy everywhere! The question remains as to whether or not we've got additional males in the area, which is possible given the timing is right for falcons to be migrating back northwards for the summer.

130PM update - leveraging the presense of window-washers and absense of birds this aft, I can confirm that there are zero eggs on any of the south ledges. In fact, there's hardly any evidence of a scrape. Just logging it for the record.

  Grain Elevator pefa

Great pic Sage...thanks.

Enough bonding....let's get down to some serious egg laying. 

Itch

Oh yeah, it's working just fine now! Beauty's spot.

Pan Cam fixed..maybe? Fingers crossed X

Archer in nest, Beauty by Mega Main

Archer

Archer

Last tracked on March 24 in Ottawa, near the Ottawa river. Where is she going?

looking up!

Now, many of the fields sprout only weeds and the sheds are falling down....

They should harvest some of that weed. I hear a lot of people will buy it.

It's in "HIGH" demand!