DC being vocal, and Beauty looking very fluffy:

       

       

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DC:

         

DC back again:

     

     

I am also curious about the identity of the adult female with a federal band.

From TPP: So we got information back on the Peregrine we caught yesterday. It turns out it was Pulse, the same Peregrine we captured last Nov at the same spot!!

She was originally banded from a clutch that were raised on the Ambassador Bridge last June.
She has completed nearly a full molt with no juvenile back or wing feathers evident. She 15 months old, making her a Second Year bird and weighed in at 1015g.

I remember she was a big bird as a Hatch Year bird!  It looks like she has made Toronto and the Toronto waterfront her new home..

Thanks, Carly! She is a beauty as an adult, as she was when she was a juvie. I remember the earlier photo from last November. One of five chicks, Pulse was originally listed as a male. I wonder how her siblings are doing.

Photos of Pulse are here:

https://www.facebook.com/tommythompsonpark/posts/927422830739606

The past 6 weeks have been hard on O'Connor and Lucky.  There is major construction going on at the site, men on all three towers, large cranes lifting steel girders and huge concrete slabs, demolition of parts of the lower levels as they add a second level above the lower mezzanine, etc...  They are also resealing all the glass panes as they have started to come apart at the seams and this will take quite awhile to do

This past week - due to the rain and wind the workers haven't been on the swing stages so finally OC and Lucky have had their home back and they are enjoying it to say the least.  I saw lots of tandem flying as they renew their bond.

Yesterday a kettle of 15 TV's came through and it was spectacular!  They landed on the rooftop of the nest ledge riser, went in and out of all the ledges and even perched on the swing stage levers.  All the while Lucky sat on the web cam preening..lol! 

Thanks for the information, Carly! A few signs of construction have even been visible on the cams; swing stages, cables, humans etc. It's good to know that Lucky and O'Connor have handled all the disruption well.

I would have liked to see the kettle of TVs.  I really like TVs and all other vultures.

A solo visit from Beauty:

         

        

 

Beauty and DC:

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Short visit:

         

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There have been more frequent visits to the nest recently, usually by O'Connor, but today I found both birds at the nest.

The birds at this nest are still Pa's son DF and his mate AF. This year, they raised four beautiful chicks.

Found them bonding at the nest yesterday:

A new update on Spirit from Fritz Fritschi:

I had the opportunity to participate in the distribution of her meal during my trip to Chouette à Voir on September 15. She was perched in her private flight enclosure and she attacked her daily meal, which consisted of chickens. She looks very much in shape and has a good appetite, since there was nothing left of her meal from the day before. I had the opportunity to see her again on September 26, during another visit. Still with a voracious appetite. On Sunday, October 8, the same thing. One would very much like to see the staff introduce her into the large flight enclosure, in order to provide her with all the space necessary to properly assess her recovery. I believe that the future is promising. This particular Spirit has very much earned her name. An avian example of resilience if there ever was one.

Great news! Well done, Archimedes! Stay safe wherever you travel.

What a handsome little juvie he is.

I am also curious about the identity of the adult female with a federal band.

This morning:

         

       
 

DC back for a quick nest check:

   

I agree, Tapper Gal, DC is a very handsome tiercel.