!!! The Banding Date Is Set!
May 13, 2014 - Toronto - Don Mills
Marion Nash Reports:
To everyone watching the Duncan Mill Rd. falcon family.

Banding day for the chicks is set for May 28th at 10:00 AM at the Harlequin office. Should be fun to watch as sky the new father might just give our volunteer rock climber something to remember him by. Keep an eye on the web cam May 28th.

A very big thank you to Harlequin for once again hosting the banding!!!

Pip, pip!!!  Baby on the way!!   



http://www.peregrine-foundation.ca/w/2014/05/sightings/almost-here/

Looks like 2 is the final number...glad to see after the way the season started. Belle looks all healed as well.

Me too! 

Over corrected so we can see them!

Woohoo! Thanks Kitty!!

!! Banding Day May 28 2014
May 13, 2014 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Marion Nash Reports:

The banding of the Etobicoke Bloor and Islington Peregrine Falcon chicks is set for 2:00 PM May 28th in the lobby of the east tower by the All Trans Financial. We will start the ceremony at 1:30 with introductions and short explanation of the procedure before the chicks are brought down from the nest ledge high above.

Come out to watch your falcon babies get their bands and their names all are welcome get their early to get up close.

!!! May 30th is Banding Day
May 13, 2014 - Toronto - Sheraton Centre
Marion Nash Reports:

On May 30th at 2:00 PM The Canadian peregrine Foundation and The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources will be banding this years baby peregrine falcons produced at The Sheraton in the Pinnacle Room on the 43 floor of the Downtown Toronto Sheraton Hotel.

If you are interested in attending please call Marion Nash at The Canadian peregrine Foundation at 416-481-1233. There will be limited space available for guests and everyone must be added to the list who wishes to attend.

We are looking forward to seeing all our Falcon friends and admirers and of course the new additions to Toronto’s Falcon Family.

For those who can’t attend you can watch some of the action on the web cam.

Great team work ladies!  Now you get to 'name' another falcon too  

I've seen a few one year olds lay eggs at this time of year in the past - usually only two as it's later in the season so not too late for another falcon baby or two.

And also added Don Mills of course, had to crop Tiago out - for some reason the uploader is cutting off an inch around the edges if you upload it full size.

!!! Screen Capture of Four Little Ones!!
May 13, 2014 - Toronto - Don Mills
Kathy Reports:

Kitty over at Rfalcon, the Rochester Falcon forum, captured this screen shot of a feeding and you can see 3 heads up for the meal and one little one laying down to the side.  I put little pen marks there to point them out.

In another day or so they’ll all be bigger and stronger and we should be able to get sharper photos of them!

  Fixed 

!!! Three Hatches for RM & Tiago
May 13, 2014 - Toronto - Sheraton Centre
Kathy Reports:

It’s been a challenge trying to count heads here due to the location the falcons chose, good protection for them but hard for us to see.

Our good friend Kitty at Rfalcon managed to capture this endearing photo of mom feeding 3 little ones.  Dad was also in the photo however due to the site cutting off the edges I had to crop him out so you could see the three little heads!

Thank you Kitty and to all those who watch this site so faithfully!

P.S. Anyone here who can post to CPF, please feel free to share my captures from here & the Sheraton. I've sent a few by email but they must not be going through. Thanks.

Thanks Kitty, I can post it for you.  I'll do Sheraton too if you like - I was waiting for Linda to do it but she is probably busy!

A 2013 sub adult was found dead in their territory yesterday - he was hatched at our Mississauga Holcim site - details here. 

http://www.peregrine-foundation.ca/w/2014/05/sightings/looks-like-lyn-ruben-defended-the-territory-today/

!! And then there were four??
May 12, 2014 - Toronto - Don Mills
Kathy Reports:

Several of us are thinking we may have had a fourth hatch here but it’s hard to confirm at this point.   Soon as you think you see a fourth head, another one falls in for the block!  If anyone can get a clear screen capture, send it on in to us!

Of course they are, it's hatch week so anything that can go wrong will 

!!! First Hatch for TR Mom & Jack!!
May 12, 2014 - Greater Toronto - Private Residential 1
Kathy Reports:

Just received word that they had their first hatch yesterday afternoon!  So they were 6 days apart from his other site this year

Great catch Kitty, I think you are right