Have to get ready for work...I don't want to go    Congratulations everyone!!  This has been a long time coming for Rochester fans, I'm just thrilled for everyone and for us that love DC as well 

Oh I hear peeping now!!  DotCa in and I see the egg and now I see baby!

I hear yelling the back ground?!  DotCa okay I hope, maybe just excited and clearing airspace..his dad always does that too.

II swear I hear peeping-and she threw Dot out at 5:15-and I HAVE TO LEAVE FOR WORK!

LOL!  I have to get ready too but I still have a half hour!  Oh I'm just giddy!!!  After yesterday, we all need to see this.  She's got her back up in hatch position!!!

Yippee!!!  

Good grief, is there a full moon?!  What the heck is going on! 

!!! Another sad story to tell! Yet another single parent struggles feed his three hatchlings!
June 18, 2012 - Toronto - Hearn Power Station
CPF Postmaster Reports:

June 18th - 2012
Despite the ongoing challenges and problems at this site, up until now at least, everything has been going well for the proud pair and their new family as close monitoring continues for the second season. The 2012 fledge watch continues for its second day and the three young hatchlings have been growing quickly and are getting ready to start taking their first flights.

Sadly, yesterdays news was not so good in that the resident adult female was rescued from the ground close to the bike trail with a wing injury down the road from the nest site. Bruce Massey, the CPF’s Hearn fledge watch coordinator transported the injured resident adult female to medical attention and we are still waiting for ward back as to her condition.

The resident adult male (identified last year by his leg bands as being Peter), - ( peregrine produced at the Hamilton Sheraton nest site in 2010) is struggling this season to keep up with the food demands of his three hatchlings given his mates absence. So far, the three young hatchlings have yet to take their first flights and remain in the nest.

Last year, the pair were successful in raising and fledging two hatchlings and had a very good go-round. Sadly, the two fledglings were not banded, as they had both fledged by the nest site was brought t our attention.

Hope they are wrong and find the little munchkin.

I don't want to know this. Oh that poor guy, he was doing so well. I liked him so much too. Why do they do that, Unity did the same thing. Fly Free Zephyr, you were awesome and a survivor! 

A true champion among tiercels! 

Here, here...he was a brave little warrior   

 

Male falcon Zephyr dead of head injury - Just posted to BCAW



http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/sbt-male-falcon-zephyr-found-injured-this-morning-downtown-20120619,0,4606251.story

She's a cutie    Going to hit 42c with the humidex today, hope she stays home and rests up 

Poor little guy 

Regatta left us tonight at approximately 4:45 pm.  She had a fatal collision with the glass tower trying to get home to the nest ledge.  She died on impact.  I'm so glad she had a few days to fly free and feel the wind under her wings, she was a beautiful girl.  I was inside the building when it happened but Frank and Angie saw it and described to me what happened.  I was able to go in and say goodbye to her and touch her.

O'Connor was devastated - she saw the collision and was screaming her head off and flew down to the lower rooftops and went back and forth yelling...just heartbreaking.  She did not attack when the body was removed from the roof either so that is pretty telling.  She and Jack both sat on the ledge in silence for a good hour and nary a peep was heard.  It's the first one she's ever lost and I truly believe she was grieving.

Tracy will be releasing Windward tonight and picking up Regatta. 

Windward was rescued today, found on a balcony behind the glass. We found her yesterday morning on the Bell building - which is a two story building and wondered how she got there as she had been flying so well.  She was there at 6:30 so likely something happened at dawn that morning before any of us were up and about.  She spent most of the day sitting in the hot sun and finally took off around 2 pm and flew between the nest ledge building and condo one and though she did gain a bit of height, we knew she wouldn't make it back up as she never came around the other side.

A ground search ensued and I also went up in my building and searched the rooftops and balconies from our windows at work.  No sign of her and the building we found her on - there were 6 workman on it yesterday so we were surprised to find her there today.  When I went outside first thing this morning in the back, they called to me from their swing stage to inform me that a falcon was on one of the 6th floor balconies.  So I ran to the front and got Frank and he hauled it over to the back, Baylie got the carrier and Frank went in with the Superintendent to rescue her.

She is now safely in a cool, quiet area until some brave soul will dare to face Oconnor and put her back on the roof!  I'm just home for a few hours break and then I'm heading back to keep Frank company and hopefully not have any others come down.

Thanks Donna!  heh she had me for a second    It's going to be really hot next few days but expected to cool off early next week.  Can't wait for eggs to hatch and to see Beauty and DotCa with babies...honestly I'm so excited 

Running out now to look after ours! 

No live streaming at work, just came back to desk and see falcon sunbathing on still cam - right??  Please tell me all is well?

Ok she moved..yay..ignore me..lol!