Earliest egg we've had since 2008!

OK, I just have to say that Mark cracks me up.   

This is very good news.  Glad to hear that they will be getting a nest box of their own at this location.  Thanks for posting Ei!

He really does have quite the way with words!

Don't know why the picture didn't post properly (sorry Shaky)

I can't get the post to open right now, but the nestbox is on legs with a back door...really snazzy!

This news belongs here and at Central Terminal Buffalo, but posting here to refresh it.

As we have heard, Stormin' is now on site at the 18 King St. scrape with Erin. Time will tell if Erin is up for another season...

Meanwhile, Stormin' & Haven's son Simcoe (2012) was last seen nesting at the Oshawa Hospital with Alfrieda, daughter of Diamante & Glieg (2012) with one offspring, Salveo. Presuming the pair has not changed this year...

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!!! Oshawa Lake Ridge Hospital peregrines are on site and getting ready to lay eggs!
March 26, 2015 - Oshawa - Oshawa Activity
Mark Nash Reports:

March 26th - 2015
A quickly update on the Oshawa Lake Ridge Hospital peregrines. I was able to spend several hours today out in Oshawa after delivering the new nest box that the CPF has build for them to provide a more suitable nesting habitat for their resident peregrines. I was delighted to catch both peregrines in view, and managed to snap a few photos of the “love-birds� while they were involved in some intimate mating activity. Wow, that doesn’t sound good! Just lucky to be there and have the camera in hand when the “love-birds� were involved with one another. That sounds a little better.

It would appear that the pair have decided to utilize a lower roof top elevation to lay their eggs at, in comparison to the higher roof top elevation that they used last season.

Actually, this lower elevation appears to be a better choice, given that it also has protection from both sides as well as a back wall to protect them from any driving winds and rain. While I don’t see this elevation any more challenging to install the nest box on, it remains to be seen when the time comes.

While we have no confirmation of any eggs having been laid as yet, given the both birds were visible at the same time for over an hour, and copulation was observed, it is not likely given these events (and in consideration of the cold temps) that they have not laid any eggs as yet,,,,,, (and obviously not involved in any sort of incubation),,, BUT copulation is happening, and egg(s) are very soon to follow!!!

I have attached some photos, (not very good ones) as it was still spitting rain, somewhat misty and still quite breezy and cold! So there lies my excuse (reason) for such crappy photos! Hmmm, maybe I Just can’t admit to being a crappy photographer.

Stay tuned,,,, as there is more update to follow………….

ustream still has it's daily recording feature...

http://youtu.be/fbf4nq8INIM

& Dot on cam 1 18:26 Ei

This is the pic I got and I think I see 2 eggs at 2.55PM

Sticking to her 48 hours between eggs schedule! You can just about set your watch by her!

From Wikipedia. I guess the proper term is billing...who knew!

Billing
When billing, northern gannets raise their beaks high and clatter them against each other.

During courtship, mated pairs of many bird species touch or clasp each other's bills. Termed billing (also nebbing in British English), this behavior appears to strengthen pair bonding. The amount of contact involved varies among species. Some gently touch only a part of their partner's beak while others clash their beaks vigorously together.

Gannets raise their bills high and repeatedly clatter them, the male puffin nibbles at the female's beak, the male waxwing puts his bill in the female's mouth and ravens hold each other's beaks in a prolonged "kiss". Billing can also be used as a gesture of appeasement or subordination. Subordinate gray jay routinely bill more dominant birds, lowering their body and quivering their wings in the manner of a young bird food begging as they do so. A number of parasites, including rhinonyssids and Trichomonas gallinae are known to be transferred between birds during episodes of billing.

Usage of the term has spread beyond avian behavior; "billing and cooing" in reference to human courtship (particularly kissing) has been in use since Shakespeare's time,and derives from the courtship of doves.

We just had a rather strange bowing session.  Dot was doing some deep bows and coming up almost like he was feeding Beauty something.  I know he wasn't, but that's what it looked like. 

Almost like "Here, have some pebbles, dear.  It'll help."

Seriously, will one of the experts please explain to me what was going on here? I really want to know. Did anyone else see that bowing session?

Okay, why is no one talking to me? Can you not see my posts or am I just being ignored?

I swear I posted before I left for work this morning. I didn't see it but they seem to be beaking. Usually parent & eyas, but I've seen it in adults too.

18:08 Ei

Do you think she is "getting ready"? Now's that time when I love to see the stats re egg-laying dates. Ei?? I think you are the Keeper of the Keys...

2010         2011              2012                    2013         2014
8-Apr      1-Apr          29-Mar (Unity)     16-Apr   08-Apr
10-Apr     9-Apr        16-May                     18-Apr   11-Apr
13-Apr     11-Apr        19-May                    21-Apr   13-Apr
15-Apr   (no hatch)                                  23-Apr   15-Apr

Beauty is still there at noon.

Do you think she is "getting ready"? Now's that time when I love to see the stats re egg-laying dates. Ei?? I think you are the Keeper of the Keys...

Could be Bobbie.  It would be earlier than last year.

My notes are home. It would be well earlier than ever before for Beauty. I seem to recall 04/08 being the first egg last year.

7:17 am - Two bowing in the nest tray.  Now just one.

 

No afternoon glare...lovely egg!

Together at the Nest Box!

Been meaning to ask...

Has anyone ever seen them switch sides? It seems to me that Dot is always on the left & Beauty is always on the right...at least during pre-egg bonding...

Once, and it was so notable that I posted it.

M&K had predominant sides too. Kaver on left, Mariah on right.

Guess I wasn't paying that much attention to stuff like that back in the M&K days...

Together at the Nest Box!

Been meaning to ask...

Has anyone ever seen them switch sides? It seems to me that Dot is always on the left & Beauty is always on the right...at least during pre-egg bonding...