Canada Falcons: All but those hatched in Rochester

[patsy6]

I was just about to post! Somebody remains there now.  It has been terribly windy and rainy here during the night and this morning, and I'm assuming the wind reached Etobicoke as well.  I'm so glad to see Aria and Lucky now!

Yes it has been a wild day with the winds and rain.  Aria was riding the thermals again this morning and chatting away to Lucky all the while. 

[patsy6]

Look at Aria puffing up.  She's Beauty 2.0.

[carly]

She looks very much like Beauty doesn't she. 

[patsy6]

I even see a bit of a flat head.

[MAK]

I was just about to post! Somebody remains there now.  It has been terribly windy and rainy here during the night and this morning, and I'm assuming the wind reached Etobicoke as well.  I'm so glad to see Aria and Lucky now!

Yes it has been a wild day with the winds and rain.  Aria was riding the thermals again this morning and chatting away to Lucky all the while. 

She seems to be a little chatter box! lol  

[carly]

Lucie swung by today and caught a few photos of Aria and Lucky.  She's having some challenges sizing photos to post here so she is okay with me posting them for her.  You can see the 'cam perch' I often reference in my posts.  O'Connor would rarely allow Lucky to perch there, that was 'her' domain and now you couldn't pry him off if you tried...lol...it's like he's gotten up there and isn't ever coming down!

*all photos taken by Lucie*

1.  Lucky on cam and Aria on ledge.
2.  Aria in flight
3.  Aria on the west tower on the Mondelez sign
4.  Lucky dozing on his new home  

[Kris G.]

Tell Lucy..great pics!  

[carly]

Happy Friday from Aria     She seems to be settling in quite well as each week goes by.

[AlisonL]

Yesterday, Aria arrived at the nest before daylight, and stayed for a while.



I assume this is Lucky, since I can't read bands at this site.

[AlisonL]

Aria was at the nest several times today.

As MAK mentioned previously, she certainly is another Beautyful one.

[carly]

Great captures Alison and yes that one was Lucky.  It's easier to tell them apart now...one speckled and one white 

[AlisonL]

Aria:









And what of O'Connor? Has there been any news of her? Have there been any searches of the surounding area for her?

She is one of the great falcons, a magnificent peregrine with a commanding presence, and she deserves at least that much.

[carly]

I've searched everywhere Alison and no sign of her.  September 29th is the last time I saw or heard her. Then it was quiet for a week, no sign of anyone save for workmen on all the towers and then suddenly Aria showed up on the ledge starting October 5th with Lucky.  

The only place I don't have access to is the rooftops of the three towers but given there are workmen on them pretty much daily the past month - I would like to think they'd have notified me or CPF if a body had been found.   I also have a friend that volunteers at Toronto Wildlife and she hasn't been brought in injured.


The condo tenants also keep an eye out, they would have said something if there was any sort of battle or disturbance as they have done so in the past.  Not to mention two watchers live in the towers.  Whatever happened must have happened off site - meaning away from our buildings.  

[MAK]

I've searched everywhere Alison and no sign of her.  September 29th is the last time I saw or heard her. Then it was quiet for a week, no sign of anyone save for workmen on all the towers and then suddenly Aria showed up on the ledge starting October 5th with Lucky.  

The only place I don't have access to is the rooftops of the three towers but given there are workmen on them pretty much daily the past month - I would like to think they'd have notified me or CPF if a body had been found.   I also have a friend that volunteers at Toronto Wildlife and she hasn't been brought in injured.


The condo tenants also keep an eye out, they would have said something if there was any sort of battle or disturbance as they have done so in the past.  Not to mention two watchers live in the towers.  Whatever happened must have happened off site - meaning away from our buildings.  

Or maybe O'Connor left the area on her own to look for a quieter place with no humans disturbing her world. 

[AlisonL]

I've searched everywhere Alison and no sign of her.  September 29th is the last time I saw or heard her. Then it was quiet for a week, no sign of anyone save for workmen on all the towers and then suddenly Aria showed up on the ledge starting October 5th with Lucky.  

The only place I don't have access to is the rooftops of the three towers but given there are workmen on them pretty much daily the past month - I would like to think they'd have notified me or CPF if a body had been found.   I also have a friend that volunteers at Toronto Wildlife and she hasn't been brought in injured.


The condo tenants also keep an eye out, they would have said something if there was any sort of battle or disturbance as they have done so in the past.  Not to mention two watchers live in the towers.  Whatever happened must have happened off site - meaning away from our buildings.  

Thank you so much for searching for O'Connor, Carly. I really appreciate it. I went through my archives and, like you, I saw her at the nest on September 29, even after dark at 8:05 p.m.

On October 2, there were workmen very close to the nest, so I was not surprised that the birds did not appear.





Then on October 4, one of the birds was at the nest. Who would you say this is?