Quest and Kendal - Toronto/Don Mills

[MAK]

  Thanks Alison! What a little survivor! 

[BIGFRANK]

Thanks Allison,very happy to be set straight! Still a Canadian gal :-)

[kat]

Well, just tuning in again and am not entirely surprised to hear that probably wasn't Kendal I was watching, but a juvie. Kendal has a very white breast and this one...well...it's hard to tell from where I sit! I suppose it makes sense the way it was playing about (and Quest was flying with it, too). Would it be too much to hope it's Harlequin we were looking at?! In any regard, I did see a pair flying about earlier this afternoon, but too far to tell who was who. And Quest did do a fly-by my window again, so I know she's still hanging about! Would be great if someone could ID the young one, though.

So now, of course, I wonder where Kendal's at!

[Donna]

Well, just tuning in again and am not entirely surprised to hear that probably wasn't Kendal I was watching, but a juvie. Kendal has a very white breast and this one...well...it's hard to tell from where I sit! I suppose it makes sense the way it was playing about (and Quest was flying with it, too). Would it be too much to hope it's Harlequin we were looking at?! In any regard, I did see a pair flying about earlier this afternoon, but too far to tell who was who. And Quest did do a fly-by my window again, so I know she's still hanging about! Would be great if someone could ID the young one, though.

So now, of course, I wonder where Kendal's at!

Quest seemed like she was pretty much saying, "this is my nest" and that's why she stayed for so long the other day. She did not seem upset that the juvie was flying back and forth, so I don't think she was concerned for territory. Wouldn't be the first falcon/juvie to upon a nest in the Winter and yes...Where Is Kendal?

[Carol P.]

Thanks Allison,very happy to be set straight! Still a Canadian gal :-)

Uh hum!  Quest is not a Canadian gal.  She's a Rochester gal who just happens to be living in Canada.   

[Carol P.]

Ann B reports that only Quest was there this afternoon.  She was sitting on top of the Harlequin bldg. off camera.  No sightings of the juvie.  All was quiet.

[BIGFRANK]

Kat it wasnt Harley,different tape colour for sure.

[AlisonL]

I hope the juvie will visit again and perhaps be identified.

The pics of Quest today are from the CPF site:

   

[kat]

Kat it wasnt Harley,different tape colour for sure.

Ah! Thanks for clarifying that for me, Frank!

PS: lots of SNOW to contend with today!

[Dumpsterkitty]

As of right now,as we cant read the band number from Anns none-the-less great photos, we are unable to ID the Mystery Guest. We can see it has green tape and a black over black band, which means it is a Peregrine which CPF banded. We can also see that the bird isnt adult, which narrows the number of birds it can be.

I knew this was tickling my brain for a reason.  Then I was showing a friend at work around the CPF site.  When I opened this picture it came to me...


Photos by Richard Sigesmund at Bluffer's Park August 2011
www.mr.sharp-photo.com

Sunshine is banded black/black 24/X with green tape on her USFWS band...

Not saying it was her at Harlequin...there are probably lots of others banded this year with green tape...just sayin'...

[Donna]

Wow, imagine that Ei. Here's the juvie at the nest the other day. I'm trying to compare markings.

[MAK]

The mustache looks right! 

[Donna]

The mustache looks right! 

Pretty darn close MAK! So even if it was a female, Quest was not to phased by her.

[BIGFRANK]

We been there and done that. There is no way to know for sure. As far as we know though there was only 2 with green tape this year. Sunshine and sorry but the other slips my mind and its too late to ask Tracy. Will let U know tomorrow. No point in speculating though.

[Dumpsterkitty]

We been there and done that. There is no way to know for sure. As far as we know though there was only 2 with green tape this year. Sunshine and sorry but the other slips my mind and its too late to ask Tracy. Will let U know tomorrow. No point in speculating though.

No, there's no way to know for sure without a positive read on the band.  But it sure is nice to think Sunshine is still doing well and somehow found her way to her aunt's place for a visit!