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<P class="title">FALCONWATCH 2025 WRAPS UP</p>
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Sunday, June 29, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinator Lisa Millar reports:
It was a beautiful clear start to our final day of the on-street watch. Two
chicks greeted the morning at 6:30 on Standard Life and were first to enjoy
breakfast at 7:25 while another chick was on the western Fairclough railing.
At 7:55 two chicks flew to the upper roof of the Sheraton and appeared to be
eating.
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At 8:00 the chick on Sheraton flew by Standard Life and was joined by
the other two chicks and they flew around, calling. One landed on the
Sheraton, one was on the southern mid-point of Standard Life and the
third was on the Standard Life upper roof. At 9:05 an adult had landed
on Standard Life and was chased off the building to Homewood by one of
the chicks. At 9:54 one of the chicks circled very high in the sky. The
rest of the morning and afternoon included more practice at high flying
and take offs and landings from building to building including a ten
minute display of talon touching and soaring.
<p>
At 6:19 all three chicks were on the south side roof of Standard Life. At
7:53 one chick went out of our sightline and was found on the Trios College
building while another bird, possibly an adult, was seen on the east side
of the Scarfone building near Gore Park. There was an adult on Fairclough
who flew to Standard Life and dropped food that was caught in midair by one
chick while another chick joined them for the meal.
<p>
We had a glimpse of the next challenge for Winona, Simcoe and Charlton when
one of the three took off at full speed to catch a seagull. They weren't
successful but you can tell that they are ready for this important step in
their development. All three were in view along with both adults as the
final night of Falcon Watch drew to close. Thank you to everyone for your
support and don't forget to donate so that this important work can continue.
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<P class="title">ONE MORE DAY TO GO</p>
Saturday, June 28, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinators Lisa Millar and Matthew
Mills report:
It was a clear day- 28 degrees with a gentle breeze. When our Falcon
Watchers first arrived there wasn't a falcon in sight. It only took ten
minutes for two of them to appear near Hess with another appearing ten
minutes later near the BDC. At 7:20 three birds were on the BDC with
another, possibly a parent, on the lower roof of the Sheraton.
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Standard Life became the site for the first meal of the day with one of the
chicks assisting in the preparation. Breakfast was enjoyed by all between
8:10 and 8:33. Once full, the chicks were ready for an incredible day of
flying. This began with multiple flights between the buildings within our
view that included the adults. A quick meal was fed to one chick on
Fairclough at 11:43 by Judson.
<p> A turkey vulture was seen flying over Fairclough and was quickly
dispatched by an adult at 3:10. The number of flights to many locations
kept Falcon Watchers very busy trying to track the chicks. At 4:54 all
four chicks were spotted soaring high above the Braley Building.
Binoculars were required to see them; they were so high in the sky.
Talon touching, soaring, chasing and other incredible feats of flight
were observed, These chicks are ready for their next steps- hunting.
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Another chick was fed a very large meal on the Thomson Building at
7:25. More flights and calling took place. The evening ended with one
chick on the north side of Stelco. Two chicks were on the north west
corner of BDC and an adult was on the duck at Homewood. <b>Come and join
us for our last day of Falcon Watch</b>, behind the Braley building, and
see these falcons in action. We would love to meet you.
<P class="title">HUNTING PRACTICE</p>
Friday, June 27, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinators Lisa Millar and Matthew
Mills report:
Another temperate day with light winds began with a meal at
6:30 for two chicks on Standard Life while another chick appeared to be
dressing prey on Stelco. At 6:55 the chick from Stelco joined its siblings
on Standard Life. At 7:05 a small bird flew close to the chicks and one
chick chased it and was soon joined by another chick also in hot pursuit
eventually landing empty handed on the upper Sheraton roof. Attempts at
hunting have begun. You can't fault their confidence as they tried to chase
a Turkey Vulture at 9:30 and then two Turkey Vultures fifteen minutes later
and another at 10:05.
<p>
The chicks were out of sight for about an hour but then popped up on BDC,
and west and north Stelco. At 4:52 pm two chicks and an adult chased each other
around the Key building downtown, soaring, darting and talon touching,
eventually landing on the north west corner of Stelco and they repeated this
amazing display ten minutes later with one chick landing on Standard Life.
At 5:50 a seagull was spotted pestering a chick but it eventually left it
alone.
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Another wondrous display of flying and talon touching took place at
8:23. As the sun began to set the chicks settled in with one on BDC,
another on Fairclough and the third out of sight. Don't forget to sign
up for the many shifts that are open on our final two days of the watch.
If you think the photos are great you should see the live show! We look
forward to seeing you.
<P class="title">COOL DAY, HOT FLIGHTS</p>
Thursday, June 26, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinator Matthew Mills reports:
We were greeted to a cool, cloudy, and windy morning which was a welcome
relief from the oppressive heat of the previous 4 days.
All 5 birds were present around the downtown core throughout the morning.
The chicks have been spending most of their time on the Stelco Tower when
not flying. At 10:11 am, a Merlin (a smaller species of falcon) flew east to
west over the Sheraton and briefly interacted with one of the chicks in
flight.
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At 2:21 pm McKeever caught a pigeon directly in front of excited
Falconwatchers low over the David Braley Building parking lot.
Eventually, at 3 pm, McKeever took prey to a chick on the Stelco tower,
possibly Charlton. At 6:20 pm there was more prey delivered to two
chicks on the top of the Tower while the third chick sat on a window
ledge a few floors below (photos).
<p>
The entire evening was very active. Winona and Simcoe were aerial for long
periods, chasing one another, calling loudly, talon touching, and ranging
far and wide over the city. An adult chased an Osprey away from the Sheraton
area all the way to the Harbour.
Charlton was also very active in flight and eventually joined his sisters in
tandem flights after 7 pm. The 3 birds zipped and dove between the Sheraton
and the Stelco Tower until the sun went down.
<P class="title">SOARING HIGHER AND FARTHER</p>
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Wednesday, June 25, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinator Lisa Millar reports:
A slightly cooler yet muggy day greeted our three chicks who were all on
Standard Life to start the day. The first food drops of the day began at
6:40 with one of them eating food dropped at Standard Life while another
adult dropped food at the Sheraton. The third chick went to the Sheraton to
partake in that meal. The chicks and parents spent the next hour or so
flying between the Sheraton and Standard Life. At 8:35 one chick flew
beautifully from the Sheraton then over Fairclough eventually landing on the
BDC followed by another landing on Fairclough.
<p>
At 9:37 there was another food drop on the roof of the Sheraton that was
enjoyed by one chick. At 10:36 one chick was on the SE upper roof of the
Sheraton while the other two were on the west facing roof of Stelco. The
adults stayed close to the chicks today and other than the odd flight to
Sheraton spent the majority of the afternoon on Stelco trying to beat
the heat and chasing each other.
<p>
At 4:30 there was another food drop for the chicks followed by a flypast by
McKeever and Judson with food for themselves. At 6:05 more food was brought
to the south west corner of Stelco. At 7:07 the great flights and games
began with tremendous displays of talon touching, chasing, soaring and
flights as far away as the condo at John Street and King William. Falcon
Watchers were treated to a tremendous show that continued all evening. 9;00
found two of our chicks on the Sheraton and one on Stelco.
<p>
There are only a few days left for this year's Falcon Watch. Sign up and see
for yourself the wonders that are Winona, Charlton and Simcoe. You'll be
glad that you did.
<P class="title">ANOTHER HOT DAY</p>
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Tuesday, June 24, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinator Matthew Mills reports:
Another day of overwhelming heat but this time with puffy cumulus clouds
and a glorious breeze for falcons to soar upon. There were two food
deliveries in the morning. One at 6:55 to a chick on the Federal
Building and another to the Standard Life Building at 8:35. Later in the
morning a chick was seen picking at the remains of this prey. Charlton
stopped by the nest ledge at 9:30 for another photo op.
<p>
After an active start with the chicks flying around the Standard Life
building, it was an exceptionally quiet afternoon. 3 chicks and an adult
spent most of the day resting quietly on the shaded ledges of the North or
East side of the Stelco Tower. They can be difficult to spot here so careful
scanning is required. This is when we need our volunteers the most!
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After 7 pm there was a return to activity with McKeever bringing dinner
at 7:30 pm. At 7:45 one of the chicks snatched the prey and finished
dressing it before all 3 young ones had a meal on Standard life. One by
one the chicks took off, leaving the food behind. An hour later, one of
the adults decided to finish off the meal, but was dive-bombed by one of
the chicks (photo). The day ended with all 3 chicks chasing one another
around the Standard Life rooftop at 9:10 pm.
<p>
The latest word on Lawfield is that his shoulder is healing slower than
expected. It's not certain when he will return to Hamilton skies, but it
is certain that he is getting the very best of care at the Owl Foundation.
Falconwatch cannot thank them enough for all they do.
<P class="title">MASTERING THE SKIES</p>
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Monday, June 23, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinator Lisa Millar reports:
Another morning with promises of extremely high temperatures began with
two chicks on the south west upper roof of the Sheraton and one on the
south east corner of Standard Life. 8:00 brought a display of all three
chicks flying high and talon touching. A turkey vulture was chased off
by an adult at 10:07. The three chicks spent the rest of the morning
flying between the Sheraton, Stelco and the BDC.
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<p>
On a side note, Hamilton Falcon Watcher Leah Visser rode a Hamilton Bike
Share bicycle to her shift and noticed that it was named Judson. At 1:35 on
the 20th floor on the north side of Stelco, Winona appears to be following
the movements of Falcon Watcher Pat through the glass. For the next couple of
hours the chicks and adults enjoyed the shelter of Stelco going from floor
to floor and pancaking. At 3:43, two chicks were seen playing and talon
touching and flew east past Fairclough, then returned to Stelco briefly
before flying to the north ledge of Standard Life. Another turkey vulture
was chased away at 4:30. At 5:26 two chicks circled and called as they flew
from Stelco to Fairclough and then back to Stelco and 9 minutes later
repeated the same actions.
<p>
The rest of the evening found our extremely confident fliers flying from
building to building and treating the volunteers to some incredible feats of
flight, talon touching and other falcon games. There were no feedings
spotted though they may have eaten before our watch and may have been fed
during those times when they were out of sight and staying cool. These
chicks are flying so well and McKeever and Judson have much to be proud of.
Soon they will be hunting. There are only 6 days left of Falcon Watch so
please join us and volunteer and watch the falcon games in person. You'll be
glad you did.
<P class="title">DEVELOPING FLYING SKILLS</p>
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Sunday, June 22, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinator Lisa Millar reports: It
was a sultry start to a day that promised temperatures with humidexes
peaking at 47 degrees. At 6:30 am, two birds were on Homewood and two
were in the air. 6:37 brought the first meal of the day to the chick on
Homewood. At 7:18 there was another food drop to two chicks on the north
side of Stelco. An adult flew with the chick from Homewood and they put
on a display of talon touching. They spent the morning performing
wonderful flights and soaring to and from various buildings preferring
the Sheraton, Stelco, Standard Life and Homewood. At 9:15 all three
chicks were on Sheraton including Winona and Charlton in the nest scrape
(photos) and Simcoe on the south west corner. At about 1:30 an adult
dropped food for Winona who caught it in mid-air.
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As the temperatures continued to rise, they spent the afternoon and
evening trying to stay cool by flying, opening their beaks and trying to
shelter out of the visual range of most Falcon Watchers. At 6:36 there
was another food drop and catch over the Art Gallery while Simcoe posed
under our Sheraton cameras (photo). At 7 pm, an adult dropped off food
to a chick on top of Stelco. The chick ate some of it, then returned to
their perch on the southwest corner. The adult returned to pick up the
leftovers and the chick objected, chasing off the adult (photo).
<p>
Flights by all continued as there was a breeze and temperatures
were dropping slightly. The end of the night found a chick on the very top
of McMaster and another one on the Sheraton. Our third chick was probably
staying cool out of range of our binoculars. We hope to hear more about
Lawfield soon so stay tuned.
<P class="title">PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT</p>
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Saturday, June 21, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinator Matthew Mills reports:
It was the start of a heat wave today but the breeze gave the young
falcons a good excuse to practice flying. Simcoe and Winona made many
practice flights today, a number where they flew in unison, calling and
talon-touching. On one such flight in the evening, around 7:45, one of the
adults flew high overhead tracing their path from above.
<p>
Charlton seems a bit shy to join them in the tandem adventures but has
been flying well on his own. A large meal was delivered to the standard
life at 2:09 pm with another at 6:50 pm. The day began with all 3 chicks
on the Standard Life Building and ended with Winona and Simcoe flying
almost to the top of the Stelco Tower and Charlton resting in a window
ledge on the Homewood Suites.
<P class="title">AN EXCITING DAY</p>
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Friday, June 20, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinator Matthew Mills reports:
Today would prove to be a very active day of flights for the chicks. At
9:20 am a chick chased an adult, who was carrying prey, south over the
top of the Braley building. Shortly after, there was one chick each on
the Braley Building, Sheraton Hotel, and the Homewood Suites. At 9:53 am
Simcoe and Winona could be seen drinking from a puddle on the Standard
Life rooftop. This is a rare occurrence, given the fact that Peregrines
typically get all the moisture they need from their prey. But Sheraton
chicks have been seen drinking from this location in other years. A
few minutes later, Winona was seen bending down a small plant with her
talons and.... nibbling on it? Cleaning her beak? We're not sure. We
haven't seen this behavior before, even when there was a plant in the
nest ledge. As far as we can tell she didn't eat any of it.
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There were a series of short back and forth flights throughout the
afternoon. Charlton was seen picking at food on the Standard Life at
2:51 pm. The excitement came in the evening when an adult chased a
Turkey Vulture down Bay Street, causing Winona to flush from the
Standard Life Building and fly all the way south of City Hall. As
volunteers searched for Winona they witnessed both adults hunting
pigeons over Gore Park. Eventually Winona was located atop a condo
building at 67 Caroline Street, where she and her sister Simcoe spent
spent much of the evening. Charlton landed on the ledge next to the nest
for a short while (photo).
<p>
At 7:08 pm McKeever tried to drop prey for Winona to catch mid-air but
the chick missed the target and the food nearly hit the roof of the art
gallery before McKeever swooped down and recovered it. She then
delivered it to the Braley building roof. Winona plucked the pigeon
while Simcoe looked on, before they both fed. Eventually Charlton got
hungry and flew over from the Standard Life. All 3 chicks sat on the
Braley Building ledge for a photo op.
<P class="title">LAWFIELD RESCUED ONCE AGAIN</p>
Thursday, June 19, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinator Lisa Millar reports:
The warmth and gentle winds that started the day began with Charlton
displaying his love of window ledges, this time on the SE corner of
Standard Life. Simcoe and Winona were on the Sheraton while an adult
dressed a meal on the middle point of the southern roof of the Standard
Life building at 6:30. One chick flew to the adult and was rewarded with
beak feeding at 6:40. At 7:00 two chicks took to the air with a
beautiful display of flying and talon touching. All four chicks were in
view at that time. At 7:45 an adult brought a meal to the two chicks on
Standard Life. In a case of mistaken identity, it was thought that a
falcon on the BDC building was Lawfield, but this was proven to be
incorrect.
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At 8:40 it was confirmed that there were 3 chicks on Standard Life,
including Charlton on the window ledge, as well as an adult perched on
the upper roof. Simcoe was flying with an adult and there was more talon
touching. At 11:42 Winona and Simcoe walked along the South roof of
Standard Life. The winds gathered strength and at 12:06 an adult teased
the chicks with one of them grabbing it. The adults kept taking long
circling flights to the excitement of the chicks.
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As the day progressed, we became increasingly concerned by the fact
that we had not seen Lawfield. At 2:28 our volunteer on Summers Lane was
approached by two people attending an event at the Hamilton Convention
Centre (HCC). I had my rescue box ready as I spoke to Sean, who found
Lawfield in a courtyard within the HCC. He had mentioned it to someone
at the event, Tova, who happened to be a wildlife rehabber from Toronto.
Together we went to the courtyard where we found Lawfield hopping around
and trying to fly in this tiny courtyard. Tova had grabbed a black
tablecloth and together we captured Lawfield and at 3:06 he went for his
third trip to the Owl Foundation. He was found to be dehydrated and
nursing a sore right shoulder, so it was decided that he stay there
for a few days. The best place for a young Peregrine to heal.
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Winona and Simcoe kept flying between Standard Life and the Sheraton,
and, at 4:24, Charlton finally left the window ledge and flew to the
Sheraton calling for food. At 4:52 Charlton, Simcoe and Winona were seen
fighting over a large food drop and appeared to be dressing it with
feathers flying. For the rest of the evening the chicks were in various
areas of the Standard Life building. At 7:45 an adult brought food to
the top of Standard Life, and Simcoe, who was on the Sheraton at the
time, flew over to eat the large meal. At 8:25 there was a final food
drop to Charlton and Winona, also on Standard Life. At 9:00 there was a
chick on the SE corner of the Sheraton, one under the "S" of Sheraton
and one on the triangle roof of Standard Life all enjoying a chilly, but
clear, end of the day.
<P class="title">CHARLTON BACK IN THE AIR</p>
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Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinator Matthew Mills reports:
The big news for today was a strong and safe flight by Charlton,
returning to the Sheraton Hotel. He had been hunkered down on the Braley
Building after an awkward flight the evening of June 16th, and had been
there without food since then. At 1:18 pm an impressive trio of events
happened in quick succession. An adult narrowly missed a pigeon above
Falconwatchers heads in the Braley parking lot, raining feathers down
around us, as a thunderstorm rolled in from the southwest. Just as a
large bolt of lightning flashed across the southern sky, Charlton lifted
off and flew to the Sheraton. He was eventually fed at 4:05 pm. Simcoe
and Winona made a series of flights around the immediate area of the
Sheraton. In the evening Simcoe flew to the Stelco tower and Winona made
several failed attempts to land on the upper part of the McMaster
student residence, then returned to land safely on Standard Life. It is
encouraging to see the chicks safely pushing the limits of their
abilities.
<P class="title">EXPLORING THEIR WORLD</p>
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Tuesday, June 17, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinator Lisa Millar reports: A
sunny day with ever changing winds began with Simcoe and Winona on the
Sheraton, Lawfield on Standard Life, and Charlton still perched on the
second floor window ledge above our home base at the Braley Building.
The first three were fed at 6:20. At 7:21 a chick flew SE over the
Pigott Building. For the rest of the hour Charlton was seen moving his
wings and preening. This reassured watchers that he sustained no
serious injuries in his last flight.
<p>
Simcoe, Winona and Lawfield spent much of the day in the south east
corner of the Sheraton where they received a food drop at 3:05. A parent
chased off a turkey vulture a couple of times. Lawfield did fly to
Standard Life briefly and then back to the Sheraton where he was greeted
by Winona at 3:55. Charlton spent most of the day preening, calling and
sleeping. At 4:30 both parents were circling the skies calling, which
interested Charlton but he stayed in place. At 6:00 Winona had an
incredible flight from Sheraton to Stelco, circling back to the
Fairclough building where McKeever usually perches. At 6:38 a chick was
spotted on the lower roof of the McMaster tower. One chick flew towards
Gore Park and landed back on the Sheraton. Another landed on Stelco and
then went back to the Sheraton.
<p>
At 6:52, 7:05 and 7:50 Charlton was calling loudly and flapping his wings.
There was a chick on Standard Life who made it back in time for a food drop
for all three chicks at 7:25. Afterwards there were more successful flights
to Standard Life and to Stelco. At 8:40 Winona and Lawfield were
helicoptering around the outside walls of the south east corner of the
Sheraton. At 8:45 Winona flew beautifully to Stelco while Lawfield and
Simcoe remained at the Sheraton to close out the evening.
<p>
Falconwatchers on their way home were treated to a terrific show of talon
touching and calling over the Sheraton at 9:15. This excited Charlton, but
not enough to get to him to leave his spot. Let's hope that tomorrow is a
successful day for Charlton!
<P class="title">JUST ANOTHER MANIC MONDAY</p>
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Monday, June 16, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinator Matthew Mills reports:
We spent the morning looking for Winona on the rooftops and streets of
the downtown core. At 11:05 am a young volunteer spotted her head
peaking over the ledge atop the William Thomas student residence on
James Street. Shortly after 2pm, Winona took flight, making an
unsuccessful attempt to join her siblings atop the Sheraton before
landing on Stelco Tower. Eventually, an adult coaxed her to fly to the
Sheraton where she spent the rest of the afternoon.
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Lawfield and Simcoe had a more relaxed attitude and spent the entire day
in the area of the southeast corner of the Sheraton lower roof. There
was food dropped there at 6:40 am, 1:20 pm, 2:30 pm and 4:00 pm. At 8:38
McKeever brought a meal to Lawfield and began beak feeding it to him. A
few minutes later, Judson arrived nearby with more food (second photo),
which was quickly grabbed by Simcoe, who later had some of it beak fed
to him by McKeever.
<p> Charlton spent most of the day comfortably atop the Thomson
building before making an awkward flight towards the Standard Life
Building at 8:00 pm. After failed landings there and atop the art
gallery, Charlton flew across the parking lot in front of us, and made a
landing on a second floor window ledge of the David Braley building,
almost directly above our home base. He decided that was enough for the
day, and settled down there for the night.
<P class="title">ANOTHER BUSY DAY</p>
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Sunday, June 15, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinator Lisa Millar reports:
At the beginning of another clear and sunny day we found Winona and
Lawfield on the lower roof of the Sheraton, Charlton on the SE roof of
Standard Life and Simcoe still not having budged from that window on
Standard Life. The first meal was presented to the two chicks on the
lower roof of the Sheraton around 8 am. Within the next hour, Charlton
joined his siblings on the SE corner. At 9:44 a parent dropped bits of
food just above the Sheraton and Charlton caught some in mid-air. At
9:45 a parent tried to throw food towards Simcoe who called every time a
parent flew by. At 10:45 Charlton and a parent were seen touching talons
in mid-air. Amazing! He followed that with a soaring flight that was
very high in the sky, eventually landing on Stelco. At 10:55 Lawfield
took a meal down into the interior of the Sheraton lower roof, so he
didn't have to share it. Over the next half hour Charlton continued to
fly between buildings.
<p>
At 12:40 a parent started flying past Simcoe and continued to do so all
day, occasionally trying to land beside Simcoe, urging her to get out of
her predicament. Charlton mimicked the parent by also doing a flypast of
Simcoe. Simcoe kept calling and flapping and slowly moving herself
across the window ledge.
<p>
Beginning at 5:45, two chicks made a series of long flights between
Sheraton, Standard Life and Fairclough. Their flying is still a bit
rough. They were seen glancing off windows a couple of times, but
happily they recovered and kept going. More food was dropped on the SE
corner of Sheraton and Lawfield happily partook of the meal. At 6:50
Winona and Charlton were on the NW corner and Lawfield on the SE
corner of the Sheraton. At 6:57 an adult was seen feeding Winona and
Charlton. They took an after-meal flight with Winona landing where she
started from and Charlton landed in the nest scrape.
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At 7:25 Simcoe freed herself from the window ledge and took a glorious
flight to Fairclough and turned around and landed on the SE corner of
Sheraton calling for food. Food was brought to her but she kept calling for
more which arrived at 8:50. Lawfield and Simcoe greeted each other between
meals. 9:00 found our chicks all over the Sheraton with Simcoe on the SE
corner, Charlton in the nest scrape, Winona pancaking on the NW lower ledge
and Lawfield perched under the cameras as he was for most of the evening. A
successful day all around.
<P class="title">WINONA FLIES, AND IS RESCUED!</p>
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Saturday, June 14, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinator Matthew Mills reports:
Simcoe was released on the roof of the Sheraton at 10:55 am. She was
joined by Charlton around 12:42 and shared some leftover food with him.
She was fed a proper meal by McKeever at 1:10 pm, then stayed on the
roof until early evening, when she flew across King St with Charlton,
eventually coming to rest on a window ledge on the east side of the
Standard Life building, where she would stay for the night.
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We found Charlton was on top of Stelco Tower when we arrived in the
morning. He made several very confident flights around the downtown
skies throughout the day. Notably he perched on the S for the Sheraton
for a brief period, much like his father Judson often does. Around 12:23
he dropped in on Winona at the nest, for a short visit. At 2:25 pm he
made a series of wide passes around the Sheraton Hotel. He is clearly
the first of our chicks to become a capable flyer.
<p>
Lawfield spent the entire day on a window ledge on the south side of the
Standard Life building. McKeever repeatedly buzzed him all afternoon,
calling loudly and urging him to fly. He stubbornly refused to move and did
not receive a meal all day.
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Winona hung in another day on the nest ledge. We all wondered if she
would finally gather the courage to fly today. At ten minutes to 9 pm
she flew to the Thomson Building and then to the Art Gallery shortly
thereafter. At 9:18 pm she flew towards the Stelco Tower and came down
onto the sidewalk along King Street. She was rescued by volunteers in
good health and returned to the roof of the Sheraton hotel after 10 pm.
<p>
Judson aggressively chased off a Turkey Vulture at 4:12 pm low over Bay
Street.
<p>
A big thanks to the people who answered our call for volunteers this
weekend. Your were all invaluable in the effort to keep our chicks safe!
<P class="title">AN EXCITING DAY</p>
Friday, June 13, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinator Matthew Mills reports:
The day began with a rescue of Simcoe around 7:35 am. She made a clumsy
flight from the Art Gallery roof, across the street, and made a rough
landing on the lower level of the Sheraton. After several short flights
she came to ground across King Street and was picked up by our intrepid
volunteers. She was taken to the Owl Foundation for a check-up and was
found to be in good health. She just needs to develop a bit more wing
strength. As usual, it was decided for her to spend the night there,
with a return to the Sheraton Saturday morning.
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<p>At 9:15 am Lawfield was brought from the Owl Foundation and released
on the roof of the Sheraton. After a long rest on the roof he eventually
flew to the SE corner of the Standard Life building. Charlton would
later join him there, and the two would share a meal, and explore the
south edge of the building. It appears that Lawfield slipped from the edge
while squabbling with an adult over a meal that they were dressing, and
he ended up landing on a window ledge on the south face of the building,
where he would stay overnight.
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<p>Winona wisely stayed on the nest ledge all day, occasionally
exercising her wings, building up strength for what we hope will be a
good first flight. She was fed at 7:27 am, 9:59 am, and again at 1:25 pm.
Lawfield was brought a meal at 10 am, and then at 6:16 pm both Lawfield
and Charlton shared a meal on the Standard Life building, Lawfield was
fed again on his own at 7:10 pm. Charlton flew to the nest ledge,
where he got a few bites of the meal that McKeever brought to Winona at
7:30. Winona got some beak to beak feeding. Something that happens less
often as the adults encourage the chicks to be self-sufficient. The
day ended with a few more flights for Charlton. His last flight ended
with a failed attempt to land on the nest ledge, so he landed on a
window ledge just below the nest, and remained there for the rest
of the evening.
<p>
At the end of the watch 5 Turkey vultures flew east, low over the Sheraton
which prompted the adults to call loudly. We hoped for a pursuit as an adult
had chased a single Vulture off at 9:08 am, but none ensued.
<P class="title">SIMCOE RESCUED, LAWFIELD RETURNS</p>
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Friday, June 13, 2025 - 10 am update: Simcoe tried to fly again early
this morning, and came to ground. She was rescued, and has been taken
out to the Owl Foundation for assessment. All this just before Lawfield
returned from their tender care, and was releasd onto the roof of the
Sheraton. He is now moving about the inner roof. He was seen snacking on
a bit of leftover food, and stretching his wings.
<P class="title">CHARLTON FLYING WELL</p>
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Thursday, June 12, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinator Lisa Millar reports: A
morning of mixed weather saw much flapping, helicoptering and many
feedings for Charlton and Winona on the nest scrape at 6:42, 6:53, 8:14
and 8:27. Simcoe remained on the north east corner of the AGH. She paced
and occasionally ventured into the middle of the roof out of sight.
After a light morning rain, Charlton took another successful flight over
to the Fairclough building. McKeever and Judson took turns feeding
Charlton at 9:46, and Winona at 9:10 and 12:03. After the feeding, an
adult flew a few times over Sheraton as if enticing Winona to fly.
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<p>At 12:44 Charlton had another fantastic flight all of the way to the
Regency building (photo), a block away on Main Street. After a few
minutes, he made another strong flight to the north east corner of the
upper roof of the Sheraton. First flights are hungry work and Charlton
was brought food at 2:45, 4:30 and 4:45. At 4:57, Charlton flew towards
Fairclough, did not successfully land, but kept on going and eventually
landed on City Hall. At 5:45 Charlton flew from City Hall to the top of
Standard Life for 5 minutes and then flew a few circles around the
Sheraton and landed back on Standard Life. At 7:10 Charlton flew back to
the Sheraton, attempted to land on one of the ledges west of the nest,
below the "S" in the Sheraton sign, but came in low, and instead landed
on a window just below it. He spent the rest of the evening there.
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<p>Simcoe did not try flying again, and, did not receive any visits or
food from the parents. Finally a parent dropped off an undressed meal
for Simcoe at 7:15, but apparently she wasn't hungry enough to pluck all
those feathers. After snatching the meal, she soon rejected it, and tried
to bother McKeever about it, which drove off the adult. Half an hour
later, McKeever picked up the meal and ate it at the nest scrape without
Winona participating.
<p>Towards the end of the evening Judson was seen on the corner of
Standard Life being very vocal, but we could not determine the reason.
In the strange way falcons think, he might have an awareness that one of
his chicks hasn't been heard from all day. That chick, Lawfield, was at
the Owl Foundation, gaining strength, and getting ready to be returned
to the Sheraton on Friday morning. Watch for more exciting and successful
flights to come and please volunteer. We need feet in the street.
<P class="title">CHARLTON AND SIMCOE FLY</p>
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Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinator Matthew Mills
reports: It was a very eventful day at the Falconwatch with 3 different
fledglings flying around. Early in the morning Lawfield was nowhere to
be seen. Charlton made a strong flight to the corner of the Sheraton at
6:42 am, and, fifteen minutes later he was rewarded with a meal
(photos). Shortly after 11 am Lawfield was located low on the CIBC
building northeast of the Macnab transit terminal. He remained there
until 4:15 pm when he flew across King St. and over the Jackson Square
rooftop plaza before settling on the lower section of the Sheraton
Hotel. After another unsuccessful flight he came to ground and was
rescued. As a precaution, Lawfield was taken out to the Owl Foundation
for an examination. He appeared to be in good health and spirits. Partly
due to the late hour, it was decided to keep him there overnight.
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<p> Simcoe and Winona remained on the nest and were fed at 11:05 and
3:25. After spending most of the day perched under our cameras (first photo),
at 7:10 Charlton made the short flying 'hop' from there back to the
nest. Five minutes after that Simcoe appears to have slipped (or perhaps
was bumped by Winona?) and left the nest. She flew across King Street,
landing in the center of the Art Gallery Hamilton roof. She then went
for a long, rapid walk, and ended up at the northwest corner,
overlooking King Street (second photo), where she settled down for the night.
<P class="title">LAWFIELD FLIES AGAIN</p>
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Tuesday, June 10, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinator Lisa Millar reports: It
was a cool and sunny start to the morning. All four chicks were on the
scrape, flapping and pancaking. McKeever and Judson landed occasionally
without food but breakfast eventually served at 8:09 and 9:27. Once the
chicks were fed the parents were seen flying together, sharing a meal
that Judson had dressed on Homewood. More food was delivered at 1:10 and
3:59. The latter meal was not dressed but Winona grabbed it and started
dressing it like a pro with feathers flying. The final meal for the four
of them together was at 4:28. The rain this afternoon brought much
flapping and helicoptering. At 7:19 Lawfield decided to fly again, this
time landing on the roof of Standard Life. He paced along the front and
then settled on the southeast corner, with a clear view of the nest,
playing peekaboo with watchers on the ground by popping up and down in
the same spot all evening. At 7:45 McKeever appeared to be demonstrating
flying to Lawfield by circling several times. At 8:04 a meal was brought
to the nest scrape for the three bewildered chicks who kept looking
towards Lawfield. At 8:13 McKeever brought Lawfield a meal and he chased
her at first until finally accepting that meal and another one at 9:13.
Hopefully Lawfield has settled in for the night after another exciting
and successful flight.
<P class="title">LAWFIELD HAS AN ADVENTURE</p>
Monday, June 9, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinator Matthew Mills reports:
The day began with the realization that Lawfield had left the nest
sometime overnight. After several hours of searching, around 10am he was
discovered by workers on the NE corner of the lower roof of the First
Ontario Centre (Formerly Copps Coliseum). He was in good health and
alert and a rescue from the ledge would have been unwise or impossible.
Lawfield wandered to the south rim of the ledge and sat their preening,
resting and flapping for much of the day, to the delight of Falconwatch
volunteers, construction workers and other folks passing by on the
Jackson Square Plaza.
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<p>Early in the evening Lawfield took flight and came to rest on the
east side of the lower roof of the Thomson building. He stayed there for
a while, then jumped down onto the plaza, and scooted to a ledge
overlooking King Street. Concerned for his safety so close to the road,
the Falconwatch crew rescued him. After a quick checkup to verify
Lawfield was in good health, he was released onto the roof at 8:40 pm
(photo). He took a moment to get his bearings, then dashed across the
interior of the roof and found his way up the angled support of one of
the old window-washing brackets, and perched there for about ten
minutes, then hopped down onto the south edge of the Sheraton roof. He
was there for 20 minutes when McKeever delivered him an evening meal.
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Once he finished his meal, Lawfield walked westward along the roof edge
until he was right under our camera. He spent several minutes there,
obviously considering whether he could make the short hopping flight
back to join his nestmates, and at 9:21 he did just that. So the day
ended happily, with the four siblings reunited.
<p>
Falconwatch wants to thank all the volunteers who helped search for and
watch over Lawfield on this journey. This is the very reason for our
watch. We couldn't do this without you. We have three more chicks who
have yet to make those risky first flights. We need lots of volunteers,
particularly this week. Please sign up for shifts if you have not
already done so. Thanks!
<P class="title">LAWFIELD LEAVES THE NEST</p>
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Monday, June 9, 2025 - As watchers arrived early this morning, they
quickly noticed that one of the chicks was missing from the nest ledge.
It appears that Lawfield flew (or slipped?) from the ledge sometime
around 11pm last night. After several hours of searching he was located,
on the northeast corner of the roof of Copps Coliseum. He appears to be
in good shape, so, based on this and the distance travelled, we would
suspect he had a gliding first flight, and landed gently. Sometimes
chicks will then stay in the same spot for a day or more, until it feels
strong enough to try flying again. But Lawfield had other ideas (see above).
<P class="title">ANOTHER FLAPPING DAY</p>
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Sunday, June 8, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinator Lisa Millar reports:
It was a cool and windy start to the day which brought about much
preening, flapping, napping, beak touching and helicoptering with the
occasional pancaking -all preparation and strengthening for flights to
come. Today McKeever and Judson dropped off food parcels at regular
intervals at 7:30, 10:30, 12:40, 3:40 and 7:12. The final feed of the
day saw Simcoe grabbing one of two small food parcels from the adult and
taking it into the scrape, whilee Charlton ate the second one up on the
ledge. Winona claimed the leftovers. Entertainment for the chicks
included a few Turkey Vultures chased off by parents and watching the
seagulls riding the winds high above their heads. At one point Judson
landed on the ledge only to be chased off by Lawfield. They have
certainly lost any fear of the edge of the ledge and FalconWatchers were
on high alert all day. The evening ended with all four chicks together
on the west side of the ledge as the sun set.
<P class="title">IMPATIENT FOR FOOD</p>
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Saturday, June 7, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinator Lisa Millar reports: A
beautiful sunny day with a light breeze leant itself to much flapping
and more talons hanging over the edge of the nest ledge. The last of the
white fluffs are being knocked loose by the vigorous flapping (first
photo). We had a number of feedings this morning at 6:45, 7:46 and
11:55. Judson brought an undressed (not plucked) meal to the nest around
11 am, probably intending to pass it to McKeever, but the chicks grabbed
it from him. They took turns pecking at it, but didn't quite know what
to do with an unprepared meal (second photo). McKeever dropped in at
11:05 and took the prey away to dress it, not returning until 11:55.
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Warmer temperatures in the afternoon found most of the chicks hiding
from the sun (and our cameras) under the overhang at the back of the
ledge. McKeever joined them for a few hours, providing shade for one of
the chicks. At 8:04 McKeever slowly dressed a meal on Standard Life that
was soon greeted by four hungry young falcons. It was a small parcel of
food which was grabbed by Lawfield, stolen from him by Simcoe (photo),
stolen back by Lawfield, then shared between the two. When they were
done, Winona grabbed the meal and finished it. After watchers left for
the day, there was a final food drop seen on the webcam at 9:35 pm.
<P class="title">SIBLING BONDING</p>
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Friday, June 6, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinator Matthew Mills reports:
Overall it was a quiet day. The weather was sunny, calm and warm, but a
blanket of smoke from western wildfires filtered through the city. There
was a feeding at 8:06 am and 5:56 pm. There were occasional instances of
the chicks helicoptering closer to the edge, making falcon watchers a
bit nervous. Around 6:15 the webcams caught a sequence of pictures of
Charlton attempting to pluck pieces of white chick down off of Lawfield,
and some beak-touching between the two. This is normal sibling bonding
behavior in Peregrines. At 7:05 pm the chicks had their final
meal of the day. All four then sat quietly up on the ledge as the sun set.
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<P class="title">STRETCHING THEIR WINGS</p>
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Thursday, June 5, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinators Matthew Mills and Lisa
Millar report: In the morning there were feedings at 7:19, 8:01, and
8:15. Parents exchanged food at the ledge at 12:55 and fed the chicks
shortly after 1pm. A turkey vulture cruised low over the Sheraton on two
separate occasions and got the adults calling loudly, but there was no
pursuit. Early afternoon brough some rain showers, which the chicks
enjoyed with vigorous flapping (photos). Feedings continued throughout
the day with meals at 2:34 and 5:52. The chicks spent much of the day
flapping, checking out the ledge edge and pancaking. Skies were blue
for the final meal of the day, which was dressed on Standard Life
at 7:46 and served in two courses at 7:49 and 8:24. McKeever ate the
leftovers and took away some debris. All four chicks were satiated and
less energetic as the sun went down, revealing their ever-decreasing
white fluff.
<P class="title">FREQUENT MEALS HELP GROW FLIGHT FEATHERS</p>
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Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinators Matthew Mills and
Lisa Millar report: The day was hot and windy. Luckily the damaging
winds that were forecasted never materialized. The chicks spent most of
the day quietly in the nest. On occasion they were very active
helicoptering along the ledge. Feedings happened at 8:28, 11:23 and
4:06. At 4:47 Judson brought a meal to the ledge, and it was quickly
grabbed by McKeever (left photo), who carried it away, dressed the meal,
then returned at 4:52 to feed the chicks (right photo). Some of the
young peregrines were more eager to eat than others in this heat. After
about ten minutes McKeever left the meal for the chicks to pick at. She
returned a couple of minutes later, fed a few last bits to Lawfield,
then removed the remains of the meal from the nest. At 7:45 preparations
for the final meal of the day began on top of Standard Life and feathers
were flying as dinner was dressed and then served at 7:52. All four
chicks ate heartily as temperatures cooled down. Much flapping and
curious glances over the ledge were observed throughout the day as we
slowly progress towards first flights.
<P class="title">A QUIET DAY</p>
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Tuesday, June 3, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinator Lisa Millar reports: The
second day of the watch began with hazy skies and early morning feedings
at 5:17, 6:30, and 7:00. After eating, the young peregrines relaxed in
the nest scrape, occasionally exploring the ledge. At 9:20, a turkey
vulture appeared but was quickly chased away by McKeever, who stayed
vigilant on the Sheraton's lower ledge for much of the day. All four
chicks were seen on the ledge around 12:20. A small food delivery at
3:30 was eagerly eaten, followed by a more substantial feeding from
Judson at 3:40 and a final feeding at 6:03. McKeever remained nearby
through much of the evening, observing her young and the skies as they
flapped and played until sunset, marking another successful day.
<P class="title">THE WATCH BEGINS</p>
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Monday, June 2, 2025 - Falconwatch Coordinator Matthew Mills reports: It
was a beautiful sunny, calm day for the first day of Falconwatch 2025.
Volunteers were treated to views of several feedings by the adults on
the nest ledge. One adult visited the nest with food shortly before 8
am. At 10:30 am there was a prey exchange between Judson and McKeever at
the nest, after which McKeever fed the chicks on the ledge. Charlton
got feisty and grabbed the last of the meal and dragged it down into
the inner ledge (photos).
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At 12:15 we witnessed the adults killing, circling with, and both
feeding on a pigeon on the old Standard Life building. The chicks
weren't fed at this time. At 3:35 pm a small bird, maybe blackbird
sized, was delivered to the nest and one of the chicks snatched it, and
again took it down into the inner ledge. At 6 pm there was a final
feeding for the watch, after which all 4 chicks popped up on the ledge
in the evening sun.
<P class="title">TWO MORE CHICKS HOP UP</p>
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - McKeever continues to use food to lure the
chicks into hopping up on the outer ledge (or perhaps there just isn't
enough room to feed them down in the scrape any more?). Yesterday
afternoon, Lawfield was seen hopping up on the ledge beside her. He was
up again this morning, followed quickly by Charlton.
<P class="title">WINONA HOPS UP!</p>
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Monday, May 26, 2025 - In the last couple of days, McKeever has started
feeding the chicks from up on the ledge. This has had the usual result. As the chicks develop their flight feathers this will become a common sight.
<P class="title">CHICKS HIDING FROM THE SUN (AND US!)</p>
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Monday, May 26, 2025 - As the chicks become more mobile, quite often one
of them will hide from the sun in the near corner of the ledge. At times
they will not even be visible on our cameras. If you are concerned that
you are not seeing all four chicks, go to the <a
href="/hcppgallery.htm">Gallery</a> section of the website and work your
way backwards through the <b>Full Webcam Archive</b>. At some point,
possibly hours earlier, you will see them walk into that corner. Or, if
you are lucky, they briefly stick their head out when McKeever checks up
on them (photo).
<p>The edited <b>video of Saturday's banding</b> is now available
in the Gallery section (or <a
href="http://falcons.hamiltonnature.org/videos/banding2025video.mp4"
target="_?">click here</a>)</b>.
<P class="title">THE CHICKS ARE BANDED</p>
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Saturday, May 24, 2025 - Shortly before 10 this morning, our climber
descended to the ledge. McKeever proved to be quite aggressive, but we
were prepared with pool nets and brooms, so the climber stayed safe while
gathering up the chicks (photo). The chicks were taken inside, weighed
and banded, with colored tape attached to their right leg bands so we
can easily identify them at a distance. Their names are: <b>Lawfield</b>
(male, yellow tape), <b>Winona</b> (female, red tape), <b>Charlton</b>
(male, blue tape), and <b>Simcoe</b> (female, white tape), named after
Hamilton neighborhoods. All four were in excellent health, and quite
feisty and vocal.
<P class="title">COMPANY IS COMING!</p>
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Saturday, May 24, 2025 - Around 9:30 this morning (possibly a bit later)
the nest will be visited by our climber, who will retrieve the four
chicks, place them into a specially designed carrier, and they will be
taken inside the Sheraton to be weighed (which will help us determine
their sex) and banded. If technology cooperates, members of our facebook
group will be able to watch the proceedings live (click the facebook
button above). We will also be recording video of the banding, which will
be edited and uploaded to the website later. The chicks will be returned
to the nest quickly, and, after an hour or so, the agitated adults will
calm down, and everything will get back to normal.
<P class="title">FOUR CHICKS IN HALF A DAY!</p>
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Saturday, May 3, 2025 (late afternoon update) - In what falcon watchers
are quite sure is a new record, McKeever managed to time her brooding so
perfectly that her four eggs, which were laid over a period of a
<b>week</b>, all hatched within just 13 hours of each other. The last
egg cracked around 3:30 this afternoon, and, over the next fifteen
minutes, the chick broke its way out of its shell (photos).
<P class="title">MAKE THAT THREE!</p>
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Saturday, May 3, 2025 (afternoon update) - Shortly before 2pm, the third
chick hatched. You can see the small pink/damp chick at bottom
right. We will hopefully get a better look when the next feeding happens.
<P class="title">TWO CHICKS!</p>
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Saturday, May 3, 2025 - Around 3am this morning, a sharp-eyed falcon
watcher caught a glimpse of a newly hatched chick. For the next 6 hours
McKeever kept it mostly out of sight. We got our first decent look
shortly after 8am. Then, at 9:38, a proud momma left the nest, and we
got to see that a second chick had hatched. Based on the still-drying
feathers, we would say it hatched within the last hour. Barely a minute
later, McKeever was back. Rather obviously, Judson had been hunting, and
so the chicks enjoyed their first meal. We expect to see the other two
eggs hatch within the next day or so.
<P class="title">WATCH THIS SPACE!</p>
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Friday, May 2, 2025 - We are noting some increased activity from the
adults in the nest, inspecting the eggs more often, which we see in the
24 hours before hatching begins. We think that the adults can hear small
noises from the chicks in their shells. A sure sign that hatching is not
far off! Don't be fooled by the white mark on one of the eggs. It has
been there several days.
<P class="title">DUNDURN SEEN IN GALT</p>
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Monday, April 14, 2025 - While we are waiting patiently for McKeever to
incubate her eggs, we are delighted to report that one of our 2022
chicks, Dundurn, was seen in the town of Galt, located near Cambridge,
Ontario, around April 8th. He was seen in the company of another
Peregrine, but there are not (yet) any indications that they are
nesting. They may be looking for a suitable location. Our thanks to Rose
Marie Osborne for capturing these photographs and sharing them with us.
<P class="title">FOUR ON THE FLOOR</p>
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Monday, March 31, 2025 - As expected, McKeever laid her fourth egg
sometime late last night. We caught our first glimpse of it this
morning. While we can't rule out the possibility of her laying a fifth
egg, four is her usual number. Also, we must remember that, as clutches
get larger, the chance of one or more eggs not hatching increases. If a
fifth egg is laid, it is quite likely that not all five will hatch. We
have never had five chicks in the Hamilton Nest. So, in our opinion, the
countdown to hatching starts today. Roughly 35 days from now we should
see our first chick!
<P class="title">WHAT'S A LITTLE RAIN? EGG #3 IS HERE!</p>
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Friday, March 28, 2025 - Despite, the cold, wet weather, McKeever laid
her third egg around 6:30 this evening. You can tell that the egg is
freshly laid by its dark red color. It has not yet acquired a brown
coating of dust. Don't be concerned if she doesn't sit on it right away.
It has been warm inside her body all day, and, as mentioned in previous
posts, she will let her eggs stay cool until she has finished laying.
The chances are good she will lay a fourth. Look for it late Sunday
night or early Monday morning.
<P class="title">RIGHT ON TIME</p>
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - McKeever laid her second egg of 2025 shortly
after 2:30 this afternoon. This is perfectly on time for Peregrines,
with eggs being laid at intervals of slightly more than 2 days.
Sharp-eyed watchers will note that McKeever is not yet brooding the eggs
full time. This is done deliberately, so that the first 2 or 3 eggs will
be cooler and develop more slowly. This will result in most of the eggs
hatching within a 24-48 hour period, insuring that the chicks
are all the same size as they rapidly develop. There won't be any issues
with a smaller chick struggling to keep up with its siblings. Peregrine
clutches typically range in size between 3-5 eggs. How many will
McKeever lay this year? We will just have to wait and see. The next one
should appear early Friday evening!
<P class="title">EGG!!!</p>
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Monday, March 24, 2025 - This morning, at roughly 11:30am, McKeever laid
her first egg of the 2025 nesting season at the Sheraton Hamilton hotel!
She held off until the very last minute to choose whether she would lay
her egg in the near or far corner of the ledge. On our webcams we saw
her check out the near corner one last time, at 11:15, then walk up to
the far corner. Roughly fifteen minutes later the egg appeared. We are
happy she chose that corner again, because it provides a little more
shelter from the elements, beneath the end of the Sheraton sign.
<P class="title">SPRING IS HERE!</p>
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Thursday, March 20, 2025 - It is the first day of spring, and for the
last week we have been seeing increased courting activity, with Judson
bringing meals to McKeever. It won't be long until we see the first egg
of 2025! It remains to be seen whether McKeever decides to lay her eggs
in the far end of the ledge or return to using the scrape at the near
end. The Peregrines have been seen poking about at both ends of the
ledge, though it seems the far end is getting a bit more attention. If
an egg is laid there, that scrape is deep enough we might not see it
right away. So we will need to keep a close eye on how long McKeever
spends 'sitting' in that scrape.
<P class="title">BACKGROUND FOR 2025....</p>
<p>After their third successful year together, fledging two chicks,
Judson and McKeever are spending the winter in Hamilton, where there is
ample food, and warm spots to shelter from the worst of the winter
weather. This will be McKeever's fourth year at the Hamilton nest, and
Judson's fifth.
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<P>Judson arrived in Hamilton at the end of the nesting season in 2021.
He came to us from Buffalo, New York, where he fledged from the
Richardson Complex in 2018. In a delightful turn of events, one of his
parents is Felker who fledged from Hamilton in 2012. So the prodigal
(grand)son of Madame X and Surge has returned. He arrived too late to
mate with Lily, who, sadly, fell ill and died early in 2022, so, apart
from a brief time keeping Lily company on the ledge, his first and only
mate has been....
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<p>McKeever, fledged from a nest on the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor,
Ontario, in 2019. She is named in honor of Kay McKeever of the Owl
Foundation. Her arrival was first noticed on January 22, 2022, when we
observed that there were still two adults landing at the nest ledge
while Lily (the previous female) was being cared for at the Owl
Foundation. A quick check of our webcam archives showed that McKeever
had been present for a few days by that point. We don't know if she had
a territorial battle with Lily which resulted in the latter being too
injured to survive, or whether Lily had taken ill and this newcomer had
simply filled in the void left by Lily's absence. In any event, McKeever
was quickly accepted by Judson, and the pair produced four chicks their
first year together, and four more in 2023. Last year, three chicks
hatched, but, sadly, one of them died from an unknown illness before
fledging. The remaining two chicks fledged strongly without any need for
rescues.
<P>2024 also saw a significant upgrade to Camera #2, with a new, Wisenet
HD Camera being donated by <b>Hanwha Vision</b>. The camera was
installed in February by Eric Luehmann of Hamilton Video & Sound. Major
funding for this work and additional equipment, was provided by a
Hamilton Ward 2 community grant, obtained through Councillor Cameron
Kroetsch. This camera significantly improved our ability to monitor the
fledglings as they flew from rooftop to rooftop. HCPP Thanks all these
organizations for their generous support!
<P>While peregrines are normally a migratory species, sometimes they
choose to spend the winter in their nesting territory if there is enough
food to last through the winter. Many bird species exhibit a trait
called 'site fidelity'. If at least one of a pair that used a nest site
in the previous year returns, and if there have been no significant
physical changes to disturb either the nest itself or the birds
generally, they will use the same nest site year after year. Peregrine
Falcons are known for this trait. This will be the <b>thirty-first</b> year
the same nest site on the Sheraton Hamilton Hotel has been used.</P>
<P>To read FalconWatch Reports from previous years, click on the
<B>History</B> button above.</P>
<P>Thank you to all our visitors and supporters for your ongoing
encouragement.</P>
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