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<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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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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