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<P class="title"><B>2024 SUMMARY REPORT</B></p>
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Thursday, October 24, 2024 - For those who are interested, at the end of
each Falcon Watch season, our coordinators assemble a Summary Report,
which includes descriptions of our activities, highlights of the 2024
nesting season, and links to various news media reports. This report
has been made available online here: <a href="http://falcons.hamiltonnature.org/Documents/FW2024SummaryReport.pdf" target="_blank">2024 Summary Report</a>.
<P class="title"><B>OUT AND ABOUT</B></p>
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Saturday, June 22, 2024 - We continue to catch occasional glimpses of
our chicks on camera as they fly about the downtown core. Two days ago,
Stinson briefly visited the nest, allowing us to capture the portrait
seen here. It appears the blue tape on her right leg band either fell
off or was picked off, so now her right leg appears silvery white.
Blakeley still has her red tape on, so we can now tell them apart at a
distance. A good thing, because the only camera shot we have of her,
from yesterday, is of her hanging out with an adult on the corner of the
old Stelco Building. For those who follow our Facebook Group, a member
posted some close-up shots taken of Blakeley outside their window on the
CIBC building near Gore Park (where we have had reports of the chicks
chasing pigeons).
<P class="title"><B>WORLD'S BRAVEST PIGEONS</B></p>
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Wednesday, June 19, 2024 - Our on-street watch is over, but we continue
to keep an intermittent watch with our cameras. Today's activities
pretty much mirrored those of the day before, with the chicks resting
most of the day, then becoming active in the cooler evening hours. Once
again, they flew to different buildings, chasing each other, and stopped
to nibble on some leftovers on Homewood Suites. For a while they came to
a rest on the Regency building, on a ledge just below the top. This is
when a pigeon walked up to the roof edge just above them. Then
another flew past, which really caught the interest of the chicks
(photo). We're calling these the world's bravest pigeons.
<P class="title"><B>A FINAL SHOW FOR FALCON WATCHERS</B></p>
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Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - Falconwatch Coordinator Matthew Mills reports:
The final day of the 2024 Hamilton Falcon Watch started out warm,
and soon became very hot. Aside from a few brief periods of activity,
the chicks were largely sedentary throughout the day. There were a few
flights together, interacting in the sky, with the chicks mostly moving
between the Fairclough building and BDC. After 5:00 pm the chicks
became much more active in the evening breezes. First swooping low
overhead to rest on the Standard Life building, they made successive
flights towards the west end of the downtown core, settling on Homewood
Suites and the Regency building.
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The real excitement began at 7:30 pm with McKeever sitting atop the
Homewood Suites sign tearing the feathers off a large pigeon while
Judson sat below her, occasionally swooping off the building to snatch
at falling bits of prey in the air. This went on for a long while - real
Peregrine cinema for the volunteers and visitors below.
<p>
At 7:50 pm McKeever delivered the meal to the hungry chicks who flew,
calling loudly, to the upper roof of the Homewood building. One chick
was especially aggressive in devouring the food while the other waited
patiently to feed. More than once, the chicks moved away from the food,
but when McKeever approached it, they rushed her, chasing her off.
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The day, and our Falcon Watch season, ended with the chicks flying
about constantly! They took what seemed like endless short flights
around and between the Regency and an apartment building on the south
side of Main Street, back and forth overhead. Eventually, they chased
McKeever off the Fairclough building and settled down there themselves
to watch the sunset together.
<p>
Blakely and Stinson appear very healthy and content! In the coming
weeks they will continue to learn to hunt, and range even farther afield
while doing so. Too far for us to follow. So, our watch comes to an end.
A warm 'Thank You' to everyone who came out and watched with us, or
assisted in any capacity this summer.
<P class="title"><B>WHAT'S A LITTLE RAIN?</B></p>
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Monday, June 17, 2024 - Falconwatch Coordinator Matthew Mills reports:
The chicks began the day perched on different parts of the Fairclough
building (photos) with an adult watching from the Sheraton. At 11:05 am
the chicks flew about chasing one another, a behavior that has become
increasingly common this week. Great practice for hunting!
<P>
Between 2:30 and 3:15 pm Falcon Watchers were sitting out a very heavy
downpour and hoping the chicks would do the same. However this was not to
be! One of the chicks flew from a perch on the 17th floor of the Stelco
tower to the east window ledge of the Standard Life building and clung
there through the rain. The other flew out of sight on the east side of
the Fairclough Building. It was a very rainy walk through the downtown
core to locate both birds.
<p>
The evening hours were similar to recent days, with the chicks moving
back and forth between the BDC Building and Fairclough, while the adults
hung out on the Sheraton and Homewood Suites. At one point, one of the
chicks appeared reluctant to fly and the other repeatedly flew over and
around its location calling loudly. This went on for a while until the
second chick took off, and then both chicks chased one another around
and around in the sky. They even briefly touched talons with one chick
flying upside down. They are definitely looking more and more confident
in flight. As the day ended, one chick flew from the BDC to an apartment
building roof in the Main and Bay St area, while the other remained on
the BDC.
<P class="title"><B>PLAY IS EDUCATIONAL</B></p>
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Sunday, June 16, 2024 - Falconwatch Coordinator Matthew Mills reports:
The day began with both chicks atop the Standard Life building. Shortly
before 9 am one chick was fed, piece by piece, by McKeever. The chicks
hung about, seemingly content, until 11:30 when they took a few short
flights. One settled on the BDC building and the other in a shady corner
of the Fairclough building roof (photo). There was some brief excitement
around 10 am, when an adult chased an Osprey off, low over the Braley
Centre.
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The chicks remained where they were through the morning, and into the
early afternoon. Starting around 4pm the chicks became very active.
Volunteers witnessed many flights back and forth between BDC, Stelco
tower and the Fairclough building. The chicks soared around and
eventually began a long series of "dog fights" chasing one another
through the air and talon touching. The chicks may think they are just
playing, but this activity helps them hone their flying skills.
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At 8 pm Mckeever was spotted dressing a pigeon on the Homewood suites,
which brought both chicks flying over and calling loudly. The chicks
took turns feeding, being fed and trying to steal the food from McKeever
(left photo). Eventually, after being chased a few times, McKeever
settled down on the railing above the chicks and watched them
alternately share and steal the food (right photo). At the end of the
night, the chicks settled down on Homewood and the Regency building.
<P class="title"><B>STRONGER FLIGHTS</B></p>
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Saturday, June 15, 2024 - Falconwatch Coordinator Cloe Wagstaffe
reports: As usual for young falcons, long periods of resting were
punctuated by brief periods of intense, powerful flying. The day started
off with one chick on the top of Stelco and the other on the Fairclough
building. At 8:25 there was a meal brought by one of the parents to
Stelco, the only clear sight we had of a meal today. Around 10 am, one
of the chicks landed on a window ledge on the west side of the Stelco
building. At 11:25 the second chick joined her on a window ledge a
couple of floors above (photo). They both stayed there until about
2:30pm, when one of them flew over to BDC. An hour later the other chick
took flight. The chicks could be seen flying in pairs, either with
another chick or with one of the adults. We observed talon touching a
few times.
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By 4:30, both chicks had landed on BDC. As in previous days, one or the
other of the chicks would disappear into the roof interior, leaving us
to wonder if we had missed a flight. At 6:24, we spotted an adult
perched on the edge of the BDC roof, and could just see the head of a
chick behind it in the roof interior, eating a meal. We missed seeing
the adult land, so we don't know if that food was freshly delivered or
leftover from other meals eaten in that same location. A few minutes
later, the chick chased off the adult (photo), who moved down
to the BDC sign below.
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After this, all four birds were visible, the adult and chick on the BDC
building, and an adult on Fairclough, who took off to join the other
chick in a long flight heading east, perhaps for some hunting practice.
The chicks seem to be flying longer distances and for larger periods of
time each day we see them. We expect more hunting lessons in the coming
days. Soon these chicks will be flying and hunting all on their own!
This is my last day working as coordinator. The watch will continue, under
Matt's guidance, for a few more days. It has been a pleasure watching
these chicks grow up. My thanks to everyone who came out and helped.
<P class="title"><B>ANOTHER QUIET DAY</B></p>
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Friday, June 14, 2024 - Falconwatch Coordinator Cloe Wagstaffe reports:
The birds had a quiet day today, spending most of their time inactive,
most likely due to the heat. At 6:30am they could be seen flying off of
the BDC building and talon touching, which happened again around 8:28pm.
They mostly stayed around the Fairclough, BDC and City Hall buildings,
accompanied by the adults.
<p>
At 2:20 they could be seen on the BDC building eating a meal, with both
parents nearby on the Fairclough building. The chicks sheltered from the
heat on top of BDC for the rest of the afternoon, only occasionally
poking their heads out or taking short hopping flights around the
rooftop (photo). Food was again brought to them, still on BDC at 5:50,
by McKeever. The chicks then flew to and from BDC and Fairclough. The
parents could be seen circling over the Standard Life building together,
enjoying the warm winds.
<P class="title"><B>A QUIET DAY</B></p>
Thursday, June 13, 2024 - Falconwatch Coordinator Matthew Mills reports:
The chicks spent most of today hunkering down in the wind and heat.
Shortly before 9 am both chicks were seen together on the south east corner of
the Fairclough building roof. A few minutes later, one chick flew over
to hang out above the BDC sign on the north face of the BDC building. It
would stay there throughout the day, occasionally disappearing from view
into the interior of the roof, then reappearing. The second chick
stayed on Fairclough, and was also hidden for much of the day.
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At 3 pm the chick on BDC took off to perform a few high lazy circles above
the Fairclough building and hang in the breeze for a moment before returning
to the BDC roof. It wasn't until after 6 pm that we located both chicks,
hanging out like friends, on the BDC rooftop ledge. No feedings were
observed today, but a chick was seen with food at 7 pm. The evening hours
saw a few short flights by the chicks to and from the Fairclough building,
and up and around the BDC building, in the warm gusty winds. When we left,
both chicks had settled on BDC with one keeping watch on the North facing
ledge.
<P class="title"><B>HUNTING LESSONS BEGIN</B></p>
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Wednesday, June 12, 2024 - Falconwatch Coordinator Cloe Wagstaffe reports:
Another day of flying for the family. In the
morning between 6:30 and 8:30 the birds flew between the BDC building,
the Fairclough building (photo) and the Stelco tower, going from one to
the other every so often. At 9:41 Judson chased off a group of pigeons
who were flying nearby, then landed on the Stelco tower.
<p>
Throughout most of the afternoon both chicks were staying close
together on the top of Fairclough, and Stinson seemed especially tired,
spending most of her time lying down and napping. Around 3:00 Judson
flew nearby the Fairclough building where the chicks were, and Blakeley
joined him while Stinson chose to stay and lie down. Judson could be
seen flying with prey while Blakeley flew under him - perhaps teaching
her how to catch prey in the air, however, both Blakeley and Judson
landed on the Fairclough building. Blakeley began dressing and eating the
meal, which was later taken by Judson, all while Stinson, who flew over
from Fairclough, chose to sit and watch from a few meters away.
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As evening came on, the two chicks were seen perched together,
occasionally flapping their wings, on the railing atop BDC (photo). Around
7:30pm, a group of vultures flew over the territory, and were chased off
by Judson. As our watch ended, the whole family could be seen perched
around the top of the BDC building, then two of them (we're not certain
whether they were chicks or adults in the fading light) flew over to the
Fairclough building and settled there. Another safe and successful day.
<P class="title"><B>BLAKELEY FLIES HIGH!</B></p>
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Tuesday, June 11, 2024 - Falconwatch Coordinator Matthew Mills reports:
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When falcon watchers arrived at 6:30 they found Blakeley atop the old
Standard Life building, where she enjoyed a meal and watched the adults
chase away an intruder. Shortly before 8:30 she accompanied an adult on
a flight over to the Sheraton hotel. As can be seen in the photo, there
are still small amounts of white chick down on her body. But it doesn't
seem to be slowing her down. This remaining fluff will disappear in the
next few days. Stinson was located up on the Fairclough building, where
she spent the morning wandering in and out of sight of watchers on the
streets below.
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While Blakeley was resting under our cameras, she would notice each
time one of them moved and stare intently at it (left photo). This must
have made her curious, because she was seen looking closely at the
camera mount several times, and even nibbling on it once or twice (right
photo).
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At 10:44 Blakeley was brought a meal, which she quickly claimed (left
photo). The adult returned at 11:04 to check up on her, and at one point
it was chased down into the roof area of the Sheraton (right photo).
Around this time, Stinson discovered a leftover portion of food on the
Fairclough roof. This tidbit appeared to be incompletely dressed, half
feathered and half torn open, leaving Stinson to meticulously pick at it
periodically into the mid afternoon hours. The rest of the morning, and
most of the afternoon was spent watching Blakeley cavort about or sit
ponderously on the southern and eastern ledges of the Sheraton, while
Stinson relaxed on Fairclough. At 4 pm Judson calmly escorted a Turkey
vulture away to the West.
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In the evening things took a turn for the dramatic. Stinson flew all
the way to the very top of the Stelco tower to hang out with McKeever
before taking a short series of flights and settling down on the Thomson
building for the remainder of the evening (left photo). Shortly before
7pm, Blakeley stole the show with an extremely confident flight from the
Sheraton towards Fairclough, and then soared, apparently catching a
thermal updraft, higher and higher over the City. She then accelerated
in powered flight down and around several tall buildings, carving out an
awe inspiring path around the downtown core. She finally settled down on
the BDC building and gave a few energetic head pumps (right photo).
Shortly after 7:05, she made her last flight of the day, over to the top
of the Regency building, where McKeever brought her another meal at
8:50. As we packed up to leave, Blakeley was settled on the rooftop
ledge of Regency and Stinson was resting comfortably on the south east
corner of the Thomson building.
<P class="title"><B>AN EXCITING SECOND DAY OF FLIGHTS</B></p>
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Monday, June 10, 2024 - Falconwatch Coordinator Cloe Wagstaffe reports:
The day started bright and early. The webcam recorded that a chick that
spent the night atop the Regency building left it's perch shortly after
5:00am. When watchers arrived at 6:30, they saw a chick being fed high
on the top of the McMaster Tower. Amazing to see them up so high, so soon!
We weren't sure whether the second chick was also up there, as it was
the only place we saw the adults bring food. At 9:00, an adult landed on
the roof near the one visible chick, and was quickly chased off. The
adult then landed on a window cleaning arm above the chick, safely out
of reach (photo). Around 9:30, that chick, soon identified as Blakeley,
left the top of the tower and landed on Homewood, where she picked at the
remnants of a meal for the next half hour.
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At 10:05, Blakeley was seen flying over to join one of the parents on
the old Standard Life building (left photo). Around 10:20 a watcher located
Stinson, perched on a ledge two stories above ground level on the
north side of the McMaster Tower (middle photo). Stinson seemed quite happy to
stay there for the next couple of hours, watching people pass by. At
1:05, she took off and headed towards Standard Life, where she was
accompanied by both parents, who were diving towards her, perhaps
encouraging her to fly higher up instead of staying close to the ground.
She landed on the Standard Life building where she was fed, while
Blakeley was separately fed on the other side of the building. At 1:15,
Stinson took flight again, and ended up landing on the A.G.H sign on
King Street, where she remained until the end of the watch (right photo).
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Blakeley spent most of the afternoon perched on or near the south east
corner of the upper roof of Standard Life (left photo). Around 6:24 she
flew around the Braley parking lot in front of our home base and ended
up landing on the top north east corner of Homewood Suites, where she
again picked at some leftover food. At 6:57 both adults landed together
on the south east corner, one of which was seen preparing a meal. At
first, Blakeley patiently kept her distance, but then moved in and
chased off one of the adults (right photo - look carefully, you can see
the departing adult!). Around 7:17 Blakeley left, and was seen briefly
clinging to one of the small diagonal window ledges on the McMaster
Tower, before heading back to Homewood for more food.
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At the end of the night all birds were close by and visible, Stinson
still on the AGH sign, Blakeley on the lower south east corner of the
Standard Life building (photo), and both adults on the north west side
of the Stelco tower. A busy, eventful day for everyone.
<P class="title"><B>FIRST AND SECOND FLIGHTS</B></p>
Sunday, June 10, 2024 (9:00pm): Falconwatch Coordinator Matthew Mills
reports: After their initial strong flights (see 8:30am report below),
Stinson remained on the upper roof of the Braley Centre all morning,
pacing back and forth along the ledge and occasionally hopping down into
the inner roof. Blakeley rested on the south west corner of the
Convention Centre for a while, then went for a long walk along the
north side of the building.
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Between 11:15 and 11:30 am several persistent Ring-billed Gulls
took turns squawking at and taking some mock dives at Stinson (photo). No
response from the adults. McKeever was busy dressing a meal, which she
brought to Stinson at 11:39. Stinson seemed unwilling to eat on her own,
so she waited until McKeever fed her. A few minutes after noon, Blakeley
gave us all a little scare when she attempted to join her sister on the
Braley rooftop. Launching from the low angle of the Convention Centre
roof, she came in a bit too low, stalled just below the ledge, gave a
few panicked scrambling attempts to make it, and turned back towards the
Convention Centre. She disappeared from the view of watchers on the
ground, but the webcam located her perched on an equipment shed in the
middle of the Convention Centre roof, where she would stay for the next
several hours.
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Eventually, around 4:40, Blakeley tried again, and made a successful
dash over to the Braley Centre. The chicks spent a while touching beaks,
running up and down the ledge, chasing one another, eating leftovers and
taking short flights over the rooftop (photos). At 6:35 pm an adult bird
arrived to dress prey on the Homewood building. This seemed to give the
chicks a boost of courage to take a series of flights. It was difficult
to keep track of them as they moved around and between the buildings.
One chick flew to the Standard life building, back to the Braley
building and circled north, after which both chicks were seen flying
towards the Homewood building. At 8:01 pm we spotted one chick on a
ledge high up on the top of the Regency building, west of Homewood. A
short time later, an adult arrived to feed the chick. At day's end
our last glimpse of the chicks was of them playing atop the Regency.
<p>
A big thanks to Charles Gregory for his help locating birds using the
cameras today and to our entire corps of dedicated volunteers.
<P class="title"><B>BOTH CHICKS HAVE TAKEN FLIGHT!</B></p>
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Sunday, June 9, 2024 (8:30am): Shortly after 11:10 last night, we noticed
on our webcam images that Blakeley seemed to disappear from the far
end of the nest ledge. We weren't sure whether she had hopped down and
quickly hidden, or if she had made an unprecedented first flight at
night. We saw no further sign of her until she was located this morning,
sitting on the south west corner of the Hamilton Convention Centre.
While watchers were looking for her, they saw Stinson take flight at
6:30, making a good, strong flight over to the roof of the David Braley
Centre. Stinson was fed a meal on the north east corner of the building
about half an hour later.
<P class="title"><B>ANY MOMENT NOW...</B></p>
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Saturday, June 8, 2024 - Falconwatch Coordinator Cloe Wagstaffe reports:
Another quiet day today. The chicks got a total of three feedings, at
8:31am, 3:00pm and 6:45pm. The last meal was not dressed by the parents,
and was quickly taken by Blakeley, then stolen by Stinson a while after.
Not too much action from the chicks today, but around 1:30 Blakeley did
fly a short distance from one end of the ledge to the other (photo). The
parents stayed close by throughout the day keeping an eye on their
chicks who should be ready to start flying at any moment now, with their
down feathers gone and their wings ready to soar. The last part of the
day was spent by the entire family resting, and the chicks and McKeever
were all visible on the Sheraton building, perched and enjoying the
light rain.
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Friday, June 7, 2024 - Falconwatch Coordinator Matthew Mills reports: A
cooler day with variable weather. It rained briefly several times, and
each time, rather than hunker down the chicks paraded about on the ledge
calling and flapping, apparently happier than ever. The first meal of
the day was delivered at 8:07. It was quickly grabbed by Stinson, who
carried it off to the far end of the inner ledge. After a couple of
minutes, Blakeley stole the food from Stinson (left photo). A few more
minutes later, Stinson stole it back and hopped up on the outer ledge
with it. Finally, at 8:15, Blakeley made a grab for the food again,
resulting in a brief tug-of-war (right photo). She succeeded in getting
the meal away from Stinson, who thereafter seemed to lose interest, and
left Blakeley alone to finish eating in peace.
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The next meal arrived at 2:50. In a comic turn of events, Blakeley
grabbed the food from Judson, and when she turned around, Stinson was
right there and grabbed the food from her (photo). Thereafter, while
Stinson was eating, Blakeley was seen running along the ledge and
chasing off McKeever whenever she landed on the ledge. There were
several other food deliveries today, at 3:27, 4:52, 6:44 and 7:00pm.
Several times one or both parents would bring food to one chick, and the
other chick would attempt to grab it or take a turn.
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Twice today there were intruders over the territory. A high flying
Osprey passed overhead at 10:33, which Mckeever ignored, and a Turkey
Vulture was chased off around 4:30. The parents stepped up their efforts
to encourage the youngsters to start flying. At 9:23am Mckeever landed
on the nest ledge with food, and then, after feeding just a couple of
bites to Stinson, carried it off to a nearby rooftop and ate it herself.
Throughout the afternoon, she was seen making a number of low passes
over the nest ledge. The chicks, however, still seemed content to rest
and occasionally exercise their wings (photos). At 5:25pm we witnessed some
deliberate 'helicoptering'. We are now at a point where we are no longer
fearing premature first flights but eagerly anticipating successful ones.
<P class="title"><B>ANY DAY NOW...</B></p>
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Thursday, June 6, 2024 - Falconwatch Coordinator Matthew Mills reports:
Another relatively quiet day, with the occasional tense moment as chicks
flapped their wings while perched at the very edge of the nest ledge. At
one point, mid-afternoon, a chick nearly lost her balance doing this.
Around 2:50, Blakeley performed a maneuver we call "helicoptering", where
she flapped her wings hard enough to briefly lift herself straight up
off the ledge for a second. These are sure signs that first
flights are due any day now.
<p>
The first meal of the day arrived at 6:30am. Just after McKeever
finished feeding it to the chicks, Judson arrived with a second meal,
which was quickly grabbed and carried off by Stinson (left photo). More
food was delivered at 12:27, with Stinson excited to see it (right
photo). Both parents were often around in the afternoon, with McKeever
hunting pigeons very low over the parking lot right in front of our main
base at the David Braley Center. The last meal of the day was
brought at 6:50pm. Blakeley tore off a small bit of the meal and fed
herself while Stinson was fed by McKeever. The evening was rounded out
with some more wing stretching and flapping.
<P class="title"><B>ALMOST READY TO FLY</B></p>
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Wednesday, June 5, 2024 - Falconwatch Coordinator Cloe Wagstaffe
reports: A mostly uneventful day today, with only two meals brought to
the chicks. At 7:37am both adults landed at the nest (photo). It appears
one of them had a meal, which was grabbed quickly by Stinson, who hopped
down into the east corner of the inner ledge with it. Both chicks
briefly examined the food, but then walked away within a minute. Perhaps
it was not dressed well enough for their liking.
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The chicks spent the rest of the morning alternately resting and
spending short periods exercising their wings, with Judson keeping watch
from the next ledge over. Their second and final food delivery of the
day arrived at 12:13. Perhaps the parents are feeding them less in order
to coax them into flying? The afternoon was spent quietly with an adult
occasionally dropping in to check up on the chicks. Both chicks have
lost almost all of their down, with only a few loose white feathers
remaining on their body and little white crests on the top of their
heads (photo). They could be seen affectionately preening each other and
touching beaks around 2:05.
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Around 4:00pm vultures were spotted passing over the Sheraton, and
were quickly chased away by both of the parents, while the chicks huddled
close to the wall of the inside ledge. After that, and into the evening,
the chicks became a lot more active, with more vigorous flapping and
running along the ledge. They could start trying to fly any day
now. Around 6:30pm, Blakeley finally got around to eating some of that
food that had been left on the north east corner in the morning.
<p>
Near the end of the evening, watchers had a chance to see a falcon flying
up close, as one of the adults flew along King Street just a couple of
meters above the ground. It was low enough for us to be just a little
concerned about it possibly taking a bad turn. So when it flew out of
sight up the street we decided to take a quick look around to see if it
landed anywhere. But, of course, it didn't. Falcons are superb flyers. A
short while later the two adults were seen again. One up on BDC and the
other up on Fairclough. The evening ended with a thundershower, which
the chicks enjoyed with more flapping, while the adults rode it out, up
on their high perches.
<P class="title"><B>ANOTHER FLAPPING DAY</B></p>
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Tuesday, June 4, 2024 - Falconwatch Coordinator Matthew Mills reports: A
sunny, somewhat warm and humid day today. The chicks are still
strengthening their wing muscles, slowly gearing up for their first
flights, which could be any day now. The first feeding of the day
was at 8:15, which was only eaten by Stinson. We could see Judson
keeping watch nearby at the top of the old Standard Life Building
(left photo). At 11:40, McKeever retrieved a partially eaten meal from the
east corner of the inner ledge, and fed it to both chicks (right photo).
<p>
At 12:15 a pair of Broad-winged Hawks passed by, high over the Sheraton,
perhaps late migrants. The adults kept watch, but did not take any
action. It was a different story around 2:45, when Judson chased another
adult male Peregrine from the airspace high above the Standard Life
Building. The intruder left quickly, with no further incident.
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There were long periods of quiet in the afternoon, punctuated by
occasional bouts of vigorous flapping by the chicks. In the evening,
between 5-6 pm Mckeever seemed to be encouraging the chicks to venture
onto the ledge and flap about. McKeever would occasionally land on the
ledge, but a hungry Blakeley would rush her each time, causing her to
take off immediately (left photo). It appears that Judson wanted to
teach Blakeley a lesson, literally. So, at 8:13 he dropped off an
undressed prey item (which appeared to be a Cowbird or Blackbird).
Blakeley grabbed it quickly and took it down into the inner ledge, then
spent several minutes puzzling over what to do with food that had
feathers all over it (right photo). Each chick took a turn probing at it
until eventually a portion was torn open, but the bird was not plucked.
<P class="title"><B>ANOTHER QUIET DAY</B></p>
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Monday, June 3, 2024 - Falconwatch Coordinator Cloe Wagstaffe reports:
The morning started with heavy fog and not much activity from the
chicks. The first feeding started at 9:15am, followed by three others at
11:13am, 5:15pm and 7:36pm. During the last feeding Blakeley was
especially hungry and hogged the food mostly for herself, until Stinson
got the courage to move closer and grab a few bites.
<p>
The chicks were mostly inactive today, with lots of time spent napping and
resting on the ledge of the nest. A few times, you could see them stretching
their wings, which are now almost down free, over the edge of the nest.
During the evening there was a lot of flapping and wing exercises, monitored
by both of the parents nearby.
<p>
Both McKeever and Judson stayed very close to the nest today, and could even
be seen circling together over top of the Sheraton at 7:22pm. One
of them stopped at the nest a few times at 11:42 and 2:06 near westdale.
They also made a few stops in to check in on Stinson and Blakeley, around
11:35 they both landed on nearby buildings, and at 3:36 one of them landed
on the ledge. Overall, it was a quiet, peaceful and most importantly, a safe
day for the Peregrine family.
<P class="title"><B>DAMP DAY</B></p>
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Sunday, June 2, 2024 - Falconwatch Coordinator Matthew Mills reports:
Light drizzle and cool damp conditions characterized the sixth day of
falconwatch. Both chicks spent a considerable amount of time on the
outer ledge flapping about, seemingly at ease getting close to the edge.
They have lost a lot of their white chick down, but that small remaining
bit can be enough to lessen the ability of their wings to generate lift,
so this coming week will be the time when we need to be most watchful.
<p>
The chicks were fed five times today. At 7:16am McKeever landed on the
ledge without food, then retrieved a leftover of a meal from the east
corner of the nest ledge and proceeded to feed it to the chicks. Half an
hour later she brought fresh food to the nest and fed both chicks.
Around 1:48pm, the scene from the early morning was repeated, with
McKeever arriving empty-clawed, hopping into the near (east) corner of
the ledge, retrieving another bit of leftover food and passing it off to
Stinson before quickly taking off again. The last meal of the day was at
7:34pm.
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<P class="title"><B>MORE WING EXERCISES</B></p>
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Saturday, June 1, 2024 - Falconwatch Coordinator Cloe Wagstaffe reports:
The morning started with a feeding at 6:55, with both adults visiting
the nest before hand. Later in the morning, around 9:45, several turkey
vultures entered the airspace above the nest, which caused McKeever to
get quite aggressive and chase them away. There were a few occasional
vultures flying nearby for the rest of the morning, and they were all
scared away by the parents.
<p>
The chicks were mostly resting today, with the occasional visit to the
ledge by their parents. There was more flapping, shaking off more of
their remaining down feathers. There was a total of five feedings today,
with the others being at 12:45, 2:35, 3:42 and 6:27. The last one being
a small meal brought directly to the nest by Judson. It was immediately
seized and carried away to the other end of the nest by Stinson, who did
not share it with her sister. McKeever arrived on the nest ledge seconds
later, and maybe had a few choice words for Judson letting that chick
take the food from him. After this, Stinson could be seen laying down on
the ledge while her sister stood near by. They stayed there until 8:25,
and then retreated to the inner ledge for the remainder of the evening.
All around a quiet, safe day for the family.
<P class="title"><B>ANOTHER CALM DAY</B></p>
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Friday, May 31, 2024 - Falconwatch Coordinator Cloe Wagstaffe reports:
The third day of Falconwatch saw the two adults and chicks sitting in
the sun and staying close to the Sheraton hotel most of the time. The
first feeding was at 9:21, when Mckeever dropped off a meal for the
chicks. Lots of flapping on the ledge from Stinson and Blakeley, who are
both losing a large amount of their down feathers each day, and starting
to look a lot like their parents. You can see their dark brown feathers
starting to show through, soon they will be ready to start flying.
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Around 2:55pm a worker was on the roof of the Sheraton hotel, and one of
the parents could be seen running up on the ledge and yelling at the
worker from the nest. There were quite a few good shots of this on the
webcam. The chicks were fed three more times during the day, at
4:34, 6:34 and 7:10, for a total of four feedings for the day. The last
one was quite small and only lasted a few minutes. At the end of the day
the parents stayed close to the nest, and both chicks stood on the
ledge, flapping off large amounts of down feathers into the air and
enjoying the quiet breeze and warm sunshine.
<p>
<b>Sad news</b>, and a <b>trigger warning</b>: With the passage of
time, it has become obvious that Westdale passed away sometime early
Thursday afternoon. Review of webcam archives shows hints that she was
ill for a day or so before. Please take note that birds do not think
like humans. They will not grieve as we do. Once a chick dies, in their
thinking it just disappears, and the body left behind is no longer
"family". For wild birds, it is natural for them to take advantage of
any food source nearby. Eating deceased young allows for a low effort
food source for the whole family and prevents the body from starting to
decay in the nest - which could lead to various other health risks. We
believe we may have already observed some behavior of the adults and
chicks beginning this process. As much as is possible with our human
emotions, we try not to feel upset by this. This is quite natural. But
if this is something you would prefer not to see, we suggest not
watching too closely if you notice any of the other birds in that far
corner.
<P class="title"><B>A QUIET DAY</B></p>
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Thursday, May 30, 2024 - Falconwatch Coordinator Matthew Mills reports:
Generally uneventful for much of Thursday. A feeding was captured on the
webcam at 5:39am. After that, no more food was brought to the nest until
the evening. Several times during the day up to two chicks, including
Stinson for a period in the afternoon, were seen flapping vigorously on
the ledge. The only meal of the day we witnessed in person was at
6:18pm. The webcam captured another feeding at 9:16, shortly after watchers
had left for the day.
<p>
<b>Concern for Westdale:</b> People have expressed concern that
Westdale has been staying in the far corner for a long time. We
back-tracked through the camera archive, and we found that around noon
(Thursday) she seemed to be having trouble moving her bowels, and then
around 1pm she moved into the far western corner of the inner ledge, and
stayed there for the rest of the day and evening. At various times an
adult or her siblings were seen keeping her company, and all three
chicks huddled down in that corner overnight. As of this (Friday)
morning she is still there. We have no idea how serious this might be.
Falcons have very robust immune systems, so if it is some kind of
infection we are hoping that this is something that clears up quickly.
There is nothing we can do to assist her. With the chicks at their
current stage of development, the other two would attempt to fly (too
soon) from the nest if we tried to retrieve Westdale. This is nature,
and we must simply wait to see it take its course. Falconwatch thanks
everyone who expressed concern for our little chick.
<P class="title"><B>WESTDALE GETS FEISTY</B></p>
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 - The chicks continue to slowly shed their white
chick down, revealing the brown juvenile flight feathers that have grown
in beneath. The chicks spent more time on the outer ledge today, and we
saw a bit more flapping. The first meal of the day arrived at 7:25am,
after which Westdale remained on the outer ledge. She was still there
when the next meal arrived at 9:30. She stayed up there for another
hour, then hopped back down to spend the rest of the morning in the
shade. The next meal was brought to the chicks around 1pm.
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Supper was brought to the chicks at 5:42pm, and Westdale was quick to
jump up. This time, she tried to steal the food from McKeever and
"mantle" it with her wings. She ended up in a tug-of-war with McKeever,
and was literally dragged along the length of the ledge (photos)! For a
moment, we were worried that she might not let go and get dragged right
off the ledge when McKeever took off. But fortunately Westdale either
had the wisdom to let go or lost her grip at the last moment. After
that, things were relatively tranquil. The last meal of the day was
brought at 8:20pm, then the chicks slowly settled down for the night.
<P class="title"><B>THE WATCH BEGINS</B></p>
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Tuesday, May 28, 2024 - Falconwatch Coordinator Matthew Mills reports:
The first day of the 2024 Hamilton Falconwatch began with breakfast. As
falcon watchers arrived at 6:30, McKeever arrived at the nest with a
meal. Blakeley was quick to hop up onto the ledge (first photo). Stinson
joined her within seconds (second photo). After about 20 minutes,
McKeever deposited the leftovers into the inner ledge and left the nest
briefly. It appears that she was seeing if the chicks would start to
feed themselves. When they didn't, she retrieved the food, and resumed
feeding Stinson on the outer ledge (last photo). A few minutes later,
she left the nest, and Stinson soon jumped back down into the inner
ledge. Another meal was brought at 11:15, and Stinson once again hopped
up to get fed.
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At 2:20pm more food was brought, and Westdale was the first to jump up,
followed quickly by Stinson. Eventually, all three chicks were seen up
on the outer ledge (first two photos). Once the meal was done, Westdale
stayed up on the outer ledge for the next hour, with McKeever keeping
watch from a nearby ledge. There was some mild excitement, mid
afternoon, as the adults chased off intruders a couple of times. First
an osprey pair wandered into the territory, then a turkey vulture. In
both cases, the peregrines made their displeasure known, and the
intruders rapidly departed. In the meantime, the chicks were
occasionally stretching their wings. Fortunately, they are doing this in
the inner ledge, safe from vagrant wind gusts (last photo). The chicks
still have far too much of their white chick down to even think about
attempting a flight. But it won't be long before they are up on the
outer ledge, seriously exercising those wings. The day ended with heavy
rain showers, which saw the chicks huddled together in a corner of the
ledge. An eventful first falconwatch day.
<P class="title"><B>WESTDALE AND STINSON HOP UP</B></p>
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 - For the last several days we have observed
McKeever feeding the chicks from the outer nest ledge, attempting to
coax the chicks into joining her. Yesterday, Westdale was seen making a
very brief hop up, for just a few seconds (first photo). This morning,
McKeever brought breakfast, and Westdale and Stinson were quick to jump up
onto the outer ledge. Westdale hopped down again, but Stinson stayed
up there until all the food was gone. Soon, all of them will
be making forays onto that outer ledge. For the moment there is no
serious concern of them falling. Their instincts will keep them well
away from the edge. But in another week the Watch will begin in earnest
as their flight feathers come in.
<P class="title"><B>JUDSON BRINGS BREAKFAST</B></p>
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 - Some people have asked why they never see Judson
on camera. The answer is that he spends his time hunting for meals for the
chicks, and when he gets one, he hands it over to McKeever, who feeds
the chicks. He then hangs out on a nearby rooftop or ledge. Today, we
caught these images of him perched on the second ledge, next to the nest,
while McKeever fed the chicks. The fresh blood on his beak and claws
suggests that he was the one who caught that meal for them.
<p><b>About the bands</b>: All peregrine falcons receive a band on each leg. The silver band,
has a unique identifying number from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS). But, as you can see here, the band is very difficult to read from
any distance. So, the dark colored band, with large, easily read
letters, is placed on the other leg, so that a bird can be identified
with binoculars (or our webcam). Because of the limited space for large
letters/numbers, combinations might repeat in different regions of North
America, so the silver band is still needed for a unique identifier.
<P class="title"><B>OUR CHICKS ARE BANDED</B></p>
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024 (5pm) - Hamilton, say hello to Blakeley, Westdale
and Stinson! Shortly after 11:30, the three chicks were brought into the
17th floor Club Lounge at the Sheraton Hamilton hotel. Upon being
weighed, it was determined that all three are female (females weigh more
than males). As is customary for this nest, all three were named for
Hamilton neighborhoods. These photos were screen-captured from the
banding video, which is now available for viewing. Click here to watch
it:
<a href="videos/banding2024video.mp4" target="_blank">2024 Banding Video</a>.
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McKeever made her displeasure known, both vocally and by dive-bombing
our climber. He used the pool-skimmer net seen here as a means to fend
off her attacks. He was mostly successful, getting just a small rip in
the sleeve of his shirt.
<P class="title"><B>BANDING THIS MORNING</B></p>
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024 (9am) - At around 11am our chicks will have a
visitor on their ledge. A climber will be collecting the chicks in a
specially designed compartmented case, which assures their safety, and
then they will be brought inside the Sheraton Hamilton Hotel, for
weighing and banding. The climber will remain on the ledge, so that the
parents never have a chance to see that the chicks are "missing". The
chicks will be returned about an hour later, and the peregrines will
fuss for maybe another half hour, then forget this ever happened. The
chicks won't be hungry when we pick them up. The adults are feeding them quite
well (photo).
<P class="title"><B>MORNING MEAL...</B></p>
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Friday, May 3, 2024 - For those of you wondering what Judson is doing
while McKeever stands watch over the chicks, the answer is
<b>hunting</b>. Here is a sequence of photos of Judson arriving with a
meal, McKeever hopping up to grab it from him, and then feeding the
chicks.
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<P class="title"><B>GROWING EVERY DAY</B></p>
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - No, you're not imagining it. Our peregrine
chicks are growing quite noticeably every day! These two photos were
taken a day apart. The adults continue to bring food to the three on a
regular basis, fueling this amazing growth. In two weeks the chicks will
be nearly full adult size, ready for banding, and then start to shed
their downy white chick feathers for their first set of brown flight
feathers. After that, the watch begins!
<p>
Quite obviously, the fourth egg failed to hatch. This is not at all
unusual with a large clutch. We can only speculate that it was not
viable, or perhaps got too cold during the icy weather at the end of
March. If the egg isn't removed from the nest, it will be collected for
scientific study when the chicks are banded. While falcon watchers
always feel a bit sad about these things, we should remember that
Peregrines don't have the same kind of thinking as humans. For them, all
the focus is on the chicks that need feeding. The cup is not just 3/4
full. It is 100% full of three healthy, and very hungry, chicks!
<P class="title"><B>WAITING ON NUMBER FOUR</B></p>
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Sunday, April 28, 2024 (9am) - This morning we captured this lovely
photo of the first three chicks together. All seem to be healthy. Now we
need to wait patiently for the last egg to hatch. Normally, during
laying, Peregrines brood their first eggs in an intermittent pattern
that causes them to develop more slowly. This trick of timing results in
the eggs hatching more closely together, reducing the age/size
difference between the first hatched chick and the last. This year, the
cold and snowy weather saw McKeever start to brood full time right
around the time she laid the third egg. The fourth egg was laid about
two days after that. So, it is reasonable to assume that the fourth egg
will hatch about two days after number three. That would be sometime
Monday. Of course, now that we have said this, it will hatch this
afternoon. LOL We will just have to wait and see!
<P class="title"><B>CHICKS TWO AND THREE</B></p>
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Saturday, April 27, 2024 (10am) - The second of four eggs hatched around
10:09 pm last night (Friday), and the third hatched this morning around 9:10am.
The second hatching was barely visible on camera, as McKeever kept her
chicks and eggs warm beneath her. In the left photo you can see a tiny
bit of the darker fluff of the newly hatched chick just to the left of
McKeever's beak. And just below it the edge of its broken shell. We
didn't get a good look at the second chick until the two were fed around
7:57 this morning (right photo).
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<p>The third egg started cracking around 8:14am, and the chick emerged
from its shell around an hour later. You can see it's tiny claw pushing
against the shell in the second photo.
<P class="title"><B>FIRST FEEDING</B></p>
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Friday, April 26, 2024 (6pm) - As evening was approaching, we saw our
first (and so far only) chick being fed for the first time. It's not
uncommon for there to be a gap of up to a day between hatchings. The
infrared camera will be on again tonight, so if one of the three
remaining eggs cracks overnight, we will see it.
<P class="title"><B>FIRST CHICK</B></p>
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Friday, April 26, 2024 (11am) - We have our first chick! The others will
not be far behind!
<P class="title"><B>HATCHING HAS STARTED!</B></p>
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Friday, April 26, 2024 (9am) - The first slight cracking of an egg was
noticed at 5:53 this morning (left photo). Two hours later, a very clear
hole in the shell could be seen, with the pink-colored chick visible
within the shell (their downy feathers turn white as they dry). As the day
progresses, the chick will poke at the shell more, and in a few hours we
will have our first hatchling of 2024. And it is quite likely we will
see more before the end of the day!
<P class="title"><B>VERY SOON NOW...</B></p>
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 - We are noting some increased activity from
the adults in the nest, which we often 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! Our
new Hanwha camera (#2) is equipped with an <b>infrared night mode</b>
which includes an <b>infrared LED light</b>. This lighting is completely
invisible to the Peregrines. Don't be bothered by the reflection of the
light in their eyes. As far as the Peregrines are concerned, they are
still in darkness (as can be seen on Camera #1). Any time the adult stands up, we will be able to see
if a shell has cracked. But don't be fooled by the white mark on one of
the eggs. It has been there several days. Our thanks again to Hanwha for
this amazing new camera!
<P class="title"><B>TWO WEEKS TO GO</B></p>
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Saturday, April 13, 2024 - It has been nearly three weeks since McKeever
laid her eggs in the scrape atop the Sheraton Hamilton Hotel. She and
her mate, Judson, have been taking turns incubating the clutch, and
occasionally turning the eggs over, which helps the chicks inside
develop properly (photo). In roughly another two weeks we should see
these shells start to crack. It looks like we will <b>need lots of
volunteers</b> for the on-street Watch. Please click the
<b>Volunteer</b> button above if you can spare a few hours to help keep
our chicks safe!
<P class="title"><B>FOUR EGGS</B></p>
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Sunday, March 24, 2024 - Just after 1pm today, McKeever laid her fourth
egg of the 2024 nesting season. Given the fact that she has begun to
steadily incubate her clutch, this will likely be the last one she lays.
But, just the same, we will keep an eye open on Tuesday, just in case
she decides to go for five! <b>Note: The scrape is deep enough to completely
hide an egg. So, don't be surprised if you sometimes only see three eggs.</b>
<P class="title"><B>THREE...</B></p>
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Friday, March 22, 2024 - As dawn broke this morning, we caught sight of
McKeever standing proudly over three eggs. The fact that she is not yet
brooding constantly strongly suggests we might see a fourth sometime
Sunday.
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Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - Shortly after 6pm this evening we spotted the
second egg of the 2024 nesting season. Peregrines lay their eggs roughly
two days apart, so with the first egg having appeared Sunday morning,
eager Falcon Watchers were keeping a close eye on the cameras today. The
usual late season snow didn't seem to bother McKeever at all. She has
not started full time brooding just yet. Falcons deliberately keep the
first couple of eggs cooler to start, slowing their development, so that
all of their eggs will hatch within a day of each other. This behavior
tells us we can expect to see another egg sometime Thursday evening.
<P class="title"><B>EGG!!!</B></p>
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Sunday, March 17, 2024 - This morning McKeever was seen settling in the
scrape at the far end of the ledge, looking like she was keeping an egg
warm, but when she left, there was nothing to be seen. It turns out the
scrape really is that deep. Judson popped into the scrape a few minutes
later and rolled the first egg of 2024 into view! Briefly. Most of the
time we still can't see it. In some photos we can see just a glimpse of
brown. In others it is not visible at all. But it is there. This is the
earliest that eggs have ever been laid at the Sheraton Hamilton Hotel,
beating the old record of March 18, 2020.
<P class="title"><B>SPRING IS HERE!</B></p>
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Tuesday, March 5, 2024 - For the last few weeks we have been observing
increased courtship behavior from Judson, bringing meals for McKeever.
This morning we captured these photos. In general, we can expect to see
the first egg within two weeks of mating. So this could be a new record
for earliest start at the Sheraton Hamilton nest. Where will McKeever
lay her eggs? As in previous years, the pair have been seen poking
around in both ends of the nest ledge. We keep hoping that maybe she
will pick the original scrape at the far end. But so far she keeps
choosing the near end of the ledge. In a few weeks, we'll know.
<P class="title"><B>NEW CAMERA!</B></p>
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Tuesday, February 20, 2024 - The Hamilton Community Peregrine Project is
pleased to announce that we have received a generous donation, from
<b>Hanwha Vision</b>, of a new Wisenet HD video camera, replacing the
old stationary Camera #2. The camera was installed today 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.
<p>
This camera brings significant new capability to Falconwatch, enabling
us to separately track two groups of chicks on nearby buildings during
fledging. The spherical design will give us the ability to tilt upwards
and look for falcons perched on top of nearby buildings. Something we
could not do before. The higher resolution images will help us more
easily read leg bands on our birds (and any visitors to the nest).
<p>
As usual, McKeever and Judson were flying about, expressing their
displeasure at having humans anywhere near their nest. We, on the other
hand are very pleased, and extremely grateful to Hanwha, and all the
people who helped make this happen! <b>Thank you!</b>
<P class="title"><B>GETTING READY FOR ANOTHER NESTING SEASON</B></p>
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Monday, February 19, 2024 - As usual, McKeever and Judson have been seen
around the nest ledge from time to time over the winter. It's not quite
time for them to start nesting yet, but the Hamilton Community Peregrine
Project has some work to do to get ready for the coming season. Tomorrow
(Feb 20) the fine people from Hamilton Video & Sound will be
<b>servicing our cameras</b>. You may see some activity, or odd
positioning of the cameras, and both cameras may go offline for a while.
Don't worry, the end result of all this work will be some serious
improvements. We'll tell you all about it once we're done.
<P class="title">BACKGROUND FOR 2024....
<p>After their second successful year together, fledging four 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 third year at the Hamilton nest, and
Judson's fourth.
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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 the next year.
<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>thirtieth</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>
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