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<P class="title"><B>KIRKENDALL FLIES BACK TO THE SHERATON</B></p>
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Sunday, June 4, 2022 - Falconwatch Coordinator Marzuk Gazi reports:
This morning, the chicks were in the same places they were the night before.
Stipley and Delta were on the east side of the lower roof of the Sheraton.
Gibson was still in the nest ledge and Kirkendall was on the highest window
ledge on the east side of the Standard Life building. The parents were seen
flying by Kirkendall as they had been the day before, unable to feed him as
he paced near the north side of the ledge. Food was dropped at the nest
ledge at 7:27am for Gibson and at 11am, Stipley was brought a meal which
Delta soon joined to share. Stipley spent much of the day flapping
vigorously near the south east corner of the Sheraton roof. Gibson spent
much of the morning and afternoon looking over at his siblings from the east
corner of the nest ledge and flapping.
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<p>Kirkendall spent much of the day pruning his down feathers, often
being very vocal towards the parents. At 5:10pm, after hanging on for
over a day, he finally left the ledge, flying eastwards towards the
Sheraton and over to the upper roof of the Sheraton, gaining
considerable elevation during the flight. A parent had flown over to the
east side of the gratings atop the roof of the Standard Life building to
watch the struggle, but afterwards, flew off, probably to hunt. A parent
landed back in the same location on the Standard Life building soon
after to dress a meal but the other parent was first to drop food on the
south east corner of the Sheraton roof, at 5:53pm. Delta was first to
the food, then Kirkendall flew down from the upper roof to join her. At
5:56pm, a hungry Kirkendall is seen mantling (spreading his wings over)
the food to prevent his sibling from reaching it (photo).
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<p>The other parent left the Standard Life building to feed Gibson at 6.
There was another feeding for two of the three chicks on the roof of the
Sheraton just after 7:30pm. After that there was no significant activity
until all three chicks moved west along the south (front) edge of the
Sheraton roof towards the nest and settled together in the corner
closest to the nest ledge, under our cameras (photo captured early Monday
morning). The two parents ended the night perched on the east side
grating on top of the Standard Life building, watching over their
chicks.
<P class="title"><B>VIDEO OF KIRKENDALL ON WINDOW LEDGE</B></p>
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Sunday, June 4, 2023 - Courtesy of Brandon Duquette, here is a photo and
video of Kirkendall, shot from inside the window of the Standard Life
building where Kirkendall was perched, Saturday at 1:10pm. The video shows
McKeever repeatedly gliding past Kirkendall with food, in an effort to
tempt him to fly. Thank you, Brandon!
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Watch it here: <a
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<P class="title"><B>AN EVENTFUL DAY!</B></p>
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Saturday, June 3, 2022 - Falconwatch Coordinator Marzuk Gazi reports:
After Delta's rescue earlier in the morning, she, along with Kirkendall (who
had been rescued the day before) were released onto the roof of the Sheraton
hotel at 8:05 in the presence of an unhappy peregrine parent. With the
parent overhead encouraging the chicks back towards the nest, Kirkendall
moved along the south ledge of the Sheraton to make an attempt to jump into
the nest. At 10:05, he seemed to slip from the ledge and glided to the
highest window ledge on the east side of the Standard Life building. Despite
the parents loudly flying by to encourage both of them back towards the
nest, he would remain there while Delta remained on the Sheraton roof for
much of the afternoon. The other two chicks would remain in the nest, though
one was up on the ledge considerably more than the other. At 2:01, Mckeever
was seen bringing a meal to the roof of the Standard Life building above the
ledge where Kirkendall was perched, hoping to coax his flight.
<p>Stipley seemed to be blown off the nest at 3:55. After gliding above King
street, he landed in an empty area of the parking lot of the David Braley
building, where he was quickly rescued by a group of volunteers.
After being assessed by the rescue team, he was deemed to be healthy. He
was returned to the roof at 5:30 while two parents circled vocally above. A
parent, thought to be Mckeever, settled on the south east corner of the
lower roof of the Sheraton from where she would watch over the chicks.
Kirkendall remained on the ledge on the Standard Life building throughout
the day, having moved along the ledge to the north side. Delta and Stipley
were seen on the south ledge of the Sheraton, Delta having moved to the west
side towards the nest. Gibson was seen flapping, but he remained in the
nest for the night.
<P class="title"><B>STIPLEY GLIDES AND IS RESCUED!</B></p>
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Saturday, June 3, 2023 - <b>4:15 Update</b>: At 3:55pm, Stipley was
cleaning his feathers standing at the edge of the ledge with his
brother, when it looks like a gust of wind knocked him off balance
(photo) and sent him on a long gliding flight across King Street. He
landed in the David Braley parking lot, in front of the Falconwatch home
base, and was quickly rescued. His flight was described as "graceful" by
watchers on the ground, with a very gentle landing. So we have no
concerns about his health. We're going to be taking him back up to the
roof, to join his sister, soon.
<P class="title"><B>KIRKENDALL AND DELTA RETURN!</B></p>
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Saturday, June 3, 2023 - <b>9:00 Update</b>: This morning at roughly
8:25, our two wayward chicks were returned to the roof of the Sheraton
Hamilton Hotel. Kirkendall immediately started exploring the roof, while
Delta sat still for a few minutes, to assess the situation. Eventually
they both ended up in the south east corner area, climbing metal pipes
of the old window-washing system (photo). One of the adults (far right)
is keeping close eye on them.
<P class="title"><B>DELTA RESCUED</B></p>
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Saturday, June 3, 2023 - The official on-street Hamilton Falconwatch
kicked off today, with the second rescue of the season. Delta was found
to be in good health after spending the night near street level. Once
again, it was decided to take the chick out to the Owl Foundation for a
check-up. With the two of them out of the nest, it has been decided to
return them both to the Sheraton roof today.
<p>We want to thank the people who have begun to fill in the empty
shifts on our volunteer schedule. We never imagined things kicking off
so early, so we very much appreciate having multiple eyes on the chicks
at all times.
<P class="title"><B>DELTA SNEAKS OUT OF THE NEST!</B></p>
Friday, June 2, 2023 - <b>10:30 Update</b>: Late in the afternoon,
Falcon Watchers started to feel a bit concerned that they were only seeing
two chicks on the nest ledge. Initially we thought the third chick was
just hiding under the overhang at the back of the scrape, as usual.
But, as the evening wore on, and we continued to only see two, we began
to wonder if another chick had managed to sneak out of the nest. So a
search was conducted of the walkways and ledges around the front of the
Sheraton, and we eventually found Delta sitting on the edge of a second
story roof on the east side of the old Standard Life Building, just above the
Anchor Bar patio. She stayed there the rest of the evening, and we're
hoping she will stay put until tomorrow when the on-street watch
officially begins at 5:30 am.
<p>Did we mention we need volunteers? We need volunteers. Tomorrow. The
way our luck is going, the other chicks just might decide to try and fly
as well. And they really don't have the feathers for it yet. So keeping
track of them is vitally important at this time.
<P class="title"><B>KIRKENDALL DOING WELL</B></p>
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Friday, June 2, 2023 - <b>4:30 Update</b>: Kirkendall is in excellent health,
and did not suffer any injuries from his (mis)adventure today. He will
be kept at the Owl Foundation for a few days, allowing more time for him
to fully grow his flight feathers and shed the last of his white chick
down. He will then be returned to the roof of the Sheraton hotel.
Hopefully this minor delay will help make his second flight more
successful than the first! This photo was taken by Ryan Iverson at the
Sheraton Hamilton Hotel, just after Kirkendall was rescued. THANK YOU!
<P class="title"><B>KIRKENDALL RESCUED!</B></p>
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Friday, June 2, 2023 - Just before 2pm, Kirkendall either had a slip, or
maybe he decided his wings were working well enough to try flying.
Either way, he left the ledge, and glided downwards until he reached
ground level. He was initially rescued from traffic by Marouane Fattoum,
who was passing by when the chick landed on the street in front of the
Sheraton Hotel. Kirkendall was brought inside the hotel, where he appeared to be
in good condition. He is being taken to the Owl Foundation for a
full check-up, just to be sure. All this, of course, one day before the
official on-street watch begins!
<P class="title"><B>A BRAVE CHICK</B></p>
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Sunday, May 28, 2023 - Yesterday we spotted a chick hopping up on the
ledge to get better access to a meal that McKeever had brought to the
nest. Today, we saw this again. This time we got a closer look, and
could see it was Gibson (white tape) who made the leap (middle photo).
He stayed up on the ledge for about ten minutes, most of that time on
his own, as McKeever jumped down into the scrape, fed the last bits of
the meal to the other chicks, then flew away.
<P class="title"><B>BREAKFAST IS SERVED!</B></p>
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Friday, May 26, 2023 - It has been a week since our four chicks were
banded, and the feedings haven't slowed down. We can see their dark
brown flight feathers starting to come in. In the next week the chicks
will lose the majority of their white chick down, and then they will
begin testing out their wings. And the on-street falcon watch will
begin!
<P class="title"><B>THE CHICKS ARE BANDED</B></p>
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Thursday, May 18, 2023 -
Here are some screen-captured portraits of our chicks, taken from the
banding video, which is now available for viewing. Click here to
watch it:
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Today around 1:30 our four chicks were brought into the Sheraton
Hamilton Hotel and banded. Based on their weights we have three males
and one female. Their left leg bands were wrapped in colored tape so we
will be able to identify them from a distance. Their names and tape
colors are: <b>Kirkendall</b> (male, blue tape), <b>Gibson</b> (male,
white tape), <b>Delta</b> (female, yellow tape), and <b>Stipley</b>
(male, red tape), all named for Hamilton neighborhoods. Our climber
spent the time while the chicks were inside removing a few small plants
from the nest ledge, and keeping an eye on McKeever, who kept a very
close eye on him while he collected the chicks (photos).
<P class="title"><B>BANDING WILL BE ON THURSDAY</B></p>
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Wednesday, May 17, 2023 - The chicks are nearly invisible this morning,
huddled together in the near corner of the nest ledge, sheltering from
the (hopefully) last cold spell of spring. Tomorrow (Thursday) they will
have a chance to warm up a bit, as they are brought inside the Sheraton
Hamilton Hotel for banding. As can be seen in the photo, they have grown
to nearly their full size. But, as yet, they do not have a lot of leg
strength, so this is the best time to collect them without any risk of
them trying to jump away from the climber.
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<P class="title"><B>FOUR PEREGRINE CHICKS!</B></p>
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Sunday, April 30, 2023 - Early this morning, McKeever flew in to
feed her chicks, and we saw that there was now a third chick eagerly
clamoring for food. As we watched the chicks get fed, we began to see
the egg in the foreground crack apart, and, over the next half hour, our
fourth and final peregrine chick hatched. As is usual, It had a little
help from mom, who picked away the edges of the shell. You can see a
piece of shell in McKeever's beak in the last photo.
<p>A month ago we mentioned how the adults carefully timed the
incubation of the first eggs so that they would all hatch together, and
this has now resulted in all four eggs hatching within 24 hours! With
four in the nest, we will see a lot of feedings over the coming month.
And needless to say, we're going to need a lot of <b>volunteer
watchers</b>. If you have some time to spare in June, please click the
Volunteer button at the top of this page. Thanks!
<P class="title"><B>TWO CHICKS SO FAR</B></p>
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Saturday, April 29, 2023 - Just beore 6pm, we caught our first
sight of two new peregrine chicks in the Sheraton Hamilton nest. Their
white down feathers were already dry, so it seemed likely that they
hatched several hours before, while their mother kept them sheltered
from the rain. Feeding began almost immediately (photos). We should see
the other two eggs hatch within the next day or so.
<P class="title"><B>HATCHING IS STARTING!</B></p>
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Saturday, April 29, 2023, 2pm - Just after 8am this morning we noticed the
first tiny hole in one egg, then soon saw a crack appearing in another.
We knew this was coming as McKeever fussed over the eggs in the last
day, listening to the tiny sounds of chicks inside the eggs. She will
continue to move and turn the eggs, which helps the chicks peck their
way out of their shells. By this evening we expect to see the first
little white balls of fluff.
<P class="title"><B>FOUR EGGS</B></p>
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Monday, March 27, 2023 - At 7:59 this morning McKeever laid her fourth
egg of the season, with our camera catching a great view as it happened.
A half hour later, Judson came in to take over incubation duties from
her, and we got a clear look at all four eggs. You can see the color
differences between the new egg and the older ones, which have picked up
a coating of dust. It is possible that McKeever may lay one more egg. We
have had five eggs before, but we have never had all five hatch. So,
with good weather and close attention from McKeever and Judson, we have
high hopes for seeing four tiny peregrine chicks at the beginning of May.
<p>Falconwatch would like to say a big <b>thank you</b> to the people
who have made donations. Your generous gifts have gotten our
fund-raising off to a great start! But we still have a long way to go. If
you haven't made a donation yet, and would like to help save a peregrine
chick, then please click the <b>Donate</b> button above.
<P class="title"><B>THIRD EGG</B></p>
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Saturday, March 25, 2023 - Early this morning McKeever briefly left her
eggs, and we could see that she laid her third egg during the night.
Three is not an uncommon number of eggs for a peregrine clutch. But
neither is four. So we will be watching closely Monday, to see if she
lays another.
<P class="title"><B>EGG #2!</B></p>
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Wednesday, March 22, 2023 - Right on time, McKeever has laid the second
egg of the 2023 nesting season. We should see the next one on Friday. I
think this is the perfect time to let people know that Falconwatch is
running lower on funds than it has in previous years. We really,
seriously need people to make donations, to help us build up the funds
necessary for hiring our coordinators, pay for radios, and so on. If you
can help out, <b>please click the <font color=red>Donate</font> button
above</b>. Thanks!
<P class="title"><B>HERE WE GO!!!</B></p>
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Monday, March 20, 2023 - Spring is officially here, and Hamilton's
Peregrines are celebrating with their first egg of the season.
Eagle-eyed falcon watchers spotted McKeever showing off her new egg
around noon today. As usual for Peregrine clutches, the first egg will
not be incubated full time, but will be allowed to stay cooler, slowing
its development. McKeever will likely lay 2-3 more eggs in the coming
days, each one about two days after the previous one. By slowing the
first egg's development, she makes it more likely that all the eggs will
hatch within a day of each other, insuring no chick has a size
disadvantage when they all start clamoring for meals. In about 40 days,
the sound of Peregrine chicks will once again be heard high up on the
Sheraton Hamilton Hotel!
<P class="title"><B>HAPPY NEW YEAR!</B></p>
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Sunday, January 1, 2023 - A new year begins with the usual January warm
spell, and our resident adult pair make another routine visit to the nest
ledge to check up on it, and make sure everything is in proper shape for
the nesting season that will begin in March.
<P class="title">BACKGROUND FOR 2023....
<p>After their first 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 second year at the Hamilton nest, and
Judson's third.
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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, when we
observed that there were still two adults landing at the nest ledge
while Lily 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.
<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 twenty-nineth 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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