Hamilton Community Peregrine Project - Site Gallery

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Since 1995 Peregrine Falcons have been nesting on the south face of the Sheraton Hamilton Hotel high above King St. West, one of the busiest streets in downtown Hamilton.

A view of the Sheraton from the Board of Education parking area

A view of the Sheraton from the Braley Center parking area, where volunteers gather to keep watch over the fledging falcons.

Nest ledge and camera

The "scrape" is in the ledge directly below the "n", and a camera (mounted to the right) follows the acitivities of the falcons.

As the chicks develop they hop up on the parapet enclosing the ledge

As the chicks develop, they hop up on the parapet enclosing the ledge.

A view of the Sheraton from the north east corner of Copps Plaza

A view of the rear of the Sheraton Hotel (left) and the Standard Life building (right) from the north east corner of Copps Plaza

Madame X and Camera

The Stelco Tower as seen from Copps Plaza

Watching Gleig while she takes a nap - June 2009

Watching Gleig shile she takes a nap on Stelco Tower - June 2009

Looking west over Hamilton

View west over Hamilton from the Stelco Tower, with the Sheraton at center

3 Chicks on the Ledge

Looking down over the roof of the Sheraton and the nest ledge

Looking south towards the escarpment

Looking south towards the escarpment from Stelco Tower. The sign on the BDC building is a favorite perch of the adult peregrines.

A Falconwatch coordinator keeps watch from the top floor of the Stelco Tower

A Falconwatch coordinator keeps watch from the top floor of the Stelco Tower.

A Falcon's-Eye view of Hamilton

A Falcon's-Eye view of Hamilton, from our webcam,
next to the Sheraton nest (far right)

Photos: Lyle Camier, Dagmar Rudzewitsch & Ryan Laird Iverson