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WHAT'S A LITTLE RAIN?

The very moment the rain ended, one flew to the McMaster 10 Bay residence rooftop. Vincent has been favoring this spot and it may have been him. At 11:30 am, a Great Blue Heron flew low over the BDC building and one of the young birds flushed off and circled the downtown core. The afternoon hours were spent between the Scarfone-Hawkins building, east of James Street and the BDC. Occasionally one would perch atop the Pigot building in gargoyle fashion. Two chicks and an adult shared a meal there at 3:30 pm.

Soon after, Vincent, Saltfleet, and Corktown all chased one another in a series of winding loops over our heads, around the Braley building. They displayed a diversity of aerial skills before finally settling on the BDC. One of them, perhaps Vincent, soared lazy circles very high above the Sheraton and drifted away west out of sight for a while. At 8:25 pm, an adult dropped food to a loud, hungry young bird atop the Fairclough. As a dense fog rolled in we could see the silhouette of one chick on the BDC, and the adult watching another continue to eat on Fairclough. Skyline features gradually disappeared into the ghostly atmosphere and we left for the night.

TWO MORE DAYS TO GO

The evening was punctuated by bursts of activity with the adults soaring high above downtown and stooping on the chicks when they flew. They would then chase one another, touching talons and calling loudly. All important activities in learning the skills needed to hunt. We saw three such flights this evening with McKeever and Judson very restless, flying about constantly and trying to get the chicks into the air.

EXCELLENCE IN THE SKIES

Between 8-9 pm all 3 chicks flew about chasing each other loudly. Of note today were three things about their flights: they are much faster and more confident, they change altitude a lot, often swooping and diving to half the height of the buildings downtown and rising back up, and they are engaging in more frequent difficult maneuvers like talon-touching, stopping, and swerving around buildings.

Small update on Dalewood: The Owl Foundation has transferred him to a larger space to allow some flight exercises, but still being careful with the height so he doesn't aggravate his healing. His hip joint is functioning well. Looks like he will make a full recovery. We don't have an exact return date yet, but it will likely be another week at least.

A BUSY DAY

There were a lot of dual and triple flights between the chicks today. Saltfleet and Corktown were talon touching in flight near the BDC at 10:03 am, and 10 minutes later one of them was flying with Vincent, touching talons over 10 Bay (the McMaster Residence). At one point in the afternoon Judson raced towards the Sheraton followed by 2 chicks and he decided to swoop low and zoom up near the south face of the Sheraton and land on the nest ledge. The chicks, keeping pace, lost their nerve and veered at the last minute off towards the Fairclough. They will develop elite flying skills soon, but not quite yet.

It was encouraging to see all 3 chicks between 4 and 4:30 pm high above the city. Corktown was on the south face of the Stelco Tower calling loudly - and soon joining her siblings above 10 bay. Between 5:27 and 5:37 pm all 5 birds flew to the Sheraton and the chicks shared a meal, fighting in a tug-of-war over the prey! The chicks eventually settled down for the night on the DPAI lettering on the west side of the eBDC building. All 3 chicks glowed eerily red as a spooky fog rolled in from the West, signalling the end of today's watch.

LEARNING TO HUNT

At 3:42 we watched our first successful hunt. One of the chicks dove off the BDC and nabbed the pigeon about 30 feet from the ground. It brought the prey up to the inner roof of BDC and then after picking at it, realized that it did now know what to do with it. The next lesson on how to dress a pigeon must be imminent. At 5:25 all chicks were fed in the BDC lower ledge. More food was delivered to one chick at 6:00. Dinner only seemed to lead to even more spectacular flights with great height and accuracy. More talon touching. More chicks trying to knock another chick off its perch. They would occasionally land briefly on other buildings but it was always back to the BDC where all three chicks and McKeever rested as the last shift waved goodbye on this, the longest day of the year.

THREE STRONG FLIERS

Meals were delivered at 8:00 am on both Standard Life and Sheraton, and at 5:13 pm and 5:41 pm on Homewood. The flights of Vincent and Saltfleet are getting stronger by the day. At one point it appeared as if Vincent was chasing a pigeon and practicing his hunting skills. Corktown is also flying very well despite her temporary setback and is catching up quickly to her siblings. Just after 8 pm, our camera was focused on an adult perched on the corner of the Fairclough building when a chick swooped down on it and literally knocked it off the building. The chick was moving relatively slowly, so there would have been no injuries, but still, we're thinking that adult was not at all impressed. All in all, a very successful day for our falcon family.

Volunteers: Please remember to sign up for shifts. With this many birds in the air to track, we need all of the feet on the street that we can get. If a shift is "full" on the sign-up form, that doesn't mean we have all the volunteers we need. Come down anyway. Thanks!

CORKTOWN IS BACK!

The day was largely uneventful until Corktown flew back to the upper roof of the Sheraton just after 4:30 pm. An adult chased the pigeons off of all 4 sides of the standard Life building before snatching one out of the air. Suddenly, all 3 chicks were in the air flying about! Vincent and Corktown touched talons and Saltfleet joined the adult atop the Standard Life building to be beak fed. Corktown found her way to a perch near the webcams, where we caught some nice photos. Later in the evening (8:07 pm) Vincent and Saltfleet were seen touching talons above the Braley parking lot. This activity helps them improve their coordination in flight. A vital part of learning to hunt.

In the evening, between 8 and 9 pm Vincent settled on the sign on the West face of the BDC building, Saltfleet nestled down atop the Marquis (on Caroline Street), and Corktown was fed on the Regency building. A quick check after 9 pm suggested that they would spend the night in these locations.

In the raptor chasing department, today was very exciting. McKeever chased a Bald Eagle low over City Hall around 9:45 10 am, and Vincent chased a Turkey Vulture off at 3:10 pm, calling loudly.

FALCON CAMARADERIE

The adults were active today hassling innocent birds - guilty only of having an imposing wingspan. McKeever chased a Turkey Vulture at 2:23 pm from Sheraton rooftop height down nearly to the homes north of York Blvd., and Judson, joined briefly by Vincent, zipped after a Great Blue Heron in the evening.

FARTHER AND HIGHER

The chicks spent a number of hours pancaking on BDC in the early afternoon and popping in and out of sight on the inner roof. By 3:00 pm the adults had joined them (first photo). One chick briefly went to the nest ledge but then flew right back over to BDC. At 5:20, Vincent flew to the south east corner of the Sheraton (second photo), and this was followed by more magnificent flights between the buildings for both chicks, with the adults joining them in many of their flights. A spectacular sight! Then it was back to the BDC for Vincent, Saltfleet and McKeever, while Judson settled down on his favorite perch, the duck sign on Homewood Suites. A light rain began to fall and Vincent flew to his new favourite spot on the ledge next to the nest, while McKeever and Saltfleet remained on BDC, where they stayed for the rest of the night.

ABOUT THE TOWN

At 5:06 McKeever was seen flying over Vincent and Saltfleet, again, encouraging them to join her in the skies above and work for their dinner. Judson was in the nest scrape watching it all. Between 6 and 7:15 the chicks at various times were seen flying with an adult. We appear to be getting close to our first talon touching. At 7:36 a parent was seen running off an unwelcome intruder. At 7:47 Vincent made his great flight to the BDC, then returned to the Sheraton for a meal at 8:20. After he finished, he flew to Standard Life, where we there was much calling and pacing back and forth. Vincent then flew to Fairclough, and made a final flight back to the Sheraron, where he would spend the rest of the night on the ledge next to the nest. Saltfleet made one last flight at 8:40, to the Pigott Building where she started her day. We are just past the halfway mark of the watch. Don't miss your opportunity to join us- your feet on the street. Sign up for a shift today.

Update on Corktown and Dalewood: Both chicks appear to be in excellent health and high spirits. Corktown had a small bruise on a wing, and is being given a few more days of rest before being returned to the nest. Dalewood, in the meantime, will need a bit longer to heal. He may think he is ready to fly again, but an x-ray revealed a very small hairline fracture. Something that will heal quite well and quickly, as long as he doesn't do anything strenuous, like vigorous flying or hard landings. You know, all the stuff chicks do. LOL So the Owl Foundation will keep him in a quiet environment for another week or two. As a side note, this kind of care costs quite a bit of money, so please consider visiting The Owl Foundation Website and making a donation to show our appreciation.

SALTFLEET FLIES STRONGLY

In the evening (7:12 pm), observers watched as McKeever zipped across the sky and casually snatched a pigeon right off a window ledge of the Standard Life building! After dressing the bird atop Standard Life, she was joined by Vincent and Saltfleet on the southeast corner of the main roof. We were happy to see Saltfleet being beak fed by McKeever, and the stress of the previous two days seemed to be over.

Shortly after 9 pm, all three birds took to the sky. McKeever buzzed about, Vincent flew to the Fairclough Building, and then to the nest ledge, and Saltfleet raced southeast and landed on the Pigott Building, near the Macnab Street bus terminal. This is where they would stay for the rest of the night.

Other interesting raptor sightings today include an Osprey (chased off by an adult and Vincent!), multiple Turkey Vultures, and a Bald Eagle soaring high above City Hall in the afternoon. At several points in the mid-afternoon McKeever was also soaring lazy circles very high above the downtown core.

CORKTOWN RESCUED

Saltfleet spent the day calling, flapping and moving no more than a foot along the window ledge on Standard Life. At 7:06, Corktown took flight, first to the McMaster residences where she had difficulty with the narrow window ledges, hanging by her talons the same way that Saltfleet had the day before. We were just a little worried that she might get stuck, but we could see her easily shifting her grip on the ledge. She just wanted to be upright before trying another flight. That wasn't going to happen. At 7:16, she let go, and then flew, reasonably well, but low, up Bay Street, behind the Federal Building, then came to ground in a parking lot near York and Bay, where she tried to fly but couldn't get higher than about a foot. An adult observed and called out and Corktown was eventually caught by FalconWatcher Aziz. Corktown will get checked out at the Owl Foundation as a precaution. Vincent made it over to Stelco then back to the Sheraton where he was fed by McKeever. He then struck a few poses under the Sheraton cameras before he ended the night one ledge over from the nest. Saltfleet remained in place. Hopefully she will be back in the air tomorrow under clearer skies.

CORKTOWN AND SALTFLEET FLY

Vincent continued his strong progression with a few, very impressive flights. Our webcams recorded his arrival at the nest ledge the evening before, about 15 minutes after watchers left, sharing a meal with Corktown and Saltfleet. He stayed there, even as his two sisters took flight, eventually leaving the nest on his own at 6:15. When our watchers arrived, we located him on top of the Fairclough building, where he stayed for most of the morning. At 8:13 am, an adult landed on the north west corner and was chased around the roof edge and railing by Vincent (photo).

At 12:39 pm Vincent flew over to the nest ledge, and found some shade from the sun, where he stayed for the next few hours. At 3:05 he took off from the nest and managed to fly all the way to the top of the McMaster Residence - a very tall building - and perched at the top SW corner. At 3:15 pm he circled around the downtown core with McKeever, briefly talon-touching at one point. Each day he ventures higher and higher in the sky. He returned to the nest ledge in the evening (photo), and stayed there for the night.

VINCENT FLIES MORE

Aside from Vincent's adventures, today was actually rather uneventful. Judson spent long hours on the duck sign at the Homewood suites and McKeever made occasional visits to the nest. Saltfleet and Corktown spent long periods of time at rest within the nest scrape or hanging out on the ledge. Vincent joined them for part of the afternoon. On occasion, and especially in the evening when the adults were in sight, they would call loudly in unison or eagerly run about, flapping on the ledge. McKeever dropped off a meal at 5:40 pm (photo), and Saltfleet grabbed it from her. A minute later, Corktown grabbed the food from Saltfleet. Shortly after that, Vincent flew off to the Fairclough building. Corktown and Saltfleet were beak fed between 8:42 and 9:05 pm. Vincent remained on Fairclough, calling but did not fly back to eat. Throughout the day there seemed to be a few false food drops or occasions when the adults buzzed by the nest, encouraging the chicks to get airborne.

AN EVENTFUL DAY

For the remaining chicks, the day began with Vincent located on the lower roof of the Sheraton and the Corktown and Saltfleet still in the nest scrape. Neither Corktown nor Saltfleet took their first flights today but were active on the ledge at various moments through the day. A meal was brought to them at 6:45 am and another shortly after noon.

Vincent made several impressive flights today: At 6:40 am, he flew around the Standard Life building to the north west corner of the Fairclough roof (first photo). At 10:16 am, he took a zip around the airspace above the Sheraton Hotel, briefly landed on the south east corner of the lower Sheraton roof (second photo), then flew over to the far ledge west of the nest (third photo), where he would remain until 12:08 when another series of short flights brought him back to the nest.

Shortly before 7:30 pm, Vincent noticed McKeever dressing prey on the south west corner of the Standard life building. He flew over to the upper roof and wandered around near the south west corner, bobbing his head hungrily. After Mckeever took the food to the nest ledge, Vincent eventually took off to Fairclough (7:56 pm) and then back to the Sheraton. At 8:18 pm we all gasped as he took a final harrowing series of flights around the downtown core before not quite landing on the nest ledge. After a couple of scrambled attempts, he settled on a window ledge on the front of the Sheraton, two floors below the nest, where he stayed for the rest of the night.

Other items of note today was Judson chased off a Turkey Vulture that was flying over City Hall at 1:56 pm, and our watchers on King Street were visited by some folks using the digital geocaching map of Hamilton (geocaching.com). They took a photo of the Peregrine Falcons sitting on the Sheraton. The coming days promise to be less humid and have more moderate temperatures. Excellent weather for volunteering! Which would be a good idea, as we seriously expect to see more first flights this weekend!

DALEWOOD ALMOST RETURNED

GREAT FLIGHTS, AND ONE NOT SO GREAT

At 11:12 Vincent made his first flight, having an adult join him in the sky. He landed on Standard Life on the south east corner of the upper roof (photo). He then made another short flight, landing on the south west corner of the lower roof. He then walked eastward along the south edge of the roof to meet up with Dalewood. They spent the next several hours scooting, walking and flapping back and forth along the south side of Standard Life under near constant supervision of a parent. At different times both chicks hopped down into the interior of the roof and splashed about in some puddles left over from the last rainstorm.

At 6:30 Dalewood and Vincent were still scooting, flapping and walking to and from each other on the Standard Life lower roof. Corktown and Saltfleet were seen leaning over the edge of the nest. At 7:10 Vincent took an amazing flight, circling the buildings 4 times achieving great height and no hesitation landing on the SE corner of the upper roof of Standard Life. 10 minutes later Judson put on his own aerial display, almost enticing the others to join him.

At 7:40 Vincent flew again, chasing an adult past Fairclough and landed on the lower ledge of the Sheraton (photo). You could hear all of the chicks calling as they were ready for another meal. They were rewarded with Dalewood being fed first on Standard Life. Our confident flyer, Vincent, was not going to wait and flew to Dalewood and enjoyed a large meal. At 8:00 McKeever landed at the nest bringing with her a large chunk of prey, while Judson stayed with the boys on Standard Life. At 8:20 Vincent and Dalewood resumed their game of scooting, flapping and walking to and past each other. At 8:30 McKeever was seen feeding the rest of the meal to Saltfleet and it appeared that Corktown already had her fill. At 8:56 Vincent flew back to the Sheraton and landed directly under our cameras.

As the FalconWatchers were leaving for the night Dalewood made his second flight of the day, towards the Sheraton. We were unable to track his flight in the darkness, so made a quick cautionary look all around the area to see where he might have landed, but it was getting too dark to see anything. An hour after we left, Falconwatch coordinators were notified that Hamilton Animal Services had rescued him. We would like to thank the anonymous individual who called them. You doubtless saved a young falcon!

Update: Dalewood was taken out to the Owl Foundation and found to be in excellent health. He was returned to the roof of the Sheraton Thursday morning around 11:45 am, but was then observed to be limping, so we recaptured him and took him out to the Owl Foundation. Our best guess is that Dalewood had a small collision with a window, and was briefly dazed by the experience. Another strong case for continuing to advocate for Bird Friendly window markings on all downtown buildings.

VINCENT MAKES A GREAT FIRST FLIGHT!

DALEWOOD MAKES A SUCCESSFUL FIRST FLIGHT!

ANY DAY NOW....

At 12:24 pm all four chicks were spreading their wings seemingly taking the lead from the confident Vincent. More food was delivered and a minor skirmish ensued as one chick was seen taking the food from another. At 1:20 warning calls were heard as a man appeared on the roof of Standard Life and walked around. McKeever's calls seemed to work as he disappeared but McKeever stayed on the SW corner of the upper roof of Sheraton with Judson watching over all of them on the NW corner of Fairclough. The chicks spent the rest of the afternoon in the scrape, occasionally popping up on the ledge. At 4:30 a raptor call was heard and identified as a Great Horned Owl, thanks to the Merlin app. Judson chased it away. Almost an hour later he chased away a few Turkey Vultures. At 6:48 pm an adult was seen preparing the next meal on the SE corner of Homewood. The adult fed a very enthusiastic group of chicks, all flapping with excitement. A light rain fell and the chicks were enjoying it on the ledge with McKeever watching over them on the SE corner of the upper ledge. A final meal arrived at 8:35 and the watch ended with all four chicks on the ledge. Will tomorrow be the big day of first flights? Stay tuned and keep on signing up for shifts. These are the really exciting times with more to come.

GETTING CLOSE TO FIRST FLIGHTS

THE ANTICIPATION BUILDS

Throughout the afternoon the adults stayed close, beginning with one on the bottom of the "S" in the Sheraton sign and the other on Standard Life. From 1-3 Judson could be seen on his favorite perch on the Duck at Homewood. At 2:43 McKeever entered the scrape and stayed with the chicks as they hid under the ledge from the elements. They remained there until McKeever left at 4:36. The chicks were entranced and calling out to a plastic bag that floated near the scrape.

At 6:55 the first meal of the evening arrived. Once the chicks were fed, McKeever flew in a large circle over the Sheraton and all four chicks stood on the ledge. At 7:07, it appeared that Judson was watching over them from the east corner of Standard Life and the chicks put on quite the show for him for the next two hours, helicoptering, flapping and perching on the very edge of the ledge. We were all on edge ourselves, waiting for a flight to happen at any moment. As the last FalconWatchers left a final meal was delivered at 9:05pm.

Our thanks to all who have answered the call. We had 10 new FalconWatchers on shift today and it was my pleasure to show them around and point out all of the buildings and areas of interest to our chicks in the past and answer any questions they might have. Don't hesitate to join us. We need you more than ever as first flights are imminent. You'll be glad that you did.

ANOTHER FLAPPING DAY

At 4:36 Judson landed on the ledge with a piece of undressed food which confused the chicks (left photo), with Corktown eventually picking at it and leaving a chunk that they did not know what to do with. More calling. At 5:06 McKeever brought two small pieces of prey (middle photo), coaxing the chicks further from the scrape in order to be fed. At 6:25 all four chicks were in a row on the ledge, calling for more food. At 7:15 one parent was dressing food on Homewood and another on Standard Life with a substantial food drop a few minutes later followed by much flapping and hanging out on the ledge. At 7:53 both parents were in view and chirping was heard between them. McKeever stayed on the lower roof of the Sheraton until 8:15 while Judson landed on the NE corner of Homewood. At 8:44 a small yet mighty thunderstorm hit downtown. McKeever kept watch from the SE lower roof while the chicks enjoyed the storm and stayed on the ledge the whole time, much to the chagrin and concern of the FalconWatchers below. McKeever left once the danger had passed and the chicks remained huddled together on the west corner of the ledge. Our webcams recorded one more meal being delivered at 9:18, after had left for the night. These chicks are getting very close to first flights. Come join us on the street!

LOTS OF FLAPPING

Turkey Vultures continue to occasionally float lazily over the area. McKeever was seen flying over the the Stelco Tower and calling loudly at one until it meandered away at 10:08 am. Judson is more eager to engage and chase them off today, escorting one of out the area in the early evening.

STRENGTHENING THEIR WINGS

Shortly before 11 am Judson rather non chalantly escorted a Turkey Vulture to the southwest and away from the downtown core. After this, and until about 5 pm the chicks were only seen briefly on a few occasions, as they spent most of their time hiding from the sun under the overhang at the back of the scrape. Both parents were very vocal all evening. Starting around 6:40 pm, the chicks became very active on the ledge, with lots of wing exercises. At 7:48 McKeever flew in from Standard life with dinner for the chicks. The chicks stayed up on the ledge for the rest of the evening.

LOSING THEIR WHITE FLUFF QUICKLY

We were happy to see many new volunteers today. I had the opportunity to give a tour of the area and a brief orientation to 8 new FalconWatchers. Even if you have not done anything like this before please don't hesitate to sign up and volunteer. We'll set you up for success just as we are doing for our beloved chicks.

A LITTLE BOLDER EACH DAY

UP ON THE LEDGE MORE

The adults repeatedly visited the ledge and nest during the afternoon, without prey, and removed a prey item at 4:34 pm. We watched as a pigeon wing was tossed out over King street before coming to rest on the sidewalk below. Betweewn 6 and 8 pm 3 different chicks were up on the ledge, and flapping their wings a bit at 7:25 & 7:41. A meal was brought to them at 7 pm. Three chicks sat neatly in a row at 6:48 pm and again at 8 pm (left photo), occasionally exercising their wings (right photo). At 8:31 pm the parents were seen dressing prey on Homewood Suites, but decided to eat it rather than delivering it to the nest.

A QUIET DAY.... MOSTLY.

As the evening began, Vincent and then Dalewood were up on the ledge (left photo). At 7:48 the adults put on quite the show on the top of Homewood Suites as they dressed dinner for the chicks. Feathers were flying and the sun made them look like glitter as they fell. Dinner was served at 8:10 (middle photo). For a brief moment, all four chicks were up on the outer ledge (right photo). The meal ended with Saltfleet and Dalewood on the ledge and Vincent and Corktown picking at scraps in the scrape. The chicks were satiated and the adults no longer signalling any alarm. A quiet end to the day.

THE WATCH BEGINS

STARTING TO HOP UP

UPDATE ON STIPLEY (2023 CHICK)

THE CHICKS ARE BANDED

BANDING THIS MORNING

GROWING QUICKLY

FOUR CHICKS

THREE!

CHICK!

DEFENDING THEIR NEST

FOURTH EGG

THIRD EGG

TWO!

FIRST EGG

OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH

This cohort will run weekly, spanning 11 weeks from April 1 - June 10, 2026, and will be delivered as a hybrid program with some in-person sessions at 22 Veevers Drive, one potential session downtown to participate in a Falconwatch volunteer shift, and a session in-person at the central HPL for Clean Air Day 2026. The deadline to apply for this cohort is March 25th, 2026 at 11pm. Check out greenventure.ca/stewardship for more information and to apply!

SPRING IS COMING

BACKGROUND FOR 2026....

After their fourth 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 fifth year at the Hamilton nest, and Judson's sixth.

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....

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. In 2024, 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. Last year the pair successfully fledged four chicks, with the help of Falconwatch team members who rescued chicks from ground level several times. One chick, Lawfield, was injured and required an extended stay at the Owl Foundation. He was returned to the nest in August, and was quickly welcomed back by the parents.

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 thirty-second year the same nest site on the Sheraton Hamilton Hotel has been used.

To read FalconWatch Reports from previous years, click on the History button above.

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