Other Peregrine Projects > Canadian Peregrines
ON / Etobicoke - Bloor & Islington / 2008-21
Alison:
An update yesterday from the CPF site on the Etobicoke nest; it's good to know Angel and Jack have both been seen at the nest.
Angel and Jack are still on-site braving the cold weather and enjoying the sunshine when it comes. I have not seen any juveniles since I last saw Elena on September 18th. I suspect her departure coincided with Jack’s arrival back on the scene to renew his bond with Angel.
He was sighted daily for approximately 2 weeks at that time and I observed alot of bowing in the nest box together and heard them vocalizing to each other. The last 2 months I’ve seen Jack visiting the nest ledge at least 2 or 3 times a week for short periods and I’ve observed them hunting the local pigeons together some mornings.
Since Fall migration has ended it has been relatively quiet on the home front and other than humans, no one is alarming the falcons much at this time of year. They are quite tolerant of the window washers and maintenance crews - although Angel does like to supervise the workers, which usually means hovering over them in the air and making them nervous enough so they know who’s territory they are in
I”m lucky to still see Angel on a daily basis but I suspect as the temperature drops, sightings will be less frequent based on the past two winters observations.
bcbird:
I like Turkey vultures also. They have that tipping glide in their flight that gives away their identity.
Alison:
Very interesting report, Carly! I actually like Turkey Vultures - six sounds like a bit much for two peregrines to chase off at one time.
Sorry to hear about the dead bird you saw, no matter what kind he/she turns out to be.
carly:
Saw Angel going nuts today as 6 Turkey Vultures were hovering right over our building and gliding by her nest box. Holy, she went crazy!!! Boy those vultures were huge, she looked like a spec next to them! They just kept gliding by and ticking her off. She'd get up high and come down and strike one and they just kept on annoying her by getting closer to her ledge.
Then Jack came out of nowhere and it was the two of them kacking and attacking but it didn't seem to phase these 6, they seemed to be enjoying themselves riding the wind! Finally both Angel and Jack just spiralled right out of sight - way, way up as the vultures continued landing on the roof or hovering in the air. Then suddenly they all seemed to decide to move along but I never saw the intrepid duo come back.
I also saw a dead bird on one of the lower rooftops today, it wasn't a pigeon but it looked like some sort of hawk. I couldn't see it's head so I have no idea what or who it was but I reported it to security so hopefully they will go up and get it. For awhile I actually worried it might be a juvie but I think it's too small. Gotta love migration time ::)
carly:
You always know the right thing to say, I'm silly to worry about something that hasn't even happened yet. ::)
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