Other Peregrine Projects > Canadian Peregrines
ON / Etobicoke - Bloor & Islington / 2008-21
carly:
Well I got to the yard about 7 am this morning and he was gone. Did a quick scan and no sign of my guy. Other 2 still on the ledge getting a good feeding so I thought ok he's got to be around somewhere.
Came to office and did a scan from window with binoculars and found him! He's on the mezzanine roof - about 1 story off the ground, far too low - right under the nest ledge. Both parents can see him and he can see them. He's looking up trying to figure out how the heck he's going to fly up 17 stories of glass to get home.
Bayley lives in the condos so she's got her eye on him and I'm watching when I can between duties. If he jumps down we can rescue him which what I"m hoping he does or if he can find the strength...he could fly to a balcony on the condos and balcony hop his way up... god I'm stressed :P
allikat:
Great updates Carly!!! Very happy to hear that Bev's clapping technique worked out for you ;)
I think you need to go back there and encourage him to fly out of that tree.
He listened to you so maybe he'll listen again :P
carly:
Just called for an update and holy moly, the little guy that fledged this morning is back on the ledge!! Not only did he fly around and stay high, he landed on the web cam apparently-Screech took 6 days to manuveour that one last year..this boy is a champ!! And now he's back on the ledge with his sister eating! Wow..that's impressive for his first day flying!!
My other boy, still in the tree...
maggieblue:
Great report Carly ;D ;D ;D That poor little guy is really being harassed isn't he? I watched the video on the CPF of the blue jays going after him. Once he has his hunting skills honed I wouldn't want to be a blue jay. :D
carly:
#1 bird still in tree, had a bit of a standoff with a squirrel today. I went out after work for an hour and Bruce comes running out of the yard he's in and waves me in all panicky and I thought he fell or something. I get there and he's hissing...well if a falcon hisses..he was opening and closing his beak and the squirrel was acting all territorial with him.
We used 'Bev's clapping technique to ward off the squirrel..thanks Bev :-* So I had a little chat with the lad while I was there, he was pretty wet from our rain too so he was willing to listen or maybe it was the dancing squirrel. Anyway he had wedged himself into an area where he couldn't spread his wings to fly off so between the squirrel and myself giving him gentle directions and encouragement - I got him to move to a strong limb on the tree where - when he dries off - he will be able to pump his little wings and get some lift and hopefully take off.
Bruce was laughing at me because I was having a conversation with him..but hey he listened :P I hope he can make it out okay.
#2 male did well and landed on another condo parallel to our building..well they just recently put up plastic owls on this building which the parents seemed surprised by. They spent a good 15 minutes dive bombing the plastic owls because he was too close to them..I was actually afraid they would hurt themselves doing this. Poor parents, not easy being a peregrine :(
Not sure if the girl has gone yet, she hadn't when I left 1 hour ago.
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