ON / Etobicoke - Bloor & Islington / 2008-21

[carly]

Nothing on 6 o'clock news so far but they didn't finish until 3:30 so maybe later. 

[carly]

Where will the news be posted Carly. the one for the CPF(on the site)

They will post it on the Etobicoke CPF site.  If I see it before you do I will definitely let you all know!

[carly]

Bev, we took pictures on our own - guy at work has fancy camera so we will download them to my PC tomorrow morning and I"ll try to get them posted for you all to see.  

Mark will be doing the 'official banding day posting with photos' for the site but not sure when.  They are doing the Sheraton banding on Thursday and then Windsor on Friday I think.  

Sheraton will be a good one, that is Rhea Mae - Mariah's daughter.  Last year the banders said she the put her wings up in front of the chicks and stared them down-not an easy banding that one..lol  ...she's a chip off the old block that's for sure!!

i did get to speak to some of the banders and the people who go up and collect they eyases and they had some scary stories and scars to share.  One of them told me a funny story about one of the watchers downtown, apparently one year the female peregrine at the time down there glimpsed her through her peep hole that is near the nest area taking photos of her and her young.  She said the mom just glared at her and she had a funny feeling like she was looking right through her.  Well apparently about a half hour later after she had gotten down and out of the building and was walking down the street to go to her car, she heard this screeching and the mom had flown down to ground level and started chasing her and dive bombing her on the street!!  Can you imagine!!

[bev.]

Where will the news be posted Carly. the one for the CPF(on the site)

[carly]

I tried to see their logos but couldn't, the place was packed wall to wall.  I will guess CBC or Global as they definitely were quite professional and huge cameras.  I have global in 2 minutes here so I will check and then check CBC and see if I can let you guys know quickly.

I wanted to ask but it was all 'so official' I felt rather intimidated so I just kind of hung back..like a skulking bird lady.

[bev.]

I am glad they are feisty Carly.

and you right about your female being a tribute to Mariah.
 the fledges are very good at Etobikoke

It is a different year without Mariah . I cannot remeber a year I was watching without her.
do you have  pictures or are they on the site???

[bcbird]

Great recap Carly.  It must have been a sight seeing those parents in aggressive moves.  I'd love to see the TV report of the banding, if you have an idea which network, when?

[carly]

No she's not one of Mariahs, she's unbanded but I bet she's probably related to her!!  They both have the same temperament...I think she's her long lost sister    I just meant that she was so aggressive in her attacks, she reminded me of Mariah during bandings and I thought it was a nice tribute  to the queen 

The banding was a big PR event, government officials everywhere and quite a crowd.  Lots of good news announcements for the CPF which I will leave to the CPF to relay as I really have no right to - although I think this will be on the news tonight as TV crews were everywhere.  They even had a classroom of kids there!  I spent my time hiding as I"m not big on the 'suits' thing but it was all good for the falcons so no complaints here!

They picked all the names (including a name we used last year for one of the boys!).  They had trouble getting them off the ledge as they were quite feisty and mobile!!  The little female screamed her poor little lungs out downstairs, the boys were quiet but they did bite the MNR guy a few times  .  The boys were dark as you'll see once the pictures are posted and they were all just beautiful. 

This year I went outside to watch them go up and get the chicks because I wanted to see how the parents reacted and it was a show worth watching.  I felt for them because they were really upset and you know first time I've really seen mom and dad up close and wings spread on top of each other parallel like and she look almost 2 times the size of him..she's a seriously big falcon.

[bev.]

Looking forward to your pictures Carly.

You right about needing more males and 2 is  good start.

the female at Etobikoke is one of Maraihs. I did not know that.

[carly]

Banding ceremony just ended and on my way home from office. 

2 Boys and 1 girl!!!!  Girl was 989 grams, one boy was 672 and other one was similar I think - kids were too loud for me to hear!!

Angel and dad were awesome!!  Some great attacks and a few direct hits!!  I froze my toes off but it was worth watching..go mom!!!  She made Mariah proud today...I'm tellin ya!!

[maggieblue]

Have a nerve wracking good time Carly    Looking forward to the pictures and to finding out if they are boys. 

[carly]

Well today is banding day for us, I got a good nights sleep and I'm a bundle of nerves this morning!   

Today will be a bit different than normal ceremonies as the Ontario Minister of the Environment will be present so there will be a speech...one of my coworkers is bringing his camera for me so I will get as many photos as I can once the heart attack is over 

[The Peregrine Chick]

Ha, finally get to say it first .... boys, bah, boys    (except for Trey of course  )

[carly]

Heh..I'd be over the moon if they are boys, we need more boys     

[The Peregrine Chick]

So the web cam online crapped out over the weekend and I didn't see the girls til this morning.  Now I'm nervous, tomorrow is banding day...they will be one month old and they are darker than I'd expect them to be at banding time!!  The two I saw in cam range this morning have black wings with greyish down tufts on them....they were more white last year at this time.  Underbellies still white though of course but wings....wow 

Don't be too surprised if your "girls" are in fact "boys".  Females don't fly until at least a week after the males (all things being equal) and have lots of white "fluff" on them well past the end of the first month.