Just back from downtown and haven't been able spot our first-fledger (green/silver) yet. Not that that is a bad thing, he could just be holed up on a roof in a corner out of the sun thinking through his options.
Did speak with the window washers on the Rogers building and they are using bosun's chairs so it annoys the birds a bit (the same is used on the Radisson, but not necessarily considered a threat. One of the adults had a bomb the Rogers building about two hours later to ensure that the guys understood that those were his babies over on the Hotel. Ivy's was last seen parked on the antennae at the Radisson.
Did manage to get some great views of nearby rooftops this morning (thank you George!) and still couldn't see him so no news is good news for the moment.
Easiest way to tell the female from the males is that she has a longer tail. Sounds self evident but she keeps getting it caught on the louvres or up the box side when she sleeps close to the wall in the box - yesterday evening was a perfect example of that.
Its getting warm out there which usually means the chicks will settle in to wait out the warm part of the day, so keep your fingers crossed that they will hang on a bit longer - weekends are always less busy in the mornings so always a better time for fledging ...
Any Forum Members wanting to join fledgewatch send me a private message (pm) or an email and we'll get you access to the Fledgewatchers board so you can set up times to meet and watch with others.
