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ON / Hamilton - Sheraton Hotel - 2008-21
Alison:
All four chicks hatched. They were banded on May 24, and named Lawrence, Ainslie, Gage and Lisgar. All were named for parks in the area.
Ainslie and Lisgar were the first to fledge, with Lawrence joining them in the air on June 17.
Today, there is very sad news about Gage, who was the last to fledge in the early morning of June 18. Poor little Gage really had no chance to enjoy his life in the skies. :'(
A sad day, but three still doing well
Monday June 18, 2018 - Falconwatch Coordinator Chelsea Decoster reports: Just before 6:00 am Lisgar joined Gage on the ledge for 10 minutes and left, watched by Gage. At 6:24 AM Gage made his first flight, to the next ledge on the Sheraton, and at 7:00 AM a volunteer watched him make a very shaky flight to the roof of Hamilton Place. He moved out of sight there; the volunteers had the other three chicks in view. Around 10.45 AM he was seen to come down close to King Street at Summers Lane and was fatally struck by a car. It was a very sad time for those who saw it and I would like to thank the people who got him off the road and waited for us to arrive.
http://falcons.hamiltonnature.org/
Articles:
https://www.thespec.com/news-story/8682362-peregrine-watchers-mourning-death-of-gage/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/gage-1-of-4-baby-peregrine-falcons-born-at-the-hamilton-sheraton-has-died-1.4713756
Alison:
As of today, Lily and Ossie have two chicks! Don't know how many eggs were actually laid, since they are not visible on cam.
Ossie with his chicks in the next pic:
http://falcons.hamiltonnature.org/
gran2496:
Only one chick this year in Hamilton, but a big girl weighing in at 953 grams. Her name is Ancaster.
Alison:
After a short discussion, Chick 1 steps carefully back into the nest:
Two very well fed little chicks:
Alison:
One of the chicks, still white and fluffy, made it up onto the ledge two days ago.
Chick 1 figures out how to get up on the ledge:
Chick 2 contemplates following, but thinks better of it:
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