ON / Toronto - King Street - 2008-15

[Alison]

2015 NESTING SEASON

The great Windwhistler, who has been the resident male at this site for so many years, has been displaced. Some time in January, a new male appeared on the nest ledge. It is not known what happened to Windwhistler, but as far as I know there have been no sightings of this iconic tiercel, seventeen years old this year.

Windwhistler's lifetime mate Erin, also seventeen years old this year, is still the resident female at the nest.

The new male is Stormin, one of Windwhistler's grandsons. He is a son of Rhea Mae and Tiago at the Sheraton nest.

Stormin was displaced last year from his previous nest site, which he shared with his mate, Haven.

So far, Erin has shown little or no interest in Stormin. Lately I have seen him bringing her food gifts, and she has been accepting them.

I doubt that there will be eggs this year.I think it would be too much to ask of a seventeen year old falcon who has just recently lost her mate.

http://www.peregrine-foundation.ca/Web_Cams/TorontoKingSt/index.htm

[Baffled]

I happened to be in Toronto last week, so I detoured to King Street and was able to see the adult on the nest ledge by peering up from street level. So nice to see a falcon "in the wild," rather than over webcam!

I wonder why the adults have left the non-viable eggs in the nest? Maybe because the ledge is so big they don't really notice them anymore?

[carly]

2014 NESTING SEASON

Still waiting on a hatch here for Erin and Windwhistler.  They were only a day or two behind Sheraton so hatch is expected any time now.

[Kinderchick]

The King Street webcam just went live yesterday and it has been reported that there may have been a hatch already.

[bcbird]

Whew!  Your pefa private investigators in the big smoke would seem to be relentless in the pursuit of truth in twisted family relationships over the decade.

We phanatics have certainly appreciated all the details and drama you have shared, Carly!

[carly]

2012 NESTING SEASON

Ha..we can finally confirm that Windwhistler (our original bigamous male) is and has been the resident male at King Street for the last decade and ERin is the pefa originally ID's as Mandy was/is still his mate.  They are the parents to Tiago who nests next door.  

And if that doesn't make your head spin..Quest and Rhea Mae (both daughters to Mariah and Kaver) are paired with Tiago and Kendall who are brothers so 2 sisters nesting with 2 brothers.   As the falcon turns takes another twist here in the big smoke!  

Details here as it's too confusing to write out..lol!

http://www.peregrine-foundation.ca/w/2012/02/sightings/windwhistler-aka-spike-black-e-overt-is-still-the-resident-adult-male-hes-14-years-old-this-year/

[carly]

Just got news from Frank:

good news from King St. 2 Banded. A male,Malik,26 days  old,625grams 12/Y  Malik means King. Female,Zera means Coming of dawn,25days old,18/X.

[The Peregrine Chick]

Going to love watching our chicks do the belly flop in the sun in the nestbox in a couple of weeks!

[Alison]

The King Street chicks being supervised. They look good:

 

 

[Alison]

Being supervised by a parent:

[Alison]

The two chicks being fed on the ledge:

[Alison]

According to the CPF site, there are two chicks.

[The Peregrine Chick]

How many chicks? 

I know there were two, but almost looks like three to me ... 

[Alison]

How many chicks?

 

 

[Kinderchick]

Hey Kinderchick ... http://www.justin.tv/peregrine_kingst_cpf#r=c39uAmo~

Thanks, TPC!