I hesitate before I write this report as we are still not quite sure what we are seeing
When we got there last night there was a falcon on the corner jut of nest building. I believe it to be mom . She stayed there for quite a while. It was cold and windy. But she seemed to be preening and trying to dry out.
Then she flew off and down to the east past her building. I thought at one point I saw 2 falcons but could not be sure. It soared for a bit in between the buildings and then went out to the east. It appeared to be stooping pigeons but we could not see. The wind was very strong so I was a bit nervous when it went toward the buildings.
Peter and I patiently waited for her to return. We had trouble with the camera last night. but we do have a few shots which I will post with Saturdays .
We went into the shop for 10 minutes to get a coffee and when we came back still no one. We walked around the whole area.
Over by the Ed building and up on the other parkade but no one.We walked back to the other parkade and I think we will stay here from now on because they do not seem to venture the other direction any more which tells us the kids must be gone.
At about 6:45 Peter had to leave for a few moments
(Unfortunately he took the camera with him). A falcon came back and tried to perch on Dads aerial. It was there for a bit and had to keep spreading its wings to keep steady becasue of the wind. It then flew off in the direction of the heart building and soared over the top .It soared over the hospital and out of sight. A lot of soaring going on tonight. We then saw it perched on the aerial with the flag on the heart building.
Then another falcon came in from the east and perched on the corner of the nest building(on the jut closer to the nest box.
So we have 2 falcons and we know one is mom but who is the other one. We are almost positive it is dad as there is no cacking . The other appears smaller. If it is the 2 adults then the kids must have left on the weekend. I will say nothing about that until everyone has left. But I must say I feel a loss but a sense of hope for these 2 sisters. They have brought so much to the table this year and I know God has good things in store for them.
The one falcon from the aerial then flies off and goes on the ledge where they sleep and the other one on the building quickly turns and flies in that direction but does not go on the ledge that we can see????It appears to keep going East.
Peter went down to see what he could see and there was one on the ledge but where is the other one. All of a sudden the was a few chupping sounds and the falcon on the ledge flew off to the back corner of the Newton apartments. This is so out of character. Peter came back and we watched for a bit. Now it is cold and windy and we should have brought gloves.
Then the falcon flew off in the direction of the ledge but we could not see.It was getting dark.
So we walked down in the direction of the ledge building and there was no one . We walked down the side and along the front of Whyte Avenue to see if they were in the front of the buildings. We walked down past the traffic circle. We checked all the places we knew they slept but could not find them.
It is dark and we decided to call it a day. We did not see them tucked in but I know they could sneak in later. We were quite puzzled.
This is why I had to check first thing this morning. I wanted to see if mom was still there. We will go down today and then we will see if there are still 2. I have to check on my transmitter girl also tonight.
For a bit last night we thought there was only one.
Pictures are coming.
We should have no more rain this week but it is quite chilly. Lots of coffee and lots of bathroom breaks
