2011 NESTING SEASON
Another tidbit from Loriann ...
Holcim Peregrines are very active indeed
February 22, 2011 - Mississauga - Holcim
CPF Postmaster Reports:
Given the observations of Kris and his friends, it appears that one of the resident peregrines has a solid Black band, telling us that at least one of the resident adults is a Canadian produced peregrine.
The Credit Valley Conservation staff and volunteers were conducting a winter raptor survey on January 27, 2011. As part of the survey a day is spent in an urban setting monitoring urban raptors. At approximately 12:42 pm a single peregrine falcon at St. Lawrence cement was spotted on a lamp post along Avonhead Road. Soon there after the second peregrine appeared and landed on a steel structure just behind the peregrine perched on the light post. This second bird has been noted with a distinctive dark breast/belly patch. This patch has been seen on a bird at this location two weeks prior. The first bird perched on the light post left for several minutes and returned with a European Starling in its clutch. The second peregrine with the dark breast then took flight as the first peregrine neared and mid air received the starling then proceeded to its previous perch to dine on the prey. The birds were watched for several minutes; the first bird took flight several times and landed near its dark breasted feeding companion. Note: in one of the photos, if magnified the solid black band on its left leg has a visible capital letter “D” or 0.
