ON / Hamilton - Sheraton Hotel - 2008-21

[The Peregrine Chick]

DEFINITELY didn't know there was a fourth in there !!!! 

[ballywing]

Supposed to be 4 of them but the 4th is hard to find!! 

[The Peregrine Chick]

They really were wet yesterday, didn't even realize there were three in that pile!!

[ballywing]

Much better today......

[carly]

It really poured good for a few hours - from all the humidity build up but it's stopped now.  You do feel for them though, soon as it started they came to my mind because they are so out in the open.

[The Peregrine Chick]

Fortunately, they look old enough that they shouldn't be at risk from the weather ... they are more than 3 weeks old now ...

[ballywing]

What a sad sight - soggy chick pile.....  

[carly]

Some concern about the littlest one, weight maybe?  No detail given.

WHAT A DAY!!!

June 1, 2010 Afternoon - After a heavy rain storm overnight, Banding Day 2010 turned into a warm blue-sky morning. Veteran climber John Millar coached Chris Finney in his first descent to the Sheraton Hamilton Peregrine nest ledge. Madame X was her usual vocal self, making many close passes and actually clipping Chris a couple of times. The chicks were placed in a specially built four-compartment container, raised up and brought inside the Sheraton where biologists weighed them and affixed numbered metal and character coded plastic bands. Blood samples taken from two of the chicks will be analyzed for contaminants. The four are generally in good condition, although there is a concern about the smallest one.

In keeping with HCPP practice the four youngsters were named after historic Hamilton sites, this year four of our oldest hospitals - St. Joseph's, Chedoke, St. Peter's and Henderson. Meet the new 2010 Sheraton Hamilton Peregrines!

Rest of detail here: http://falcons.hamiltonnature.org/

[carly]

The Hamilton 4 were banded today...report by Sara at the CPF.

Well Hamilton is very happy to share that they have 4 healthy Falcon Chicks. We have 2 boys and 2 girls.  As per usual they were named after important places in the city. This year the theme was Hamilton Hospitals.  We have Peter and Joe, and then Chedoke and Henderson.

We are looking forward to another season of fun in the sun!

[carly]

Another Canadian Pefa settles down in the USA and now producing his own family.
May 31, 2010 - International, National and Local News

CPF Postmaster Reports:
We have received some great news from our good friends down in New York State from the N.Y.D.E.C. After banding a single hatchling that has was produced at the Grand Island Bridge nest- (on the south bridge), the resident male has been identified by his solid Black coloured marker band as being a Canadian produced bird from Hamilton Ontario.

We have been able to confirm after checking band records that the resident males identity is that of a male peregrine named Duncan. Duncan was produced at the Hamilton Sheraton Hotel nest site in 2008 and he was banded at 23 days old, weighing in at 666 grams (on an empty crop weight) on June 2nd / 2008.Duncan has apparently hooked up with an unbanded female, so her identity and history is unknown.
We have asked Connie if they had any photos that they could send to us of Duncan and his new family.

[Kinderchick]

Great photo, ballywing!

[ballywing]

I think we need to get a bigger apartment!!!!

[ballywing]

It's getting pretty crowded in the nest with both the Weed and the Chicks growing like WEEDS!!!! ....Banding is scheduled for May 31st.

[Alison]

One hungry chick:

 

[Alison]

Chicks waiting patiently to be fed: