ron4blues Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Just learned of this. I'd seen eagles in the area, but this news has me itching to get out there with camera in hand! If the mating is successful it will be the first in the area in decades! I guess more proof that some things are getting better. Bald Eagles Nesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammercarp Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 I have seem eagles around the harbour for the last few years. I did not know it took them that long to settle in and get down to business. Pretty cool news. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Great news ! I usually see a pair of eagles when I fish the lower Grand River while trolling for walleye . I saw a beauty while driving west bound on the QEW at Ontario St.about 15 yrs ago . It was flying very low over the old GM plant heading south and I got a very good look at it . Last fall I saw a very large bird land in a tree at Beaverdams on the other side of the lake , which may have been an eagle or osprey . I hope these birds have young ones and survive ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Andrews Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 I know where to find Eagles but won't say because the cameras drive them away. People go nuts and start following them around. Hopefully these two Hammer eagles are already used to the attention but they never stay long in FE due to excited birders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammercarp Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 I remember one time some rare owl was spotted just outside Toronto. Sometime later they found it dead. It had starved to death because the click click crowd hounded night and day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron4blues Posted March 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Apparently the closest approach (on foot) to this nest is some 400 meters, which I hope will be enough. I guess some raptors get used to humans too: the peregrines in Hamilton seem to have adapted quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedytg Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Around Kitchener we have several Peregrine nest sites along the Grand river The one has a web cam setup and you can watch live video streams. I watched last year, I will see if I can find the web page and post it, it was great to watch them hatch the start growing. Speedytg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron4blues Posted March 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Around Kitchener we have several Peregrine nest sites along the Grand river The one has a web cam setup and you can watch live video streams. I watched last year, I will see if I can find the web page and post it, it was great to watch them hatch the start growing. They do the same for the Hamilton Sheraton peregrines. I've seen them many times, often very close up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedytg Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 Found the site: http://birdsofbreslau.com/ they expect the birds back soon hope you all enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron4blues Posted March 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 I'm surprised they're not in their nests already. Or maybe the cameras are just not on yet. The falcons here in Hamilton stayed around all winter this year, which was surprising. I'd be going to work in the morning and hear their cries as they flew over. Several times I've seen the young ones resting on a building canopy or lamp post, especially when they were just learning their way around. They are very used to humans, as the "Falcon Watch" group is always on hand to rescue the chicks if they get into trouble, and all of the chicks get removed from the nest for banding and a visit to the vet; so far there's been no problems with successfully returning them to their parents. A few years ago, one of the young ones injured itself in a fall (it wasn't fledged yet), and wound up with the vet for 2-3 weeks, but it was also successfully returned to the nest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wildcat Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Here is a web site to check out http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles It is a live feed. There are 2 babies under her and 1 egg left to be hatched. It is easy to get hooked on and watch. I know I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron4blues Posted April 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 The Hamilton falcons have been busy too. You need to repeatedly refresh the page to get new images, but there are two eggs in the scrape so far, and the watchers expect one or two more within the next few days. Hamilton Falconwatch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Andrews Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 The barn owl cam http://sportsmansparadiseonline.com/Oceanside_Barn_Owls.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Andrews Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 Here's a Bald Eagle cam the 3 eggs have just hatched www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles Speedytg Look at post #11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron4blues Posted May 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 As an update, Madame X and Surge (Hamilton's downtown resident peregrines) are the proud parents of three balls of down. I spent twenty minutes this afternoon watching them on the CCTV they have in Jackson Square. Madame X was busy feeding the young one while Surge was off hunting. The camera feed this year is much better thanks to new equipment, and it was truly awesome to watch the diligent mom tending to her brood. The on-line feed is just as amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron4blues Posted June 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 The Sheraton falcon chicks were banded and given a check-up on Friday. There's an amazing photo in the article of Madame X defending the nest from the worker who visited the nest. Falcon Chicks Banded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron4blues Posted June 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2011 The chicks are growing fast. They're very active too. Last week they were balls of white down, now they already have their flight feathers. Won't be long before the fun starts and mom and dad start teaching them to hunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron4blues Posted June 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 And the two male chicks took their first flights yesterday! My office building is next to the Sheraton, so this morning I was treated to a display by the two brothers. Quite impressive for a pair of birds that only took to the wing 12 hours before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scapulataf Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 Saw one on Canada day. In St. Catharines. An eagle that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hounsy Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 A bald Eagle flew past the wife and I driving on the QEW last Sunday. Male so couldn't miss it and like the big Hawks around here a couple of little birds where not showing it much respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron4blues Posted July 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 The Hamilton Sheraton peregrines are now fully fledged. They're still around, but seldom are seen at the nest. All three of the youngsters are by all accounts doing well. I haven't heard anything recently about the Cootes Eagles, but I do see them occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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