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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Bird Brain on May 27, 2014, 10:06:04 AM

Title: Yippee! "kek kek kek kek kek!" at Maplewood Park
Post by: Bird Brain on May 27, 2014, 10:06:04 AM

Hi everyone.  I was at Maplewood Park this morning from 7:30-9:30am.  Adult female Cooper's Hawk, adult male Cooper's Hawk and 1 imm.  (large female with yellow eyes and dark streaking on chest) - all 3 flying through the woods and all you can hear is "kek kek kek kek kek!".  :D

Adult male was going constantly to a nest with twigs in his beak - appeared to be patching/repairing the nest.

Maplewood Park:  East side of Glen Erin Dr., just North of Aquitaine Ave.

Title: Re: Yippee! "kek kek kek kek kek!" at Maplewood Park
Post by: Leslie on May 27, 2014, 07:18:17 PM

Congratulations!  Keep us posted.

Title: Re: Yippee! "kek kek kek kek kek!" at Maplewood Park
Post by: Bird Brain on May 28, 2014, 08:46:23 PM

Thanks, Leslie ... and I will.  :D  It's truly thrilling watching them flying so easily and silently through the woods.

Title: Re: Yippee! "kek kek kek kek kek!" at Maplewood Park
Post by: ostrich on July 13, 2014, 04:54:12 PM

Was there ever any other activity?  Sounds like an imm female may have been contending with the adult female for the mate/territory,  as I think it would be odd to see an immature bird in that context at that time of year.  

    My local pair hatched three hawklets again this year and they've just fledged in the last couple of weeks, they're still around.

Title: Re: Yippee! "kek kek kek kek kek!" at Maplewood Park
Post by: Bird Brain on July 18, 2014, 09:55:16 PM

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Was there ever any other activity?

Sadly, No.  Maplewood Park has been oddly quiet this Summer, mainly just sighting House Sparrows.  

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My local pair hatched three hawklets again this year and they've just fledged in the last couple of weeks, they're still around.

That's excellent ostrich, I'm happy to read this!   :D

Title: Re: Yippee! "kek kek kek kek kek!" at Maplewood Park
Post by: ostrich on July 21, 2014, 09:48:26 PM

Quote from: "Bird Brain"

Quote from: "ostrich"

Was there ever any other activity?

Sadly, No.  Maplewood Park has been oddly quiet this Summer, mainly just sighting House Sparrows.  

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My local pair hatched three hawklets again this year and they've just fledged in the last couple of weeks, they're still around.

That's excellent ostrich, I'm happy to read this!   :D

    That's too bad to hear - and odd too considering the behavior was indicative of them preparing for nesting,  and there are so many possible trees in the park - is there any chance they were active somewhere else nearby?  

 Here is a bit of my hawklets:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maJL9RP ... e=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maJL9RPTpu0&feature=youtu.be)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWnv9q- ... e=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWnv9q-eGpk&feature=youtu.be)

Title: Re: Yippee! "kek kek kek kek kek!" at Maplewood Park
Post by: Bird Brain on July 25, 2014, 04:59:18 PM

Quote from: "ostrich"

is there any chance they were active somewhere else nearby?

Yes, lots of parks, trees and wooded areas here in Meadowvale.   Lots of "dummy" nests at Maplewood Park and a couple of "real" nests from past years.  It seems to be a good location for hawks hunting Mourning Doves, squirrels and rabbits.  Not sure if they go after House Sparrows or not but there's certainly no lack of these birds here!

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Here is a bit of my hawklets:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maJL9RP ... e=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maJL9RPTpu0&feature=youtu.be)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWnv9q- ... e=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWnv9q-eGpk&feature=youtu.be)

Thanks for posting these links.  I especially like 3:00 onwards in the second link!   8)