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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Anonymous on October 24, 2008, 09:31:08 AM

Title: My ride to work...
Post by: Anonymous on October 24, 2008, 09:31:08 AM

Everyday I take the bus from McCowan to Yonge on Sheppard Ave. to work, and I'm lucky to see a tonne of raptors each and every day.

In the past couple of days I've seen 2 Kestrels, and 4 other raptors which I couldn't identify.  When I get to work at Yonge/Sheppard I'm usually privileged to see one of the Peregrine Falcons that nested in the area earlier this year.  

Anyone else see anything interesting when on the transit lines??

Title: raptors
Post by: tellin on October 25, 2008, 10:43:02 AM

I live near the intersection of Yonge and Sheppard, and thought I saw a peregrine flying around a condo last fall. I wasn't aware that there was a nest here. Do you know where they nested?

Title: Yes...
Post by: Anonymous on October 25, 2008, 11:00:56 AM

But I'm not going to tell anyone, sorry.  I can advise that at least one of the juveniles is still in the area, I viewed him yesterday evening.

Title: Just an update...
Post by: Anonymous on November 07, 2008, 10:21:42 PM

Saw one Buteo just West of Warden on the south side over the apartment buildings soaring, and then saw a red tail chasing pigeons through the buildings directly accross from Fairview Mall.  Hopefully I'll see some more this weekend during my time off and with my camera handy!

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Post by: Brian Bailey on November 08, 2008, 09:17:10 PM

Attila,

If there was a nest in that area other than the one at the Yellow Pages building, I'm sure the Canadian Peregrine Foundation (http://www.peregrine-foundation.ca/tops/yptop.html) would be interested in knowing about it.

BB

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Post by: Anonymous on November 09, 2008, 01:19:50 AM

They already know about it Brian.