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Well was like I thought as they'll wait till banding the chicks before they remove that weed so I'm thinking it'll be a tree by then! LOL
Here's the latest write up from the Hamilton site.
April 17, 2010 - There hasn't been much action since our last update a week ago, unless of course you consider our weed's growth to be a form of action. Every year since this ugly piece of vegetation first appeared we have tried to remove it but, as you can see, so far without success. We even tried once in the middle of winter using a long tree pruner and a metal wire snare, but no joy. There's not much we can do until Banding Day, except to hope that our view of the eggs will not be completely impeded. This is almost the hardest part of Falconwatch - it's tough to see the adults sitting day after day through all types of weather. The image at left shows Surge when he stopped in for a brief visit with Madame X around 9:40 this morning. The good news is that if all goes well we should see some white fluff balls around Mother's Day. Keep that thought in mind folks, and stay tuned.

Our thanks to the Sheraton Hamilton for putting off needed repairs to the sign at the King Street roof edge. Having workmen up there at this critical time in the breeding process could have been very dangerous for the birds and the workers, so the job has been postponed until after the chicks fledge.

Thanks for the update Moose. The Sheraton seems to be an active supporter of the falcons. How nice!

We are all blinded by that weed an as before they wont remove the weed until the young ones are hatched and banded at that time the weed will be cleared. Last report has still 4 eggs in the nest.
(May 3rd) As hatching time gets near Madame X and Surge are sticking pretty close to the Sheraton. This afternoon Surge took a short detour to dissuade a hawk from its flight path through Peregrine air space, but wasn't bothered by a crow flying over the Sheraton. In early days of Falconwatch crows were more plentiful downtown and Percy, the first male to nest here, was so intolerant of them, that Falconwatchers still make Percy jokes when we spot a crow. I haven't seen the juvenile peregrine around recently and expect it was persuaded to move along.
(May 4th) One of the watchers had a clear view of four eggs this afternoon when Madame X left the nest to chase away, you guessed it, another Peregrine. A third falcon was in the neighbourhood again. I wasn't sure if the outsider was a juvenile but its behaviour and its interactions with the adults were the same as with the juvenile a few weeks back. The stranger flies around after Surge in a non aggressive way and when he lands the bird tries to land close to him. Surge flies off, flushing the intruder into the air and gives chase, but doesn't attack. Madame X joins in, Surge retreats to tend the eggs and Madame X chases the intruder out of the area. Knowing the extent of injuries that adult Peregrines can inflict on one another and on precocious juveniles in a territorial rivalry, I have to say that the adults are being uncharacteristically mild mannered.
I was just thinking to myself that how we have quite a few Peregrine nests within an hour drive from me there's another nest here in Hamilton an it's nest is on a bridge all told I know of an even dozen nests. They tend to stay in our area all year round now too.
Anyways they should start hatching very soon as I'm sure it should be this week just before Mother's Day.

Moose thanks for the updates it sure is going to be hard at first to see anything but as long as we have you around for our updates at first til the little ones start getting around that will be great
Thanks again

thanks moose. One of my favorite sites, since I first started watching cams

Hello
Well yesterday afternoon an into the night we had a lot of T-storms and rain to cool things down so todays temperature in the low 60s not hard to take. This morning our darling Madame X was very antsy fidgety we all know what that's about (ok somethings tickling her butt)lol so I'm sure some the eggs have started to pip and this is right on cue too as twas about the same time last year as well. The eggs were laid on the same day even last year. I hope when the time comes and they remove this blooming weed roots an all because we're missing out in a lot. Maybe this weekend I'll get down to the liftbridge.

This is a recent photo of Nebesney last years lil problem child. Well she's all grown up now an a new mate in Michigan. This years parents in Burlington are Sir & Cirrus hopefully the weather will co-operate. Now what I may have failed to mention is how close their nest is to Madame X & Surge oh I'd say maybe 5 minutes.
Enjoy
Well ttfn Moose

WoW ... no idea I was that Good. LOL Here it is less about 20 minutes after my last post an I must say. I pegged or what as Our first for the year 2010 has hatched so a early mothers day gift.

You are good Moose.

And thanks for the information

Shhhh before it goes to my head
Enjoy your day people !

Thanks for the great updates Moose. Sounds like babies will come soon here!! How nice that you have an environment where falcons obviously thrive (although not without considerable territorial battles).

Yesterdays shot of the first hatched here in Hamilton ... you can see the white fuzzy cotton ball through the bushy weed (last year they cut the weed hopefully it'll get yanked this year). So lets see if anymore pick today to see the world from the outside of a egg.

I have never seen the weed that big Moose.