Whilst attending a meeting at the 22nd floor of Metro Hall (sadly with my back facing the large window which faced east), Mike Gurr of MNR noted a peregrine falcon soaring quickly towards the building and then over top. Later seen a couple of times briefly in the distance, and landing once on the far east side of the Hilton Hotel. Donald A. Davis, U.E. Life Member Ontario Nature Friends of Presqu'ile Park Member Toronto Entomologists' Association Willow Beach Field Naturalists Board of Directors Monarch Butterfly Fund

While visiting the Leslie Spit area on Sunday (Feb 21st)my friend and I were alerted to the presence of a peregrine falcon in the area by another bird enthusiast. We left the area feeling disappointed that we did not find it but as we drove north a short distance from the spit we did catch sight of him perched atop a young tree along the bicycle path on the east side. Janice Sukhiani > Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:04:16 -0800 > From: donald_davis@yahoo.com > To: ontbirds@hwcn.org > Subject: [Ontbirds] Peregrine Falcon - Downtown Toronto (Sheraton Hotel area) > > Whilst attending a meeting at the 22nd floor of Metro Hall (sadly with my back facing the large window which faced east), Mike Gurr of MNR noted a peregrine falcon soaring quickly towards the building and then over top. Later seen a couple of times briefly in the distance, and landing once on the far east side of the Hilton Hotel. > > > Donald A. Davis, U.E. > > Life Member > Ontario Nature > Friends of Presqu'ile Park > > Member > Toronto Entomologists' Association > Willow Beach Field Naturalists > > Board of Directors > Monarch Butterfly Fund > > > > > _______________________________________________ > ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. > Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org > For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ > _________________________________________________________________