Hamilton Community Peregrine Project (HCPP) Lead Monitor Audrey Gamble advises that around 10:30AM yesterday, Saturday, March 30, 2008, the first egg of 2008 was seen clearly in the Sheraton Hamilton Peregrine Falcon nest. Peregrines typically lay two to four red-brown eggs at alternate day intervals, so by Monday we will hope to see another. The female, Madame X, has laid four eggs in the Sheraton nest each season since she started her breeding career in 2001. The adults will share the responsibility of incubating the eggs for 30 to 35 days.
The progress of the birds can be followed on the HCPP web cam at: http://falcons.hamiltonnature.org/ HCPP will also have a television monitor and information station set up in the Jackson Square shopping mall in a few days. The Sheraton Hamilton and Jackson Square are located just east of the corner of King St. West and Bay Street in downtown Hamilton. Mike -- Mike Street Ancaster, Ontario, Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
