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<sp --089e013d185cd2326904f2ae6e47 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Peregrines obviously do not care what type of business is carried on inside office buildings which they use for nesting or perching! I simply found it an interesting coincidence, although perhaps big insurance companies often occupy one of the biggest building in an area and thus provide a prominent perching spot for the birds?? My intent was alert readers of this list to consider the possibility of Peregrines nesting in Halifax. If these birds nest in Moncton, which they have for the past number of years, why not Halifax? While one would think that finding a Peregrine's nest on a city building should not be that difficult, if our experience in Moncton is any indication, this is not necessarily the case. Despite significant effort, we were not successful in finding the location of the nest until the birds started using a nest box placed for them on top of the Assumption Building. At the opposite extreme, during the Breeding Bird Atlas, I was able to locate two nests within an hour of arriving at the cliffs. Keep a close eye on those Halifax Peregrines! Cheers, Ron On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 8:18 AM, Patrick Kelly <Patrick.Kelly@dal.ca> wrote: > I'm not sure about insurance buildings, but between the cliff face that > the citadel and Dufferin Terrace sit atop as well as the nearby tall office > buildings, there would be no shortage of nesting areas! > > Pat > > > On Feb 17, 2014, at 9:50 PM, Ronald Arsenault wrote: > > Hi Pat, > > Was the falcon close to an insurance building by any chance? > > As many on this list know, Peregrines nested for many years on the Sun > Life Building in Montreal. Here in Moncton, we have had a pair of > Peregrines nesting for several years now, with the Assumption Building > being favourite perching spot. Three years ago, we placed a nesting box on > top of the building which has been used for the past two nesting seasons. > Now I see reports on this list of Peregrines being seen on the Manulife > Building in Halifax - keep an eye for nesting in the area this spring > > Why are Peregrines attracted to insurance company buildings? > > Ron > > > On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 10:20 PM, Patrick Kelly <Patrick.Kelly@dal.ca>wrote: > >> Hi everyone: >> >> Having seen a peregrine falcon (and turkey vultures) this summer at >> Mont Royal in Montreal... two days ago I was standing on the ramparts of the >> Citadel in Quebec City and, much to my surprise, had a low slow pass from a >> peregrine that went directly over me. The bird was likely no more than >> 20-30 metres above me... I had a great look at it and didn't even think to >> try to get a picture of it! >> >> Pat >> >> >> ========================================================================== >> Patrick Kelly >> Director of Computer Facilities >> >> ========================================================================== >> Faculty of Architecture and Planning >> Dalhousie University >> >> ========================================================================== >> MAIL COURIER >> PO Box 15000 5410 Spring Garden Road >> Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2 Halifax, Nova Scotia >> Canada Canada >> >> ========================================================================== >> Phone:(902) 494-3294 FAX:(902) 423-6672 <%28902%29%20423-6672> >> E-mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca >> >> ========================================================================== >> >> > > > -- > Ronald G. Arsenault > Moncton, N.B. > > > > ========================================================================== > > Patrick Kelly > > Director of Computer Facilities > > ========================================================================== > > Faculty of Architecture and Planning > > Dalhousie University > > ========================================================================== > > MAIL COURIER > > PO Box 15000 5410 Spring Garden Road > > Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2 Halifax, Nova Scotia > > Canada Canada > > ========================================================================== > > Phone:(902) 494-3294 FAX:(902) 423-6672 E-mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca > > ========================================================================== > > -- Ronald G. Arsenault Moncton, N.B. --089e013d185cd2326904f2ae6e47 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Peregrines obviously do not care what type of business is = carried on inside office buildings which they use for nesting or perching! = I simply found it an interesting coincidence, although perhaps big in= surance companies often occupy one of the biggest building in an area and t= hus provide a prominent perching spot for the birds??<div> <br></div><div>My intent was alert readers of this list to consider the pos= sibility of Peregrines nesting in Halifax. If these birds nest in Mon= cton, which they have for the past number of years, why not Halifax? <= /div><div> <br></div><div>While one would think that finding a Peregrine's nest on= a city building should not be that difficult, if our experience in Moncton= is any indication, this is not necessarily the case. Despite signifi= cant effort, we were not successful in finding the location of the nest unt= il the birds started using a nest box placed for them on top of the Assumpt= ion Building. At the opposite extreme, during the Breeding Bird Atlas= , I was able to locate two nests within an hour of arriving at the cliffs.<= /div> <div><br></div><div>Keep a close eye on those Halifax Peregrines!</div><div= ><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Ron</div><div><br></div><d= iv><br><div><br></div><div> <div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div>= </div> <div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 1= 8, 2014 at 8:18 AM, Patrick Kelly <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:P= atrick.Kelly@dal.ca" target=3D"_blank">Patrick.Kelly@dal.ca</a>></span> = wrote:<b