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Canadian Peregrine Foundation
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It is with great sadness that we must report the loss of our dear Erin at the 18 King Street East nest site after ruling the skies at here for the past 15 years. On December 30th, Toronto Police discovered Erin deceased on the sidewalk on Adelaide St. just east of Toronto St. late in the evening. Toronto Animal Services was called to the scene and the officer on duty retrieved and delivered her to Linda at which time her identity was positively confirmed. Erin is now currently resting at the CPF Raptor Centre in Woodbridge.
Erin was hatched in Wisconsin in 1998 and was discovered nesting in Toronto in 2003 paired up with Windwhistler who hatched at the Etobicoke Sunlife Centre. Together they produced 37 offspring of which many have gone on, and still carry on, having fantastic breeding careers of their own.
Tiago - hatched 2005 now at Toronto Sheraton - her son.
Malik - hatched 2010 now at Canada Square - her son.
Stormin' - hatched 2010 now at King St - her grandson and current mate.
Legacy - hatched 2009 now at St Mary's - her grandson.
Ossie - hatched 2011 now at Hamilton Sheraton - her grandson.
Athena - hatched 2010 now at Stoney Creek - her granddaughter.
Ariel - hatched 2013 now at Mount Sinai - her great granddaughter.
Simcoe - hatched 2012 now at Oshawa Hospital - her great grandson.
Louise - hatched 2016 positioning herself to potentially take a site in Wisconsin or neighboring state. - her granddaughter.
This is just a short top-of-my-head list of Erin's family out there thriving today. Many have come and gone already and have left their mark on the world. Erin's young that have had incredibly successful careers before they were cut short are:
Hurricane at William Osler Hospital
Ely in Ohio
Dougal in London
Sir Adam in Burlington
Kendal at Harlequin
And the list goes on and on...
Erin was one of the most influential peregrines to have ever graced the skies of Toronto as proven by her living legacy today. She was so beautiful. So many birds that have lived and thrived as a result of Erin's nesting successes that at last count number over 143 genetically connected individuals. Thank you Erin for all that you have given us for the past 15 years, you will be forever and dearly remembered by all of us.