VIDEO: Peregrine falcons return to Lakeridge Health Oshawa nest [Video]

After spending the winter abroad, the Peregrine Falcons who call Oshawa’s Lakeridge Health Hospital home have returned to their nest.

The hospital has hosted Peregrines for more than a decade to provide the birds a nesting place and a home to hatch their chicks. The last pair of chicks, Olive and Elding, were born last May.

After the chicks hatch, members of the Canadian Peregrine Foundation climb up to the precarious ledge the falcons use. The members band and weigh the chicks to monitor their development. Environment Canada is usually also hand to take a blood sample to monitor for toxins.

The Falcons at Lakeridge are part of an effort to reintroduce peregrines to the area.

Canadian Peregrines belong to the Falco peregrinus anatum subspecies. Decades ago, these peregrines roamed all across North America from the tundra to northern Mexico.

Some vagrant birds have even made their way to Europe, though this is highly unusual. European and …