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Offline The Peregrine Chick

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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #535 on: June 02, 2011, 11:21 »
West/northwest horizon here in the Peg is dark-dark, eastern horizon is bright white (clouds not sun) so I daresay we will get getting your weather yet   :'(

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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #534 on: June 02, 2011, 11:17 »
Small Thunder storm, a little rain but the wind is now from the south south east so not blowing into the nest box like a while ago when it was so strong from the north that it sent Hurricane right up on her nose.

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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #533 on: June 02, 2011, 11:12 »
I live 20 miles north of Brandon and we have thunder, lightning and it's raining here.

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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #532 on: June 02, 2011, 11:07 »
Brandon doesn't even look like its in the same province as the Radisson today.  The Rad may not be all bright and sunny but Brandon looks so very dark and ominous.  Better than rain I guess on hatch days but still ...

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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #531 on: June 02, 2011, 10:50 »
I saw one of the other eggs has a pip in it too!

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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #530 on: June 02, 2011, 10:49 »
Here's a good look at the new eyas. :-*


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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #529 on: June 02, 2011, 10:14 »
Congratulations Hurricane and Brooklyn!!!!!  ;D

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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #528 on: June 02, 2011, 09:30 »
just so folks have a bit of a timeline ...

June 1
1821 hrs - shift change - you can actually see the chick's beak breaking through the shell when making the pip
2017 hrs - pip clearly visible on the photo RCF posted

June 2
0508 hrs - all eggs during a shift change
0601 hrs - first hatch, chick still wet
0709 hrs - first post-hatch shift change (SGB's video RCF posted earlier)


Interestingly, Hurricane is very egalitarian when it comes to incubating and brooding.  We couldn't nuke Princess off the eggs for the couple of days prior to hatch and certainly not easily after hatch.  Hurricane trades off with Brooklyn at short regular intervals.  Really shows the personality differences between these two females.
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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #527 on: June 02, 2011, 09:30 »
Great capture of the eggshell, Rose!

Congratulations to Hurricane, Brooklym and all of us godparents.  :D :D :D

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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #526 on: June 02, 2011, 09:22 »
DArn weather.

Congratulations Hurricane and Brooklyn, on your first hatch. Stay warm and dry :-* :-*

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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #525 on: June 02, 2011, 09:00 »
Here's the forecast for Brandon for "hatch days" (next 24-48 hours) ...

Today - Increasing cloudiness. 70 percent chance of showers this afternoon with risk of thunderstorms. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h then increasing to 40 gusting to 60 this morning. High 24. UV index 6 or high. Tonight - Cloudy periods. 70 percent chance of showers early this evening with risk of thunderstorms. Wind southeast 40 km/h gusting to 60 becoming light late this evening. Low 10.
Friday - Becoming cloudy with sunny periods in the morning with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 increasing to 50 gusting to 70 early in the afternoon then becoming northwest 40 gusting to 60. High 18.
Saturday - A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers. Low 11. High 20

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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #524 on: June 02, 2011, 08:39 »
I got this video from YouTube, skygirlblue from BCAW recorded it.

http://youtu.be/y4Y4sxj8GtE

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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #523 on: June 02, 2011, 08:20 »
Thanks for all your updates and pics rcfm!

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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #522 on: June 02, 2011, 08:11 »
It's pretty windy here today, but I'm sure Hurricane and Brooklyn will keep their brood nice and warm.

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McKenzie Seeds - 2011 / June
« Reply #521 on: June 02, 2011, 08:08 »

YAY!  We have a chick!!  Pretty exciting to be watching "our"  :-* nest up close and personal.

Yes it is BirdLover!!