McKenzie Seeds - 2012 / Brooklyn & Hurricane

[Jo]

Hurricane came in looking dry but it is still raining so she must have a dry place to perch. She was pretty noisy,woke Brooklyn up.

Hurricane noisy? Princess can sit back and say "my work is done".

So glad that Hurricane & Brooklyn have more shelter from the rain this year.

[Rose]

0726: Change of shift, Hurricane came in looking dry but it is still raining so she must have a dry place to perch. She was pretty noisy,woke Brooklyn up. Shift change took all of about 10 seconds no shuffling  around on the eggs this morning.

[Rose]

    0615:Not a nice day at all,it's been raining off and on for the last hour and maybe all night, not raining hard.  The wind is 32kms an hour so the rain will be blowing into the nest box but Brooklyn still seems dry and is sleeping soundly.Doesn't sound like a particularly nice day ahead for the birds or the humans.

[moka]

1147 hrs
 No measurable amount of rain so far today just drizzle, right now the sun is trying to shine and the wind is northwest. This week they seem change the forcast hourly, I sure hope we don't get frost and snow they are forcasting for a few miles further north.

Here's hoping everything goes well.  It's hard to imagine how any of them survive on the tops of mountains with no protection whatever.

No "tops of mountains"   because there is not enough food for them.  Now cliffs, yes so long as there is food nearby, so cliffs near water.  As for heights, they just need to be high enough - in NWT there have been reports of peregrines nesting on the cliffs that are formed below ground in diamond (I believe) mines - they are deep strip-like mines as I understand.  

How interesting, great info as usual, thanks tpc.

[The Peregrine Chick]

1147 hrs
 No measurable amount of rain so far today just drizzle, right now the sun is trying to shine and the wind is northwest. This week they seem change the forcast hourly, I sure hope we don't get frost and snow they are forcasting for a few miles further north.

Here's hoping everything goes well.  It's hard to imagine how any of them survive on the tops of mountains with no protection whatever.

No "tops of mountains"  because there is not enough food for them.  Now cliffs, yes so long as there is food nearby, so cliffs near water.  As for heights, they just need to be high enough - in NWT there have been reports of peregrines nesting on the cliffs that are formed below ground in diamond (I believe) mines - they are deep strip-like mines as I understand. 

[moka]

1147 hrs
 No measurable amount of rain so far today just drizzle, right now the sun is trying to shine and the wind is northwest. This week they seem change the forcast hourly, I sure hope we don't get frost and snow they are forcasting for a few miles further north.

Here's hoping everything goes well.  It's hard to imagine how any of them survive on the tops of mountains with no protection whatever.

[Rose]

1147 hrs
 No measurable amount of rain so far today just drizzle, right now the sun is trying to shine and the wind is northwest. This week they seem change the forcast hourly, I sure hope we don't get frost and snow they are forcasting for a few miles further north.

[The Peregrine Chick]

Just to add to RCF's note on the weather today ... not going to be much better over the next couple of days either according to Environment Canada

Today - Drizzle ending this afternoon then cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind northeast 30 km/h. High 10. / Tonight - Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light late this evening. Low plus 3.

Friday - Cloudy. 60 percent chance of rain in the morning. Clearing early in the evening. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h early in the evening. High 12.
Saturday - A mix of sun and cloud. Low plus 1. High 11.
Sunday - Periods of rain. Low plus 5. High 11.
Monday - Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Low 6. High 13.
Tuesday - Sunny. Low plus 4. High 17.
Wednesday - Sunny. Low plus 5. High 18.

[RCF]

Looks like Brooklyn is getting a bit wet this morning.  The wind is supposed to change to the west this afternoon, so it will be dry for whoever is in the box then.

[moka]

Great pics which really bring home the expression «ruffled feathers» tee hee

[RCF]

I checked a little later and he was perched on a window sill on the west side.

[RCF]

It's windy most of the time here. Today wind is from the  East at 35kms per hour and blowing right into the nest box, Brooklyn and Hurricane are used to it. A few minutes ago when we were downtown Brooklyn was on the south light parked as close to the building as he could get.

[Rose]

Is it always this windy in Brandon?

It's windy most of the time here. Today wind is from the  East at 35kms per hour and blowing right into the nest box, Brooklyn and Hurricane are used to it. A few minutes ago when we were downtown Brooklyn was on the south light parked as close to the building as he could get.

[jadoo]

....PRAIRIES, BABY!!!!     

[SusanE]

Is it always this windy in Brandon?