McKenzie Seeds - 2013 / Brooklyn & Hurricane

[The Peregrine Chick]

Looking at feather patterns on the chicks when they were feeding this morning, I think we do have two females and one male, will be interesting to see if we are right tomorrow ...

[The Peregrine Chick]

Chronology for this morning ....

• 0440h - roughhousing to find the best nap spot
• 0511h - first breakfast courtesy of Hurricane
• 0600h - chicks fuss then settle down to nap
• 0712h - second breakfast courtesy again of Hurricane
• short post meal wingercize and rough-house
• 0749h - everyone napping or rather fussing and cat-napping
• 1023h - Brooklyn swarmed when he brings a mid-morning snack - almost can't see him behind his chicks at one point!!

Weather forecast for today/tonight & tomorrow ...

Thursday
Day - Overcast with thunderstorms. High of 28C. Breezy. Winds from the WNW at 10 to 20 km/h shifting to the North in the afternoon. Chance of rain 60%.
Night - Partly cloudy. Low of 15C. Winds less than 5 km/h.

Friday - Banding Day
Day - Partly cloudy. High of 28C. Winds less than 5 km/h.
Night - Partly cloudy in the evening, then overcast. Low of 17C. Winds from the SE at 5 to 15 km/h.

[BirdLover]

OOH!! Kinderchick, great names!!!     TPC?   

[Kinderchick]

What a great photo, RCF! "Winkin'", "Blinkin'" & "Nod". LOL!

[BirdLover]

What a great capture, RCF!  Love it.

[susha]

I love this

[RCF]

These three were watching Hurricane leave. 

[The Peregrine Chick]

Eye-Spy will not be joining us on Friday for the banding so it is probable that we will NOT be streaming the banding live to the internet this year.  This is what happens when the birds nest late, it makes it difficult to arrange working schedules ...

I'm just waiting to hear back from one more person to finalize the time but I think that it will be before lunch on Friday ...

[The Peregrine Chick]

Sorry for the delay on this folks, busy morning at work

Chronology for today ...

• 0450h - kids wake up
• 0505h - Hurricane arrives with breakfast - kids ready and waiting!!
• preening, watching the world, bit of sprawling and general fussing about
• 0640h - kids napping
• more preening, more napping and general annoying one another
• 0839h - Brooklyn arrives, sans food but doesn't stay long
• 0845h - second breakfast - everyone hungry again and you almost can't see Brooklyn behind the little behemoths
• 0910h - chicks settle down to nap again
• 0925h - Brooklyn returns to check things out, kids mostly don't bother moving any
• 0955h - all the chicks have moved to the back of the box and into the shade from the roof - Brooklyn joins them, or rather he gets his head in the shade at least
• 1037h - Brooklyn leaves
• 1039h - Hurricane arrives and alternates from the box edge to inside the box in the sahde
• 1223h - Hurricane leaves
• 1226h - Brooklyn returns and like Hurricane alternates between box and edge
• 1236h - Brooklyn leaves, chicks on their own again in the shade
• 1344h - lunch time with Hurricane and everyone is tucking in
• everyone is awake and looking about
• 1430h - kids napping
• 1520h - everyone is awake and watching the world beyond the box

Weather forecast for today/tonight ...

Day - Partly cloudy. High of 30C. Breezy. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 20 km/h.
Night - Partly cloudy in the evening, then overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain. Low of 17C. Winds from the South at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 40%.

[RCF]

This is from earlier today when Brooklyn was feeding the chicks.

http://youtu.be/_VvPkPrtRXc

[RCF]

We have a Severe thunderstorm watch for the Brandon area as of 3:45pm.  I hope it passes quickly.

Severe Weather Bulletin issued by Environment Canada
at 3:45 PM CDT Tuesday 2 July 2013.

The storm watch has ended now. 

[The Peregrine Chick]

We have a Severe thunderstorm watch for the Brandon area as of 3:45pm.  I hope it passes quickly.

Severe Weather Bulletin issued by Environment Canada
at 3:45 PM CDT Tuesday 2 July 2013.
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Watches/warnings in effect for southern Manitoba ... Severe Thunderstorm Watch for:

Brandon - Carberry - Treherne - Dauphin - Roblin - Winnipegosis - Minnedosa - Neepawa - Russell - Riding Mountain National Park - Ste. Rose -
McCreary - Alonsa - Gladstone - Swan River - Duck Mountain - Porcupine Provincial Forest.

Hot and humid conditions have created a favourable environment for slow-moving isolated severe thunderstorms to develop this afternoon. This is an alert to the potential development of severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds.

a hot, humid and unstable airmass over southwestern Manitoba has created an environment for isolated slow-moving severe thunderstorms to develop this afternoon. Conditions are most favourable near higher terrain in western Manitoba. Because the thunderstorms are slow-moving, local amounts of 50 to 100 mm are possible this afternoon. These thunderstorms are expected to weaken this evening.

[RCF]

I think Brooklyn is on the nest box roof......can hear him talking.  

[RCF]

We have a Severe thunderstorm watch for the Brandon area as of 3:45pm.  I hope it passes quickly.

[Cooper]

Just checked in on the McKenzie chicks and had to laugh. They look just like white Easter Peeps, all lined up in the box.