McKenzie Seeds - 2013 / Brooklyn & Hurricane

[The Peregrine Chick]

Its just after 2pm and I'm it looks like one of the eggs has a large depression in it so I think we are down to one egg here folks and we will have to see what happens ...

[The Peregrine Chick]

Still jut two eggs in the nestbox and they haven't started incubating.  Brooklyn and Hurricane have both been "on" the eggs but most of the time they are uncovered and they were uncovered all of last night.  How can I be sure?  One of the eggs has a large white patch on it and the camera can pick up the glow just enough to tell even in the dark of the night.  Not sure about that egg actually, it seems to be "sticky" there are small pebbles and feathers on it whereas the other egg looks fine.  Might be that egg 2 was damaged but will have to wait and see.  Otherwise all looks good in the nestbox and with the pair - it is still easy to tell them apart if you can't tell by size - Brooklyn still "glows" and has clear edges on his facial markings whereas Hurricane is white but not so neon and her cap is much bigger/darker and what cheek markings she has (particularly on her left side has blurred margins.

[RCF]

A new gallery has been started for Brandon and can be found at this link. http://www.pbase.com/photosbydennis/peregrines_2013   More photos will be added in the day's to come.

By the looks of it, Brooklyn wasn't all that happy to see people on his roof! 

[photosbydennis]

A new gallery has been started for Brandon and can be found at this link. http://www.pbase.com/photosbydennis/peregrines_2013   More photos will be added in the day's to come.

[The Peregrine Chick]

Second eggs looks to have been laid at 1213h today.
Third egg Monday or Tuesday and incubation will likely begin at that point.

   

   

[Kinderchick]

Yes! Great news about the egg, with more eggs to come this weekend, I'm thinking.

[Shocka88]

Great news......can't wait to see the photos!    Nice pics of Hurricane & Brooklyn, RCF. Hope to see them this weekend, in person, and I will remember my binocs this time!

[RCF]

Great news about the egg!! ♥  I saw both of them after my work, they were on the mts tower. She was just above him and seemed to have a crabby look about her.    I guess I know why now!

Hurricane
 

Brooklyn
 

[The Peregrine Chick]

Good news, all that canoodling Hurricane and Brooklyn were doing has paid off - first egg is in the nestbox!  Only Brooklyn was around when we made our brief visit to the rooftop today but the best sight was hooking up all the cameras and the first thing we see is one very dark (that means new) egg in the nestbox.  Usual timing between egg layings would incubation to start early next week, probably no later than Wednesday but with warm/hot weather, they may be able to leave the eggs uncovered for longer in the sun without it slowing the "baking" process any.

The cameras are all installed, same as last year - window cam and nestbox cam.  Sound as well is hooked up though we couldn't test it on-site.  Will be nice to have at least one site with sound ... the Radisson ledge likely won't because its just too far away.

We only got home a little bit ago (very long day) so I'm afraid a screen capture from the cams of the egg (eggs) will have to wait until tomorrow.  And yes, Dennis has photos too, lots and lots of them so it will take him a bit of time to go through them all, but you will see some soon.

[newchick]

You may be right RCF or it might be a bit early. 

Well, if they keep doing this they are certainly going to have eggs!! 

  Nice captures on the copulating RCF!

[RCF]

You may be right RCF or it might be a bit early. 

Well, if they keep doing this they are certainly going to have eggs!! 

   

[The Peregrine Chick]

You may be right RCF or it might be a bit early.  Jules and Beau were back together on March 28th and they have just started to incubate today.  Generally I count a minimum of three weeks from the time both birds are seen when estimating when eggs will be laid.  If Hurricane and Brooklyn met up outside of town on their way in, they may have started courting but canoodling takes place when they get back on territory - have to know you have a home before you start playing house.  One or both of the McKenzie Seeds birds were back on April 8th, so I think perhaps you have another week before they start ... but every pair is different and perhaps they were being secretive when they arrived, the weather did suck at the time.  We will just have to wait and "see" what you see! 

[RCF]

Hurricane has been spending a lot of time at the nest box in the last few days. I saw her perched on Thursday evening, then again this morning and she was there after work.  Maybe she is thinking about laying an egg!   

Thurs evening




From this morning

 

Brooklyn on tower across the street

[Kinderchick]

...That is the top of the wall that surrounds the lower roof (where the chicks have been put the last 2 years). You have to go east from 9th street to at least 8th street to even see the nest box. Isn't it amazing what illusions a camera can create.

Very, very interesting! What an illusion! I had no idea that long white thing under the nestbox in one of your photos, RCF, was actually the top edge of the lower wall! And like bcbird, I wondered how I had missed it before. Wonderful photo, RCF!

[Cooper]

Illusions, different perspectives, just so happy to have RCF sharing her great photos!

Me too! RCF, some of your pictures are just stunning. Your snow bird one for example would make a wonderful Christmas/seasonal greeting card. I really appreciate all your time and effort (and I don't buy the "I just point the camera" thing. I point the camera too and sometimes get nothing in the shot!) Thanks so much!