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McKenzie Seeds - 2014 / Brooklyn & Hurricane
burdi:
Good thing you managed to band these Brandon chicks on Friday, TPC. I see a rainfall warning is still in effect (along with the weather statement), also (on CBC) I read that Brandon declared a state of emergency due to overland flooding.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/brandon-declares-state-of-emergency-as-rain-slams-manitoba-1.2691225
The Peregrine Chick:
Special Weather Statement
updated by Environment Canada
at 4:54 PM CDT Sunday 29 June 2014.
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Special Weather Statement for:
City of Winnipeg
Steinbach - St. Adolphe - Dominion City - Vita - Richer
Selkirk - Gimli - Stonewall - Woodlands - Eriksdale
Dugald - Beausejour - Grand Beach
Portage la Prairie - Headingley - Brunkild - Carman
Morden - Winkler - Altona - Emerson - Morris
Brandon - Carberry - Treherne
Killarney - Pilot Mound - Manitou.
Strong winds gusting to 80 km/h producing local damage.
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An unseasonably intense storm system centered northeast of the Dauphin area is producing strong westerly to southwest winds over southwest Manitoba and the Red River valley today. Winds gusting to 70 or 80 km/h are being reported with a peak gust to 96 km/h at Brandon Airport earlier this morning. These winds together with full tree foliage and saturated ground are leading to several reports of tree branches down along with local power outages. The winds are expected to stay strong into this evening before they start easing off overnight as the storm system weakens somewhat. Until then residents in the advisory area should be aware of the potential for further local tree damage and power outages today due to these strong winds.
The public is advised to monitor future forecasts and warnings as warnings may be required or extended.
Please monitor the latest forecasts and warnings from Environment Canada at www.weatheroffice.gc.ca
photosbydennis:
As everyone knows, chick banding has started...and yes there will be a Brandon Gallery set up. I'm sure everyone is excited to see the birds/chicks since a live camera wasn't a go this year !
As we have spent more time on the road than at home driving and banding 3 locations in the last 2 day's it will take some time to do all the editing...so please be patient.
burdi:
Thanks for the report TPC, surely it was a busy day for you.
Great to hear the weather did not interfere, and thank you to everyone who participated in the banding today!
The Peregrine Chick:
McKenzie Seeds Banding
Missed the foul weather in Brandon which was great, if there had been lightning, we would have had to call off the banding entirely. Fortunately not the case today. Hurricane and Brooklyn were their usual attentive selves and did a wonderful job defending their chicks. Three chicks this year - two males and one female - all growing very very fast. We know they are 24/25 days old but they look a few days older, probably because they are smaller like all of Hurricane's and Brooklyn's kids at this age. Suspect they will all fledge quickly once they are of age. The female was the most vocal and one of the male chicks was much more of a fighter than the other though they were all pretty feisty. Cute chicks though.
Dennis took photos and hopefully the overcast skies didn't interfere with the lighting. We have a new camera and hopefully the video worked - we are banding again tomorrow, so it will have to wait a couple of days.
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