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Radisson - 2015 / Smiley & Princess
The Peregrine Chick:
Checking with the spycam from above (not the view you see on the CBC page), the water in the south end of the ledge has drained almost completely - still raining lightly but there is just a small puddle against the outside wall which is as far away from where Princess is parked as you can get on that ledge.
The Peregrine Chick:
Poor Soggy Princess
(not even going to mention her choice in nest sites this year)
The Peregrine Chick:
Weather forecast is for about ~1 mm per hour all day and into the evening. This is considered a light rain. As I recall, two years ago we had a similar rainfall the day the first chick was hatched and though that chick died (Princess didn't want to get off and feed for good reason) Tenzing and Hillary did just fine.
Just checked weather records and on May 30, 2013, the first Radisson chick hatched and we had 16.4 mm of rain followed by another 23.2 mm on the 31st according to weather data collected at the Forks. The sun came out on June 1st and Tenzing and Hillary hatched out that day.
According to the weather station at the University of Winnipeg, we have had 11mm of rain since midnight. They are also forecasting that the POP will drop about dinner time, drop again to probably no more rain about 9pm and then the rain will be gone by 3am. No rain tomorrow. A chance of rain on Saturday afternoon and then it drops through Sunday and it is forecasted to be sunny, no rain from Monday (18th) through to the following Wednesday (27th).
So soggy and wet for the rest of today ... and maybe a bit more sog on Saturday and then good weather for the first few days after hatching.
The Peregrine Chick:
Usually Princess' eggs take over 30 days to hatch, so our best estimate is Victoria Day or later, so chicks should miss most of the rain over the next few days. As for how much rain is too much for the eggs on this nestledge, this I don't know I'm afraid. But interestingly, the building itself provides protection - particularly when it isn't constant rain rather periods of rain which is apparently what is on the forecast for tomorrow in Winnipeg. Likely the only ones getting wet tomorrow will be Princess and Smiley ...
GCG:
After looking in on Princess, I checked the CBC weather and see scattered showers today, however, for tomorrow it is a different story as shared by John...............
"Here’s your checklist for Thursday… downspouts at the house, umbrella, rubber boots for the kids (or adults if you wish). By Thursday evening, 15-20mm mostly in the southeast including the Red River Valley. Friday dries up and warms up slightly. Saturday starts with sunshine but more rain moves in for the afternoon, evening and overnight. That rain continues on Sunday but I do see some late day clearing. Sunday’s high is in the single digits".
He says umbrellas, or in the case of Princess..Mumbrella! With her wingspan, these eggs/chicks? will not get damp or wet.
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