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Radisson - 2019 / Pip & Fiona
ballywing:
Well I have to admit, although I'm sad about Princess not being at the Radisson for the first time in ages :-\ and although it would also be the first time in ages with no web cam at that site :( - the dang east ledge site does tend to be hard to watch. ::)
(I'm not talking about technical issues, which of course are also a factor).
I've spent a few seasons fretting.... and crying..... and cursing ;).... over that location's dramas over the years. :-X - I really do want to see what's going on and how they're all doing - but when things go wrong - man that's upsetting to see. :'(
Nature doesn't always do what we would like of course.
So whatever you decide TPC, I will as usual, watch the good with the bad at whatever site is chosen. - Good luck to all the Winnipeg nests this year! :-* 8)
(And hopefully there will at least be a sighting of Princess so we know she's ok) :-*
The Peregrine Chick:
Rain didn't hit the nest ledge until about 0610h (it's 0726h now) so Fiona is a bit wet but the rain hasn't been long enough or hard enough to be a worry for the eggs.
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: ballywing on May 02, 2019, 09:14 ---Do you know yet if there will be a live cam on the ledge TPC? :)
--- End quote ---
Two part answer again ...
1) we are working on the cam details now with our eye to the usual launch prior to eggs hatching. But until it goes live, it is still a work in progress.
2) not sure if we will stream from the Radisson nestsite this year ... the east side ledge is a tough one to watch, not because it has a higher mortality rate than other nestistes (though that doesn't help) but rather because the camera can only zoom in so close AND when zoomed in, is very affected by the weather - in particular, wind. Any little breeze shakes the camera and those shakes are much more noticeable when we are zoomed in on the nestledge. Also the heat radiating off the building causes distortions in the image, so the camera is constantly refocusing - again makes it less viewable. Those are technical considerations. On the operational side, we won't be able to see the chicks well at the Radisson (not enough zoom) whereas we could get that at the West Winnipeg site or perhaps even at the Logan site. And then there are the moms. Ella (West Wpg) did really well last year with her one chick, this year she could have a trio but she should do just as well. Spencer (Logan) sucked at the start and got better and hopefully this year will see her really shine but we will have to wait and see. Fiona (Radisson) is a bit of a wild card. She's done everything right up to this point so I'm hopefully she will do well at hands-on-motherhood as well. I do have a concern that her eggs may have suffered as a result of the fight in the nestbox. And being honest, I'm concerned about bad weather on that darn ledge.
So we are working on the technical details of the camera at the moment and will make a final decision on which nestsite to stream later. And as an FYI, we streamed from the West Wpg nestbox once before I think ... but can't remember why ... maybe the year Princess lost eggs on the nestledge ... going to have to go back through the records I guess.
ballywing:
Do you know yet if there will be a live cam on the ledge TPC? :)
The Peregrine Chick:
https://twitter.com/mbperegrines/status/1123647688321458177
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