September 1 - Stage 7, the Antigonish race was
flown on Monday August 27. Understandably, the birds exercised for
only 15 mins on Tuesday. On Wednesday they flew for 30 minutes and
on Thursday they flew for 45 mins. I gave them a bath in the afternoon.
On Friday a light rain fell. The strugglers were reluctant to fly more
than 15 minutes so I flagged them once and the whole team flew for almost
an hour in a steady light rain. It seemed that once they got past 30
minutes of flying they got in a groove and flew more vigorously for the
next half hour. Isn't the beginning of an exercise period the most
painful for us all.
Today the birds flew for 70
minutes without having to be flagged. When I noticed they had enough
I whistled them down and they trapped immediately.
The forecast for a Tuesday release has worsened from yesterday.
Tentatively, the race date for Stage 8 has been moved up to Monday due to
this forecast by the Weather Network at St. Peter's. Environment
Canada's forecast is not as positive for a Tuesday or Wednesday release
and more often then not the weather worsens. The final decision will
be made early tomorrow morning.
Weather Network Long Term Forecast
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Sunday
Sep 2 |
Monday
Sep 3 |
Tuesday
Sep 4 |
Wednesday
Sep 5 |
Thursday
Sep 6 |
Friday
Sep 7 |
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High |
17°C |
22°C |
22°C |
18°C |
19°C |
17°C |
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Condition |
Sunny
|
Mainly sunny
|
A few showers
|
Variable cloudiness
|
Mainly sunny
|
Sunny
|
|
P.O.P. |
0% |
0% |
60% |
20% |
0% |
0% |
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Wind |
NW 20 km/h |
SW 35 km/h |
W 25 km/h |
NW 30 km/h |
W 15 km/h |
N 10 km/h |
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Low |
13°C |
14°C |
15°C |
13°C |
14°C |
13°C |