12 March 2022
After yesterday’s sunny Spring weather we are waking up to snow this morning. Fortunately Pittsburgh missed the heavy snow and blizzard conditions to our east.
Last night Morela slept in the open at the Cathedral of Learning peregrine nest. You can tell that her feathers provide excellent insulation because several inches of snow did not melt right next to her body.
As of 6am we had 2.5 to 4.7 inches in Oakland depending on location. The snow will stop falling by 10am, just in time for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Downtown Pittsburgh.
Despite this snowy setback spring is coming and we will Spring Forward tonight. Don’t forget to set your manual clocks ahead one hour.
I expect to feel groggy for a few days while my body adjusts to Daylight Saving Time. 🙁
(photos by Kate St. John and from the National Aviary falconcam at Univ of Pittsburgh)
Oh geez, Morella is surrounded! You have more snow than we have here in Northern Virginia where our accumulation should be no more than a trace. As usual, it’ll cause a mess.
Praying for warmer weather, and for lots of eggs soon!