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About Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

The Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch is here to inform birders, students and all people who are eager to know about these handsome peregrines. We want you to enjoy and be able to use our on-site powerful spotting scopes. We are available to answer your questions about the pair of falcons that have been observed for many years.

Incubation starts…

Saturday, 23 March 2024 After a week of egg laying, today we saw the first signs of hard incubation. As we arrived on the south side of Morro Rock, 10 AM and only the male falcon was visible, high up … Continue reading

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The eggs and I…

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 Watching the activities of north and South side falcons, egg laying is underway for the last few days. The female stays in the “diving board” hole for an hour or two then out for the rest … Continue reading

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Scholarship student

Thursday, September 13, 2023 This past week we met with our most recent CalPoly Scholarship student, Eva Moylan. We’d like to introduce her to you. All of your donations made this possible! THANK YOU! Eva told us this bit of … Continue reading

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Scholarship recipients…

Monday, May 29, 2023 A while back I contacted our five CalPoly Scholarship students to hear how they were doing. They all replied despite their very busy lives. I’m sure you are curious so I’ll catch you up on two … Continue reading

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First flight…

21 May 2023 Arriving at Morro Rock this morning, the one single chick on the north side the Rock was already airborne. Flying low and slow, we thought it might just be another bird.We had not expected the chick to … Continue reading

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New location…

17 April 2023 Bob Isenberg in the light blue jacket, Jerry Pyle in the dark blue jacket at Morro Rock, Morro Bay, California. Here are just a few updates on the falcons we have been watching on the north side … Continue reading

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Falcon Alert…

Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch has experienced a temporary set back due to the absence of Bob Isenberg. I have undergone back surgery and am recuperating doing lots of rehabilitation at Bayside Care Center in Morro Bay, CA. Not to fear … Continue reading

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Love on a ledge…

20 February 2023 The peregrines continue breeding daily, about every hour or so, but not always where we can observe them. Yesterday we did watch the pair breed twice on the skyline an hour and ten minutes apart. That first … Continue reading

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The drought is over…

21 December 2022 For the last two months, all we have seen of the Peregrine Falcons in that time is a flyby once maybe twice a week, but no landings or something we could put a scope on.  Instead, we … Continue reading

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Winter Greetings 2022…

Wishing you Peace and Health in the New Year  We had a very busy birding year with Bob going daily to Morro Rock showing hundreds of visitors the Peregrine Falcons, a Burrowing Owl and many other birds. Heather went out … Continue reading

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