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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.

Inside…

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Photo by Heather O’Connor Inside at the Bazaar of the Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival, we set up our booth showing “This is what we do.” visitors photo with our hats, t-shirts and binocular covers along with Cleve Nash’s photographic … Continue reading →

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Luncheon on the Bay…

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Photo by Cleve Nash The photo accompanying this text is of our transient female falcon, “Doris,” in her fifth year of wintering in nearby Baywood Park. She is seen here with a Teal. The photo was shot by Cleve Nash … Continue reading →

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Never too young to learn…

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

The other day, sitting at the rock in my usual location, binoculars in hand, tripod and spotting scope mounted at the ready, I was approached by two young precocious youngsters with their parents. The smaller of the two said, “I … Continue reading →

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Back in the saddle again…

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Photo by Cleve Nash 8:19 AM, 4 January 2013 First observation of copulation this year. This is the start of her twelfth season. More to come. Happy trails, Bob

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Rare find…

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

After thousands of birders, twitchers and shutterbugs from a dozen states have worn out the streets of a little roadside hamlet called Santa Claus Lane, well, he’s not so rare any more. The bird I’m speaking of, a juvenile Gray … Continue reading →

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“Doris” landing…

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Photo by Steve Medway We would like to share with you a photograph from a visitor to “the Rock” who was birding around the beautiful Central Coast and happened upon “Doris,” the migrating female peregrine falcon, home unknown. She winters … Continue reading →

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Rolling stock revival…

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Photo by Cleve Nash For some time now my friend and associate, Cleve Nash, and I have been making small snide remarks, not in public of course about the south side tiercel and how much of a wuss he has … Continue reading →

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To our many readers out there, we would like to invite you to contribute photos and text of falcons that you watch wherever you may live. With your permission, we will post them to share with everyone. Please describe your … Continue reading →

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch | Leave a comment

Touch and go…

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Photo by Cleve Nash I think I have mentioned several times before that the peregrines begin their mating in December. Well, this is December and “The dew is on the punkin’.” And early this morning the tiercel made his first … Continue reading →

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A seed planted…

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

A seed planted….

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