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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.

Wren, our first scholarship student…

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date: 10 May 2016 To those of you who contributed to our $1,000 PCPW Scholarship, we have great news about our recipient. We met with Wren Thompson of Los Osos, CA after she returned from her semester of study in … Continue reading →

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Befuddled…

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date: 11 April 2016 Things are just in a tizzy here at Morro Rock. I can’t give the answers to many visitors we get here because when it comes to nesting, I just don’t know. Both pairs of falcons … Continue reading →

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Fits and starts…

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date: 3 March 2016 The Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch has been off line for an unusual amount of time and not because we don’t want to. Most of the problems were not something that we could control. The gate … Continue reading →

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Winter Bird Festival…

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date: 19 January 2016 Throngs of birders, twitchers and photographers were on hand for the twentieth Annual Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival which takes place every year on the Martin Luther King holiday. Along with the high surf crashing … Continue reading →

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Scholarship news and request…

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

On the other side of the “Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch,” Heather O’Connor, my constant companion, has been in touch with our latest scholarship recipient, Wren Thompson, while she is in Ireland. Heather speaking now: “Here I am… with a suggestion … Continue reading →

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A frothing cauldron of wind and waves…

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date: 8 December 2015 With high winds and monstrous waves the harbor mouth is a frothing cauldron with waves 16 to 22 feet in height and gusts to 45 miles per hour.  Access to the south side of Morro … Continue reading →

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Goin’ south…

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date: 29 October 2015 Access to the south side of Morro Rock has been closed today due to extreme high tides nearly seven feet and high surf. Yet, still visitors walk out to see the falcons and see the … Continue reading →

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Speak your mind…

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Thursday, October 1, 2015 Observation date: October 2015 After reading the previous post,  if you have the desire to support the 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Educational Organization, Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch, run by Bob Isenberg and Heather O’Connor, please read the information … Continue reading →

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A little less wind in our sails…

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date: August 2015 I think it only fair that I share with you the reason that you haven’t heard from us since July 19, 2015 and I do apologize for it. We, the Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch, are a … Continue reading →

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Earthwatch Expedition 2015…

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

This is Heather speaking. While the adult peregrines were busy teaching their juveniles their life skills, I went off on a tangent to explore something I’d like to share with you… All photos are mine. Since I moved to California … Continue reading →

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