Category Archives: hatching

Last one flies…

Posted on June 22, 2026 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Monday, June 22, 2026 Yesterday, the summer solstice, the last young one flew. She or he was a week or more younger than the first one that flew the Monday before.* Not quite as adept as the first bird, but … Continue reading →

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Good news 2…

Posted on June 9, 2026 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 A second chick, eyas*, showed its face the other day and photographers are showing theirs.  Alice Cahill, one of the most dedicated birders has been there early every morning and has gotten some great shots of … Continue reading →

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Patiently waiting…

Posted on May 4, 2026 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Peregrine falcons at Morro Rock, Morro Bay, California USA Continue reading →

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Day 24 incubation…

Posted on April 21, 2026 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 In another week or so, we should start seeing prey going into the eyrie. The parents never eat in the nest site. We should expect to see this around the 28th to the 30th of April. … Continue reading →

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Hatching begins…

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date:  24 April 2019 The first signs of the peregrines hatching is seeing the adult falcons take food into the eyrie. When adult falcons make a kill, they will take the prey to one or more sites that they … Continue reading →

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Long time, no see…

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date:  5 May 2018 For the past six weeks, we have been waiting through agonizing times with nothing happening.  Then on April 10th, they started incubation. We were only seeing one bird at a time.  So you can see, … Continue reading →

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Timing is everything…

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date: 16 April 2015 And because timing is everything, for the last three days I have spent 23 hours trying to observe food going into the nest site, but with no success. I have seen other indications which you … Continue reading →

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Hard trail…

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date: 18 April 2014 Just an update on the nesting Canada geese near the Shell Beach peregrine falcon’s eyrie. Of the six eggs, five have hatched. The next morning the adults left the cliffside nest to the beach and … Continue reading →

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The “Amazing Criswell” wasn’t that good either…

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date: 16 April 2014 For the last ten years or so I have been observing and trying to predict the day of hatching of young falcons. I do this by watching to see “this” and then “that” in their … Continue reading →

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