Category Archives: Morro Rock

Incubation starts…

Posted on March 23, 2024 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

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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Scholarship student

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

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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First flight…

Posted on May 22, 2023 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

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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Falcon Alert…

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

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…

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

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…

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

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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Trip to PBRG…

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

17 June 2020 Yesterday, we took a drive to the Predatory Bird Research Group located in Santa Cruz, California, about a three hour drive to meet with Zeka Glucs, Ph.D., the Director, at her home to deliver the young falcon … Continue reading →

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And then there were three…

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

8 June 2020 We had determined the sex of all four birds as two males and two females. All have been flying exceptionally well. The young males have been showing a lot of speed and agility.  Today, we were alerted … Continue reading →

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Cuatro falco…

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

11 May 2020 From May 4th when the first chick was observed on the north side of Morro Rock until this morning at 11AM, we have been watching  three healthy peregrine chicks. At 11:10 AM a fourth one appeared making … Continue reading →

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Hourly…

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

4 March 2020 At Morro Rock, constant attention is being shown in and around the “cathedral hole.” The female has visited two or three  nesting sites, but only briefly and with not too much enthusiasm. Copulations continue about every hour … Continue reading →

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