Category Archives: Morro Rock

Breeding big time…

Thursday, February 27, 2025 10AM No birds yet on the south side. Then both birds appeared in the “diving board” hole. A few visits later, the female went to a breeding rock and assumed the position. The male covered her … Continue reading →

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Better late than never…

Monday, February 10, 2025 Monday, February 10th, first breeding observed today at 11:30 AM on a sunlight rock. After a month of watching and waiting, I wasn’t sure they were ever going to have young this year. In all the … Continue reading →

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Strange year…2024…

Wednesday, December 25, 2024 For the last couple of months nothing has been going right in many ways as in years past. We have been skunked five out of seven days every week. Only an occasional fly-by and no landings. … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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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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Trip to PBRG…

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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