Category Archives: Morro Rock

On the edge…

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date: 21 May 2014 When I saw the young one yesterday clinging by the tips of his talons to the rocky edge of the nest site and flapping to keep from falling to certain death, I said to myself, … Continue reading →

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Gray whale calf drama…

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date: 8 May 2014 When I arrived at the south parking lot around 8:30 AM, people were running, some walking to the breakwater to get a look at the drama unfolding just off shore. A pod of orcas were … Continue reading →

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One at a time…

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Everything seems to come at once. The Central Coast has had its share of excitement in the last few days. First of all, two of the three falcon chicks at Shell Beach have fledged. Piedras Blancas Lighthouse has three new … 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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Feathers drifted down…

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date: 8 April 2014 With 13 more days of incubation to go, action has picked up around here. Yesterday, a large juvenile female falcon or “brownie” followed the resident male who was returning to the rock with prey thinking … Continue reading →

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Rain, yes, but not in the eyrie…

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date: 2 April 2014 So far so good on the incubation of eggs. Today was the sixteenth day on the scrape*. Incubation intervals are anywhere from two hours to three and a half hours. Brooding puts a real kink … Continue reading →

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Oriole spring…

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

I know spring is here, not by the calendar, but because I saw my first oriole at Morro Rock today. A beautiful male in breeding plumage. I got off a dozen shots of him with my Canon 70 D, but … Continue reading →

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A woman’s prerogative…

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date: 14 March 2014 It seems as though we have a change of venue this season. The resident female falcon has selected a nest site other than the “diving board” hole which she has used 9 out of 12 … Continue reading →

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Access restricted…

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date: 3 March 2014 Video:  February storm 2014 Access to Morro Rock has been severely restricted due to extreme weather conditions with gale force winds. Not only was the gate locked to the south parking lot, but a police … Continue reading →

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Clean and dry…

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date: 21 February 2014 Soon after my last posting of February 14, I started noticing the female arriving with prey at the “rock” landing on the “chimney” or “butcher block” where she would plume and eat it. I have … Continue reading →

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