Category Archives: peregrine

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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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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First sign of bonding…

18 November 2020 The peregrine falcons have been scarce on the “rock” for the last month or so. This is mainly due to all the migrating waterfowl coming into the back bay estuary during the fall and winter migration. I … 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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And then there were three…

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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Bad morning, great afternoon…

4 May 2020 The first hour of my morning, I normally stop on the north side of Morro Rock and set up by the Rock Monument hoping to get a look at the chicks that haven’t made their appearance yet, … Continue reading →

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Housekeeping…

18 March 2020 At Morro Rock, I observe the falcons every day. I just don’t write every day and a lot of times I write, but don’t post every day. I do this to make sure that what I wrote … Continue reading →

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Hourly…

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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Better late than never…

Observation date: 9 February 2020 Normal courtship and breeding at Morro Rock begins around New Year’s Day, sometimes a week on either side. This year, however, has been anything but normal. The first copulation was observed February 6th with little … Continue reading →

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