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Cold and hungry…

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Two cold nights on the rock all alone got young “Fly Boy” motivated. We found him early this morning some 300 yards from where we left him the night before. After watching for a couple of hours, with a few … Continue reading →

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Launch or lunch…?

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

So much for all our predictions, calculations and educated guesses. They are all “out the window,” now that one of the chicks has left the nest. I had expected the chicks to fly on the 1st of June. Although he … Continue reading →

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Cleve said “And now there are three!”

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Wind has been the order for the last few days. First from here, then from there and very little break in between. Yes, there are three young chicks you see in the photo by Cleve Nash taken this morning, in … Continue reading →

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Two surely, maybe more…

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Saturday is always a big day, especially if the weather is nice. No one is disappointed today, surfers, sunbathers, kite-flyers, and some to see the falcons. By 7 something AM, Cleve Nash had seen three young and believed there might … Continue reading →

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Through the ages, a visual aid to the falcon chicks…

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

  Day 1 to 24  Now that we have young visible chicks in one of our nest sites and more soon to hatch on the south side of Morro Rock, I wanted to give you, our readers, something so that … Continue reading →

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First sighting…

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Photos by Cleve Nash Actually happened May 11 and 12, 2013. 8:30 AM First sighting of young falcon chicks occurred on the north side of Morro Rock and Cleve Nash was there to capture the first photographs. I got there … Continue reading →

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No news is good news…

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

5 May 2013: With a threat of rain which will probably never happen, we are still waiting for the appearance of falcons on the north side of Morro Rock. The north side pair have had a steady stream of prey … Continue reading →

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Looking and waiting…

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

With no fuzzy chicks to look at yet, we have been relegated to looking at a “rock” that once every few hours might show some movement. Otherwise, it is like watching paint dry. After telling dozens of birders, tourists and … Continue reading →

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A spring gale…

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

I’m still getting days with high winds which is not unusual for spring weather. Today 12 to 15 foot swells at sea with wind gusts up to 50 plus miles per hour. We have included our photographs of blowing sand … Continue reading →

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Now hear this…

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

“Now hear this. Stand clear of all weather decks, due to high winds and heavy seas. Batten down all loose gear.” You can bet the peregrines are hunkered down with wind gusts to 60 mph, white caps and sand blowing … Continue reading →

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