Tag Archives: Morro Rock

Strange year…2024…

Posted on December 25, 2024 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

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…

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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The eggs and I…

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 Watching the activities of north and South side falcons, egg laying is underway for the last few days. The female stays in the “diving board” hole for an hour or two then out for the rest … Continue reading →

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New location…

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

17 April 2023 Bob Isenberg in the light blue jacket, Jerry Pyle in the dark blue jacket at Morro Rock, Morro Bay, California. Here are just a few updates on the falcons we have been watching on the north side … Continue reading →

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First debut…

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

3 May 2022 When I returned from four hours on the south side of Morro Rock, there was a note on my windshield from a fellow birder. He wanted to let me know that he had seen a single chick … Continue reading →

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Better late than never…

Posted on April 23, 2022 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

22 April 2022, EARTH DAY This morning on the south side of Morro Rock, the male landed in a very small hole, one that they stash prey into. As he left the hole, a flutter of feathers trailed him out … Continue reading →

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Guessing…

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

30 March 2021 For the past week, the behavior of the south side female falcon is consistent with egg laying, i.e. a couple of hours in the nest site, then comes out, flies around as usual and perches. Every thing … Continue reading →

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Knitting…

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

3 March 2021 After months of watching and waiting with nothing to write about, today I was rewarded. I spent 90% of my time on the south side of Morro Rock logging in four to six hours a day trying … Continue reading →

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First sign of bonding…

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

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…

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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