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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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The eggs and I…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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