Tag Archives: Morro Rock

Old acquaintance …

Posted on May 30, 2020 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Saturday, May 30, 2020 30 May 2020 For many of you that have been to Morro Rock and seen me on the south side for years know that I have befriended many of the small birds, mainly the White-crowned sparrows … Continue reading →

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Cuatro falco…

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

11 May 2020 From May 4th when the first chick was observed on the north side of Morro Rock until this morning at 11AM, we have been watching  three healthy peregrine chicks. At 11:10 AM a fourth one appeared making … Continue reading →

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Bad morning, great afternoon…

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

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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Better late than never…

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

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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Boys or girls…

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date: 4 June 2019 After my last posting of May 15, a week and a half went by watching only two young falcons. Then a third one appeared with a little more down. Fast forward to June 1st, the … Continue reading →

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New young are visible…

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date:  15 May 2019 For the past couple of weeks, I have been spending more hours daily than usual in anticipation of seeing the young falcons. On average they show themselves at about twenty one days old. The previous … Continue reading →

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Incubation continues…

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date:  8 April 2019 Today, as close as I can figure, we should be in the twenty first day of incubation. Normal incubation for the peregrine falcon is 31-33 days. However, it is difficult to discern when egg laying … Continue reading →

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Long time, no see…

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date:  5 May 2018 For the past six weeks, we have been waiting through agonizing times with nothing happening.  Then on April 10th, they started incubation. We were only seeing one bird at a time.  So you can see, … Continue reading →

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Not much hope…

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date:  21 June 2017 Most everything has seemed to have ceased regarding chicks on the north side of Morro Rock. I have been ardently watching in hopes of a late clutch of young thinking the rains might have caused … Continue reading →

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The Peregrine Watch goes to college…

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date:  8 April 2017 In past years, Professor Maureen Smith has brought her students from Saddleback College in Orange County, California to Morro Bay to explore all the wonders. They camp in the Morro Bay State Park and venture … Continue reading →

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