Tag Archives: Morro Rock

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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Breeding begins…

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date:  8 January 2017 Breeding could have happened before today, but I can only report when I see it happen. Last year, the pair were breeding on January 3rd. There is a three week window when this normally takes … Continue reading →

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A welcome return…

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date:  4 December 2016 In the previous five or six years, I have written about “Doris,” a solitary adult female peregrine, that has wintered here in nearby Baywood Park. The last time she was observed was 3 January 2014 … Continue reading →

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Red right returning…

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date:  23 August 2016 Additionally, if you watch these posts on Facebook, please go to the WordPress website and add your email to make sure you receive all posts. I had a bit of a problem with Facebook postings not … Continue reading →

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South 0, North 2…

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date: 13 May 2016 After spending the first five months of the breeding season on the south side of Morro Rock which turned out to be very disheartening, we have moved to the north side for the last week … Continue reading →

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Fits and starts…

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date: 3 March 2016 The Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch has been off line for an unusual amount of time and not because we don’t want to. Most of the problems were not something that we could control. The gate … Continue reading →

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A frothing cauldron of wind and waves…

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Observation date: 8 December 2015 With high winds and monstrous waves the harbor mouth is a frothing cauldron with waves 16 to 22 feet in height and gusts to 45 miles per hour.  Access to the south side of Morro … Continue reading →

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