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Tag Archives: Morro Rock
New young are visible…
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
Posted in chicks, peregrine
Tagged California, Morro Bay, Morro Rock, peregrines, Steve Schubert
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Incubation continues…
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
Posted in breeding, falcon, nest, peregrine
Tagged California, falcon, Morro Bay, Morro Rock, nest site, peregrines
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Long time, no see…
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
Posted in chicks, eggs, falcon, hatching, peregrine
Tagged chicks, Cleve Nash, falcon, feeding, Morro Rock, peregrines, prey
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Not much hope…
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
Posted in chicks, falcon, juvenile, Morro Rock, peregrine, prey
Tagged chicks, falcon, Morro Rock, other birds, peregrines
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The Peregrine Watch goes to college…
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
Breeding begins…
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
Posted in breeding, falcon, Morro Rock, peregrine, prey
Tagged breeding, courtship, falcon, Morro Rock, peregrines, prey
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A welcome return…
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
Posted in falcon, Morro Rock, peregrine
Tagged bonding, Doris, falcon, Morro Rock, peregrines
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Red right returning…
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
Posted in falcon, gulls, juvenile, Morro Rock, peregrine
Tagged gulls, hunting, juvenile, Morro Rock, peregrines
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South 0, North 2…
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
Posted in breeding, chicks, falcon, Morro Rock
Tagged breeding, chicks, falcon, Morro Rock, peregrines
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Fits and starts…
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
Posted in eggs, Morro Rock, peregrine
Tagged education, falcon, hunting, Morro Rock, peregrines, prey, weather, winter
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