Tag Archives: Morro Rock

Around the campfire…

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

The Winter Solstice is the first of the December holidays. This year it was on the 21st of this month.  Our Salinan Native Americans were in good numbers at the rock along with interested non-native well wishers and campfire lovers, … Continue reading →

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Strut your stuff…

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

A couple of below freezing nights, three days of high surf advisories with 14 foot waves breaking over the jetties, a “king tide” with some great minus tides for gathering mussels, three days of 85°F heat and plenty of sunshine. … Continue reading →

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Twiggin’ it…

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

This is a slow time of year and not too much excitement, but it gives us the chance to catch up on our house-keeping and buying a new Epson Projector EX5220 for school presentations. Now, Heather will have to create … Continue reading →

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Boobies and falcons…

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

There has been a lot of commotion along the California coast and Morro Bay is no exception. We had our own personal Blue-footed booby here for about 6 days on the south jetty of Morro Bay. In case you didn’t … Continue reading →

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I only have flies for you…

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

For anyone looking to observe falcons along the Central Coast of California at this time of year, it is a real crap shoot. If it’s not the wind, it’s the fog. For the last few weeks, it has been the … Continue reading →

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Late arrival…”Scrappy”

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

For those who followed us for the last year or so, you might remember about this time last August we had a new arrival, “Spec, the black turkey vulture,” aka: undertaker of the skies. All other birds hatch in the … Continue reading →

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Could be worse…

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Of the two pair of breeding falcons at Morro Rock, we did get one set of chicks this year 2013, two males and one large female on the north side. The female on the south side in her twelfth season … Continue reading →

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Golden years…

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Questions of age have come to my attention from a few readers about the south side female. Yes, she is getting “a little long in the tooth” and according to “Birds of North America,” the peregrine falcon article, female age … Continue reading →

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Baffled and befuddled…

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Our readers have been asking about the south side falcons and what’s going on. I have yet to write about them for the last two weeks because of all the curve balls that I have been thrown by this pair. … Continue reading →

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Summer Solstice…

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Long days and short nights start to make a change at this time of year. It’s the summer solstice with a giant full moon. Here at Morro Rock the Native Americans of the Salinian Tribe are here to celebrate the … Continue reading →

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