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1954
Falcon peregrinus
13 June Unicat, Alaska
A 7 was first seen stooping low over Unicat
Lake at a tree. She named. I followed her
as she swung up and circled out over the river.
There she was met by a tiercel. They went up
to ca 1000 feet, and then I saw the tiercel
stoop in a shallow dive at some shore-
bird (pectoral melp. size). The prey was very
manoeuvrable and avoided several stoops.
The falcon entered in, and they stooped in
steep dives from different directions but
the prey eluded them, and they gave up.
Presently they came back over the hill near
the oil well, and the falcon alighted on a
small out crop west of the well. The tiercel con-
tinued to fly around above her. A falcon was
seen on this out crop later in the evening too,
ca 1800. May be an aerie.
A pair was seen in the same vicinity
as the wrecked legs on the east side of Unicat Mt.
The 7 cocked and stayed close to a needleish
out crop mid way between summit of Unicat Mt.
and the east end of the line of ledges. Probably an
aerie there. The wrecked leg seen in '52 was
close to the east end. A pair peregrines was
seen in exact same spot in '52 - probably the
site where Price took his eggs.
14 June One chased an eagle 13th out crop near the well.