Alaska species accounts, part 1, v4403
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T. Cole Falee peregrines upper tufted Carter C. on Killik Dolanmogosit 2 July Ca 2 mi below [illegible] on Colville A dark old falcon flushed off a nest on a bluff ca 200 ft high - shale. Nest located might at top at edge of turf - scrape in dust, 2 eggs. Falcon very eager to sit. aerie #1 for obvious reason Aerie forces N. Tiiviel near by Web. No prey found. No nest recorded for these in '62 but falcon very quiet. 4 July A pair seen on a sandstone talus + cuterop about 3 mi above camp #4 on left side of river. Aerie not located but may have been in an old roughleg nest midway up on top of a column of sandstone. Falcon very alert & heavily barred vertically. Saw tiiviel fly in with a small bird in his beak. Falcon cocked, flew out to him's under, flipped over and took the bird from him in her beak. Never seen this method of transfer before. She flew over the roughleg nest, started to level, then spooled up & waved several times, and act of right. Tiiviel landed on the cliff. aerie #2 July - pair in above area also near this nesting 6 July #3 Pair seen with roughleg on a sandstone bluff on right side of river just below mouth of Otojibreak R. Bluff about 100 ft high. #4 Pair with rough leg on a bluff right side of river ca 1 mile below gyp aerie or shelf of 9 faces. #5 Pair with roughleg on bluff right side of river about 5 miles above Colville. Note the peregrine