Alaska species accounts, part 1, v4403
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T. Cole 1957 Fales peveqinnes 8 June In talking with USGS year - ED Sable, I learned that in 1949 he saw 12 pairs of varegh legs on the copper half of the Kekpawut River, inland from Beaufort. He said there were at least that many Peregrines also - perhaps a few more. No gapes were seen. He seemed to know the dif- fence between the two. 10 June - An excellent breeding cliff was seen near the mouth of the Pitmegea River but no falcons were in evidence. 30 June, Unnut Mt. - pair in residence - appears to be same two as last year (large, dark ? - largish - long-winged?). The ledge is ca 180 yds downstream from last year's site. It is situated at the foot of the copper vein of sandstone outcrops, at the entraplace with the talus. It is thereabout 30 feet below the brink and ca 200 feet above the river. There was a single egg - apparently well-advanced toward hatching. While we were there both falcons attacked the group of vorens present on the bluff ca 150 yds up river. Several attacks were made at flying vorens, and one the ? clipped the wing of a voren as it flipped over. Also one of the young vorens was reluctant to fly from the cliff, but the