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T. Cade
1957
Faleo peregrinus
7 July
Colville R.
or less old. Peregrines here also in '66.
Nest #2 - high long cliff on left
side ca 4 mi below gap nest #1.
♀ present on nest, ♂ not seen. Nest on
a ledge of sandstone outcrop ca 160 ft
up an talus above river - ledge 20 ft
above talus, 30 ft below top of outcrop,
100 ft below brink of upper talus. Ledge
faces S. ♀ young 3-4 days old.
See account under gap nest #1 for
notes on fighting behavior.
Nest #3 - Beaver Killik bluff - ♀
present, ♂ not seen. ♀ did not act too
"possessive" of her area. A single added
egg found in a sevafe in soil at
break of turf in quarry area 200 ft
above river on top of shale outcrop.
Site faces W.
8 July
Colville River - no peregrine or rough leg at
gap - river nest, bluff - 36
Nest #4 - Double Knife edge Bluff
on the up view Knife edge - nest on the "back" or "blade" of the ridge on bare
ground in quarry area - ca 20 yds from
the outer end of the ridge - in a sevafe
in the soil - ca 200 ft above the river.
♂ & ♀ both present & aggressive. 3
young 3-4 days old.