Alaska species accounts, part 1, v4403
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T. Cade 1958 22 July - cont #1 aerie - The adult ♂ was collected. #2 aerie - pair present on the first bluff right limit below Dolamnaganik - nesting in rough-legged hawk nest (same site as last year). Nest 10 ft below brink, 20ft above top of a footing talus 2100 ft above the river. Two doronies, 7-2♀ about 2 weeks old - primaries tail showing through down. Adult ♂ was shot as he came in to the nest carrying a juvenile longspur in his talons. #3 aerie - an adult ♀ was seen on the lower part of the series of bluffs on the left limit in the town of the river below Dolamnaganik but no active aerie 2 no travel was seen. The ♀ showed interest in a recently vacated swan's nest, but there were no young in it. There was an active aerie here last year. 3 July Cohille River - Killik Bend to point ca 1 mi below double Knife Blade bluff - #4 aerie - lower Killik Bluff - at 1130 one of the Peregrines was heard screaming near steeping at the local pair of rough legs. One of them was forced down into brush