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Childs
1958
Falco peregrinus
13 June Pitnuzea River, Cape Sabine, Alaska
when we ran the kaylins at 2200
we saw a 67 (?) chasing a longspur but
he could not get it. He would dive
and then drive and repeat but the
prey eluded him.
24 Jun One seen with mottly prunian along
the bluff east of river mouth
5 July Pitnuzea River, 16 miles SE Cape Sabine, Alaska
Again is using an old nest across the
river from our camp in a V-shaped canyon
in the bluff overlooking the old river bed. There
were no eggs in the nest yet. We wasted
our usual number of shells without apparent
damage.
6 July Still present at nest. See Roughley's note.
Trial again to shoot these birds with no success.
They are very wary now. Found their nest
to contain 4 very small young located about
15 ft away from the above old nest. These
well hidden in the edge of the bluff, not down
on the slope as others have been. Our predator
could get to it.
old nest
21 July Pitnuzea River, 2mi SE Cape Sabine, Alaska
Tote shot one several miles upstream
23 July - another one at same spot and missed a third.