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Field Notes
Doug Bell
U.C. Berkeley
January 30, 1989 - wint.
wide sweep of the area. He seemed to just
out up space - in one instant he was over the
Computer Building, the next over me on the
campanile. After about 1-2 min. the falcon
disappeared. I think next time it would be best
to make lots of noise as soon as one opens the door
to the widow's walk, so as to alert the falcon to
one's presence (perhaps whistle loudly). That way,
the bird wont be so alarmed by the first sight
of a human. All in all - collected the remains
of at least 8 pigeons. Most landed. Least 4 crop.
PS-Peregrine had at
12:15. Peregrine on N ledge #1. Erect.
13:15. Peregrine (illegible) on NW ledge #2 - sitting very
greet. Gorgeous.
16:45. Peregrine on NW ledge #2. Apparent fresh
dead pigeon on ledge #4, N face. Looks rather
whole. Maybe the falcon was so pissed at my
presence on the widow's walk that he had to
vent his anger on a pigeon. This morning the
falcon had at least a partial crop - and I did
clean up all the pigeons in the campanile, so he
must have knocked this one bird down sometime
in the afternoon (after 13:15).
January 31, 1989
10:00 : Peregrine on ledge #2, N face. No pigeon
visible in this ledge. Falcon looks like he has
a good crop.