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Field Notes
Dory Bell
U.C. Berkeley
January 31, 1984
10:30 - John Tricket saw, from the 3rd floor Biolibrary
window, the peregrine flying east from LS8 to
Campanile, carrying a large prey item in its talons.
The falcon did not stop at the Campanile, but
continued on.
15:00 - Matt Nijon & Lee Aulman from U.C. Santa
Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group stopped in at MVZ.
I took them up to the Campanile right away -
no peregrine. Weather is cold & getting cooler. Scattered
clouds. We went back to MVZ - I showed them around.
They were delighted to see everything. Lee was particularly
interested in the Genders, Matt in the Aplomados.
[illegible] Matt was surprised about our Aplomado
Falcon series - to see such variation. All the
birds the UC group has have a dark creamy
Tan/rusty breast, clean, no markings.
17:15 - We went back to the Campanile. No
falcon.
February 1, 1989
08:45 - Drove to Campanile w/ Matt & Lee. Saw the
falcon sitting on the South Side, shelf #2. Quite relaxed,
flanked feathers very fluffed out. Matt & Lee have
the impression that the [illegible] is large. But they
are not certain either. Still, beginning to think it
is indeed a female. We watched the bird for about
15 minutes.