Field notes, v639
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Field Notes D.A. Bell 28 March 1990 David Dugovic said 1st egg was laid on Sunday, March 25; and 2nd egg laid yesterday, March 26. One egg is reddish brown, typical in color, the other egg is very light, almost dirty grey. Light egg: 1st egg; 2nd egg: darker one. 10:55-11:15. Blue landed falcon (left leg) sitting on nest, not entirely covering eggs. Very attentive, watching everything flying past. Fishermen on the rocks below don't seem to bother her. 11:15 Another falcon flew by (min?). 11:16 Blue landed bird stood up, launched off the nest, but returned 't in a minute. Half-standing over both visible eggs. 11:25 - Falcon on nest gave short, disturbed heck-heck call as minn. Red-tail flew over slope. She is now fully sitting on eggs, very actively looking about, but appears somewhat more 'relaxed' now. David said the tiercel of this pair has a silver band on its Rt. leg; falcon has blue band on Lft. leg. I think he mentioned that the falcon's cure is deeper yellow than the tiercels. 11:30-11:50 - Falcon still sitting tight on eggs. 11:58 - Falcon looking intently up at something. 11:59 - Tiercel just landed on handrail of gangway around North Tower, above 1st horizontal line. 12:00 - Hech-heck heard, tiercel launched off tower and joined falcon chasing [illegible]. Red-tail. Both stopping on it, forcing it around Cove. Great news of both peregrines. The f