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Field Notes D.A. Bell
28 March 1990
the eggs. To recap: falcon on nest 10:55 - 12:00. Trierel
on nest 12:00 -
13:10 - Trierel stood up, pushed egg further underneath him
with bill. Falcon reappeared on N. tower handrail.
13:43. Trierel off nest, circled low along water, then
used wind to soar up cave slope. Circled couple times
in front of cave & bridge. Heard screaming. At
one point he did long shallow stoop in to cliff
below our old ladder. Falcon had also left tower,
but reappeared on N. tower handrail. Trierel back on
nest by 13:46; settled on eggs, bobbing head. 13:55. Falcon off.
14:00. Falcon spotted on grassy clump in cave below old
point. She was picking at feet. Sat on clump about 3 min.,
then flew up to nest. & chucked, launched backs. Trierel
left, falcon settled on eggs. Trierel back to bridge,
then off again, headed west out over straight, then round
point to Kirby Cove.
14:08. Trierel back on N. tower, handrail 4. He has a
very black cap. Nearly complete 1/2 malar stripe
14:20. The 3 fishermen hiking back up ridge. They're passing
along the spine of the ridge where the eggs is. The Trierel
launched off the bridge & flew west, passing over the below
fishermen. Falcon on nest did not seem disturbed; even
dozed a bit.
14:45. End of obs. Falcon still on eggs.