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Field Notes
D. A. Bell
April 8, 1990
14:00 - 14:20: at Squaw Rock, Highway 101, 10 mi. S.
Hopland, CA; Mendocino Co., CA. Lots of evidence of
Peregrines "in residence" on the rock. Whitewash on
many places, including its shelf area where they have nested
before. Maren thought she heard peregrine screaming, and I
did to, when a raven flew in to the traditional stick
nest at lower left corner of rock face. The raven hopped
hopped onto the back of its incubating mate, appeared to
feed it by regurgitation, and the mate.
17:15 - 17:45: at Redway Rocks, along Briceland Road, ca. 5 mi
W of Redway, Humboldt Co., CA. Set up on bluff behind
road, looking across creek towards the cliffs. After about
10 min. heard whirling screams - sounded like hungry female.
Screams were coming from left series of cliff. Last year
they were on the right series of cliff. Then heard male
scream. Saw him fly in front of cliffs. Falcon (?) appeared
at small pothole on left cliffs. When I went to switch
from binos to scope, she was gone, but the tiercel
continued across the cliffs, soared up above the ridge line,
then powered off to the SE along the creek drainage.
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