Field Notes D. A. Bell May 3, 1990 At Spencer Battery, Golden Gate Natl. Rec. Area, Marin Headlands, just N. Golden Gate Bridge, Marin Co., Calif. 10:00 AM - Met Alan Fish & Alan Harper at the bunker. Came out myself with Joe T. Marshall. Alan Fish said they saw all 3 eggs in nest yesterday, May 2. We know the & laid eggs on 25, 28 & 30 March. So the eggs should be at hatching. The falcon is on the nest, facing out from the cliff. She kind of has the appearance of a broody hen: very wide, flat body. The wrists and wings almost "droop" from her body, one can see her flank & under-cover wing coverts peeking through her flanks to the tops of her wings. Her breast is very wide. This at best closing every row & then. Then she looks about at gulls, etc. It's very foggy, often hard to see the nest. She literally hasn't moved from 10:00 AM - 12:00 noon. At 12:00 she began picking at the nest rim. Did this for about 5 min. Then she sort of stood up, and tried tucking eggs under her; Saw they were pretty far up on her breast, she moved them further under her belly. Saw only 2 eggs. Then she stood up & scambled around 180°, looked cramped on the nest. Her tail was facing out, head into cliff. I missed the view of her nest, but think I saw only 2 eggs. Then just after she settled in this