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Field Notes
D.A. Bell
May 10, 1990
11:30 - 12:30
Went to San Francisco, to meet Peregrine people from Santa Cruz. Plan was to remove Peregrine eggs. Caltrans people took us out. We went to the 1st Tower E of central cement anchorage (where egg was last time) on SF side of span (Yuba Buena I -> SF). Brian Walter - "Jeep" came along. This time Jeep and I went with Duke Chatthum (Cal Trans) across a girder to the "box" at center of tower. Crawled along the girders above water -> pretty neat. Jeep had to crawl into the box. Pulled 3 good eggs and one smashed egg. We got good views of the adults. The falcon had a soiled breast, due to yolk & sink from the broken egg. Duke got to watch the birds thru the binos. A reporter from channel 5 was there, put us on 18:00 news along w/ Lee & Gaylon Rowl, as they placed peregrine chicks in Prairie eyes at Mt. Diablo.
13:00 - 14:00 - I went to Golden Gate Bridge, sat at Battery Spencer to watch the Peregrines on cliff of Raven nest. Falcon brooded young for first 20 min, even closing her eyes every now & then. Then she left the eyrie, flew to soar. Moved over to G.G. Bridge, went into 400' vertical stoop past spot where Tiercel was sitting below the roadway. I had seen him wander