Field notes, v639
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Field Notes D.A.Bell June 7, 1990 of the pinnacle: it looks like only on end of nest consist of sticks, the rest blends into the grassy knoll. The cd. ? is either incubating or shading a chick - she's flat out on the nest. Ad. & on other, smaller pinnacle nearby. Great view of the nest. at 14:15 we heard lek-lek-lek of an irate falcon, [illegible] this coming from the big E face of Cox I- Wayne located the tiered, on a tree on [illegible] end of SE gully, facing W-SW. Quite close. 14:30 - it definitely looks like the Bald Eagle is shading/brooding a chick. We've had mixed clouds/sun all day, with some light showers. 14:35 - the eagle stood up in the nest, just a bit, to then look down into the nest. It picked at something in the bowl several times, bill opening & closing could be seen. 14:39- 14:50 - eagle mostly half-drooped over nest, somewhat on haunches, wings drooped a bit out to the sides, very alert looking, often staring or staring *staring* in my direction. During 14:15- 15:00 Wayne watched the tiered Peregrine, it was in close & on SE side of gully, then after long while flew to SW side of gully, sat. Another peregrine flew over high, The tiered saw it, launched off; the fast incoming falcon flew thru gully, the tiered whipped off and around after it, going round the W end of Cox I., no vocalizations at all. We proceeded up to [illegible] and down along the W end of SW gully. Wayne showed me the crest of ledge leading down to the grass- ledge eyrie site, then a countryship ledge at very end