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Field Notes
Doug Bell
Humboldt Co., Mendocino Co., Calif.
April 9, 1989
the ledge to the pothole for about 10 min. Alternately mailing
a 2-chucking every 30 sec. or so. D stayed on lower snag
tree combination then flew off. I eventually left the pothole,
flew across rock and off to SW ridge. 14:30, a falcon
reappeared at perch underneath large overhang on right
side of rock. Screaming loud. It hopped to another
perch under the overhang, then disappeared after 5 min.
14:48 - No sign of peregrines. left into
15:20 - at Buekland eyrie. Falcon can be seen
incubating. I parked higher up road, above maillepes.
Eyrie is located right smack in middle of large, open
pothole. Falcon panting, sitting on 3 eggs. She
looked up, stood up ran to ledge, whereupon her
brood patches were clearly visible (2 at least); and
jumped off kok-hok-hoking. Within less than a
minute she was back on the eggs, settling down
like a hen. This bird was the dark, heavily barred,
colorful one that I saw yesterday. Its'
amazing where the nest is - totally exposed
to afternoon sun. I sleep drooping wings, panting.
15:50 - End of observations.
squaw
17:30-20:00 - Stopped at Squaw Rock, Mendocino
Co.. Hiked way up the opposite ridge, east of 101,
to get a better view of the rock. I thought The
falcona might be incubating in an old hawk nest
up near the left top of the main portion of Squaw
Rock, because this is where the fellow saw the