Field notes, v639
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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