There have been recent sightings of Peregrine Falcons.

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Rick and Teresa Denniston noticed this Peregrine Falcon perched in the snag usually occupied by the two resident Bald Eagles.

Two Peregrines have been seen near Arena Cove recently. We had several successful nest on the Mendonoma coast this year. Tomorrow I will show you a few photos of a Peregrine who had just fledged.

Thanks to Rick for allowing me to share his photo with you here.

It's foggy, no, it's sunny, wait, it's foggy again. That's the weather report on the immediate coast. Warm, though, with very little wind. Rick and I walked at Gualala Point Regional Park late this morning with our rescue golden retriever, Duffy. Put these words to the tune "The Twelve Days of Christmas." This is what we saw.

Three bucks with antlers, Two Brown Pelicans, and an island full of many, many birds.

Gualala Point Island was nearly covered in birds today. Common Murre chicks are getting ready to fledge by leaping off the island into the ocean, following the sound of their fathers' voices. Good luck, little Murre chicks!

2 thoughts on “There have been recent sightings of Peregrine Falcons.”

  1. Tom Preece

    When I was a child my first non fiction book was "Hawks in the Hand" by Frank and John Craighead. It's been reissued recently and I have it in my library. The Craighead's went on to distinguished careers studying Grizzlies and ecology Yellowstone National Park. Their book and in particular their photographic studies of the Peregrine were one of my earliest introductions to the pleasures of watching wildlife. The Peregrine falcon helped to make me a fan of Mendenoma Sightings.

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