[EBB Sightings] PEFA

Doug,

As per the Birds of North America (BNA) account, the Peregrine Falcon 
(PEFA) has one nesting per year, unless there is an egg-loss event, in 
which case they'd re-nest. A clutch of 3 is a bit on the low side for 
midlatitudes; but consider the San Francisco PG&E bldg. clutch of 4, 
together they're closer to the mean.

For more local info, get in touch with the Santa Cruz Predatory Bird 
Research Group. This nesting may involve "their" birds. Contact info at 
www.scpbrg.org.

Les
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On Jun 6, 2005, at 2:35 PM, Doug Bell wrote:

> Greetings,
> I was in Pine Canyon yesterday observing the PEFA nest.  There were 
> three fledged young, about  50 days old,  hopping about the rocks.   
> Could anyone please tell me if this is the total number of young they 
> produced this year?
> Thank you very much.
> Sincerely,
> Doug
> Douglas A. Bell, Ph.D.
> Wildlife Program Manager
> East Bay Regional Park District
> 2950 Peralta Oaks Court
> Oakland, CA 94605-0381
> Tel (510) 544-2341
> Fax (510) 635-3478
> dbell at ebparks.org