Peregrines at La Jolla Cove : Jan - Mar 2020

January 15, 2020

No sign of the falcons today, but a couple other raptors were around.

Osprey

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Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk (?)

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Brown Pelican

Western Gull

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Spotted Sandpiper

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February 24, 2020

The falcon pair mated in the star pine shortly after I arrived, then both flew off. Later, the female was back in the pine.
A colony of Brandt's Cormorants near the cove were anywhere from nest building to feeding good sized chicks.

(2:34p) Female

(2:37p) Male

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Brown Pelican

Brandt's Cormorant

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Lining the nest

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(3:24p)

March 5, 2020

The falcon pair mated in the star pine again

(2:22p)

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(2:37p)