Stewart and Bell(e), the Seattle Urban Peregrine pair, are now incubating
their three eggs nearly constantly. While they still copulate regularly,
it's *probably* mostly pair bonding.

They've been keeping a strange night schedule the last few days: The female
incubates from the late afternoon/early evening until around 3:00AM; then
Stewart takes over. Last night, the female flew off the nestbox, seeming
to chase something, about 1:30AM; she returned, until the male took over
around 3:20AM.
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A first-year female Peregrine can be seen occasionally on the SAFECO
building. She is unbanded, so this is NOT the female fledged from the
WAMU nest last year. (That WAMU female has bands on BOTH legs.) Please
report sightings of this bird to the Hotline: 517-7363.
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You can observe the Peregrines on the WAMU Tower nestbox in the lobby of
the building at 1201 - 3rd Ave.; the monitor is on OUTside when the bank
is closed. Call the Peregrine Hotline, 517-7363, for more info. (The
Hotline wants to hear about Peregrine activities OUTside the nest
site.... the male is hunting a lot... you could see some spectacular
flights! You could even see prey transfers, when he calls the female off
the nestbox to present food to her.) Keep looking!


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Seattle, WA 98115
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