hi:

the falcon appears to have settled in on the eggs in earnest as of today.
there are at least two eggs and one report is that the angle of view from
the upper sidewalk was such that it could not be seen that there were two
pairs of eggs lined up such that they appeared to be one egg each. that
makes sense given the time it took for the eggs to appear. i do not know if
there is a visual record of the sighting, but i think it's highly likely she
is on four eggs. given her past history, it's possible she could lay one or
two more, but the incubation period probably has started in earnest today.

tony fuchs, pse's biology guy sent the following note regarding
accomodations at the falls this year during the remodel period:

I just thought I'd pass along to you the plans for the Snoqualmie Falls
upper park and observation platform. As you know I'm a Natural Resource
Scientist at PSE and have been watching the peregrines at Snoqualmie Falls
with you and others for some years now. The park is pretty unique in that
several areas in the park are great for watching the birds during the
breeding season. PSE's Snoqualmie Falls Park has three public,
ridge-top viewpoints overlooking the falls: the "Rim Viewpoint" (closest to
the Salish Lodge), the "Falls Viewpoint" (the roofed observation platform),
and the "Peregrine Viewpoint" (at the downstream end of the park). We
"formally" named the viewpoints this year in conjunction with the
improvement work we did in the park the last few months. The 43-year-old
observation platform, now closed, is going to be demolished in April and
will be replaced with a temporary viewing structure, reopened to the public
sometime in April or May. A new, permanent Falls Viewpoint will be
constructed this fall and winter. The Rim and Peregrine viewpoints will
remain open to the public but may have brief, temporary closures this spring
to allow for installation of new Information and Education signage. Since
the peregrines look to be nesting on the scrape nearest the falls, the
"Rim Viewpoint" area will likely be the best place to view the birds from.
Even though portions of that area along the railing will have some short
closures for sign installation, much of the area along the railing will
remain open all spring so viewing should be good.

Please feel free to pass this onto your friends and/or post on tweeters.
Thanks guys!


that's the news from lake woebegone . . ..

regards,

t



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fall city, wa

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