Banding photo from June 15, 2005 (photo by Roger Orness).

June 15, 2005 -- Roger Orness
    The Tacoma Peregrine chicks were banded and both were females. They looked very heathy and objected to our presence, as did both adults. There is no doubt that this year's female is new to the process, as she is far less agressive than Mickie was. Guy has been replaced as well, which will remain a mystery what happend to those two, that were so successful.
    Some of the prey items other than the many pigeons and starlings were a coot, Stellers Jay, Killdeer and one of the warblers. A pigeon leg band was also found near the nest box. Pretty soon the eyasses will be out running up and down the counter-weight, flapping their wings and turning brown, as they start losing their white downy feathers and turn into young Peregrines.

June 3, 2005 -- Stephanie Bloomfield
    When I left around 5:10 yesterday the male was feeding the eyasses. When I arrived this morning at 7:10 the female was feeding them. The male flew up and landed nearby for a moment then immediately flew off to the East counterweight/tower to wait his turn. It seems like they are on a pretty regular feeding schedule!

June 1, 2005 -- Roger Orness
    Wednesday - June 1 - I observed from the 22nd floor of the Wells Fargo building and the female fed 3 eyasses at 3 pm. The male did his share of brooding, while she went for the food. She stashed the half eaten pigeon on the east counter-weight for a future feeding, then resumed brooding.

May 26, 2005 -- Roger Orness
    Here is a recap of what I observed today (5/26) from the 22nd floor of the Wells Fargo building:
    09:41 From 'D' St, just NE. of the 11th St bridge, an adult Peregrine on the N. face of the W. tower near the counter-weight.
    09:55 From Cliff Ave, I verified the adult is the male. He is preening on the cross beam located near the bottom of the ctr-wt.
    10:15 Viewing from the 22nd floor of the Wells Fargo building, I can't see the male, but the female appears low on the nest.
    10:27 After a few adjustments on the nest, the female reveals her prize, while rising slightly and shows one very white eyass.
    10:44 The male is on the E. tower, S. side cat walk and he is plucking feathers off of a small black bird, hopefully a starling.
    10:51 The male delivers the prey to the W. ctr-wt, just E. of the nest box and the female takes it, then flies off with the prey.
    10:52 The male takes over the brooding and hopefully there are more soon to be hatched eggs, that he is also incubating.
    11:01 The female is now on the upper cat walk hand rail on the S. side of the W. tower. She's preening and some stretching.
    11:28 The female arrives at the nest box with prey and the male exiting the box to the W. jumps off, while the female feeds two eyasses. They appear to be one or two days old, as they are both swaying as they hold their heads high to feed.
    11:38 Feeding is over and the female resumes brooding. 12:00 Female brooding and no sign of the male, as I departed.

May 21, 2005 -- Roger Orness
    On Saturday, I observed the Tacoma Peregrines for 3 hours but was unable to confirm food going to the nest. The female was out of the box most of the time and the male made 3 brief flights from the nest box to the east tower, but each time he was off for only a couple minutes, then he returned. On Monday, I had the same result after an hour of watching. No food was seen going to the box. Both adults were seen when the female moved from a Wells Fargo vent ledge to the E. tower and the male came from the area of the nest box and landed on the E. tower. Then the female flew to the nest box area for a likely shift change.
    Making conclusions with only observing small windows in their daily lives is a good way to make wrong assumptions, so I'm going to say they are either late in the incubation, or very early in the brooding cycle. I'm planning to meet with Stephanie maybe on Thursday in the Wells Fargo building and scope the nest.
    If anyone would like to see my notes compiled, just holler. Rather boring, but I had the most amazing thing happen. A block away from the bridge on the NE. side, I was parked along "D" Street . The female was perched on the cat walk hand rail on the E. tower. She took off on hunt along the S. side of the E. ramp and swooped up, crossing 11th, then back along the N. side of the ramp, as if to flush something out from under the ramp, where many pigeons frequent. A couple minutes later she made her run right passed me by 15 feet at eye level, as she was flying hard right down the middle of the road, 5 feet off the ground. She circled around the chemical tanks 200 feet passed me and returned to the bridge area, disappearing low below the bridge deck, returning to the E. tower.

May 2, 2005 -- Stephanie Bloomfield
    9:03 AM - I have a scope in my office this morning -- trained on the 11th Street bridge nest box. This morning I could see one of the birds inside the nest box (just barely). I think it is likely there are eggs, but I will try and check periodically today to see if I can see any more.
    11:43 AM - Just checked the scope, one peregrine was turning around, then settled in facing out so I can clearly see its face. It must be incubating eggs, it is in the nest box but sitting on the side nearest me (that would be West side of nest box). Sometimes it sits back a bit farther and I can't really see it clearly -- yes, I am above it but the angle, the way the box is somewhat set down in, and the roof (why didn't we use a clear roof?) make it hard to see the bird sometimes. I will try and bring in the camera tomorrow to get a photo. I also saw one flying above my window about a half hour ago, but I was on a phone call and couldn't really track where it went.

March 20, 2005 -- Roger Orness
    March 20, 2005 - (Tacoma) 11th Street bridge as viewed from D Street by Olympic Chemical Corp.
   12:23 - male size Peregrine perched on S. half, inboard edge of W. counter-weight, 40 ft S. of box.
   12:26 - male hops into ctr-wt and does a wing assisted run directly W. presumably to the W. edge.
   12:28 - female size Peregrine flying E. to W. and lands on W. tower of bridge, top cat walk hand rail.
   12:29 - male flies up to female, landing atop her for a 6 second copulation, then he flies to E. tower.
   12:38 - both gone to ? 12:40 - female returns, landing on top hand rail next to the SW. cable drum.
   12:48 - after some echupping the female flies E. to the same hand rail next to the NE. cable drum.
   12:52 - more echupping from female, as the male is flying hard directly over the bridge into the city.
   12:53 - female flies to W. ctr-wt, landing near nest box, then she immediately flies off W. to the city.
   12:58 - female now on W. tower top hand rail near NW. cable drum. 13:03 - female now gone to ?
   13:11 - I move to Cliff Ave and 12th Street and find the male on top NE. ledge of old Key Bank tower.
   13:11 - female is standing on the SE. corner of the nest box on the old Key Bank tower, echupping.
   13:13 - male joins female in nest box and both were echupping out of my view; no copulation seen.
   13:14 - male appears and flies off N. over A Street. 13:15 - female appears and flies off E. over me.
   13:30 - I move to Cliff Ave next to Frank Russell building and the female in on same 12:58 hand rail.
   13:33 - male flies to W. ctr-wt from the city, landing by nest box, hops in and moves to inboard edge.
   13:34 - female responded to male arriving with some echupping, while she likely turned to see him.
   13:38 - male dives off descending toward water, intercepting an incoming pigeon, that I lost view of.
   13:39 - female off too, flying between the towers, and lands on inboard cross beam below W. ctr-wt.
   13:41 - male is on the top N. beam of the lower span, just below E. ctr-wt, plucking the fresh pigeon.
   13:48 - male turns to face S. and picks up the now headless pigeon in his mouth and adjusts his grip.
   13:49 - male flies off W. and was laboring W. of bridge, when he circled up, landing 4 ft N. of female.
   13:50 - male walks S. on beam with prey in right talon, stopping a foot W. of vocal female facing him.
   13:51 - more echupping. 13:52 - male picks up prey in mouth, turns to face female and she takes it.
   13:53 - male flies off E. and land on the cross beam below the E. ctr-wt, while female tends to prey.
   13:58 - male flies off W. into the city and the female is gone from beam and likely stashed the prey?
   13:59 - female follows male. 14:00 - At Cliff Ave and 12th Street, I find female on ledge below box.
   14:01 - male flies into nest box on Key Bank with the female still on the ledge, just a few feet below.
   14:04 - female flies off, circling Key Bank and joins male in nest box, both vocalizing out of my view.
   14:07 - male appears and flies off, circling up and lands on NE. corner, top gold ledge of Key Bank.
   14:08 - female appears and jumps off, gliding directly over me, as before and lands on 12:58 perch.
   14:12 - both preening. 14:16 male gone, but find him overhead on the tail of a gull diving to marina.
   14:17 - male lands on the S. half of the W. ctr-wt and he is facing W. and the female is still perched.
   14:22 - male dives toward passing pigeon, but circles back to land on female for a 7 sec. copulation.
   14:25 - female on same perch and male is presumed to be on the W. ctr-wt, where he last flew to.
   14:26 - female gone to? 14:27 - Back to Cliff Ave and 12th Street and find the male chasing a gull.
   14:28 - male lands on the lower gold ledge, NE. corner of Key Bank and female is in the nest box.
   14:30 - female moves from nest box to SE. corner of Key Bank, lower gold ledge opposite the male.
   COMENTS: The male observed today was not the same male resident observed for the last 9 years.