[SBB] Peregrine chased by Gull at San Jose State

[jennifer rycenga <[[email protected]]>]

This morning, while I was walking on campus at San Jose State, I heard a commotion on a roof above me, squawking that I could not at first identify.  But because of our resident PEREGRINE FALCONS, I am attentive to such occurences.  First I saw two large shadows emerge, then the birds in question: one of the PEREGRINES was being rather hotly pursued by a vocally enraged CALIFORNIA GULL!  While the Peregrine, not surprisingly, was able to outfly its opponent, the gull appeared quite pleased with itself, as it circled back to the roof a few minutes later.  We birdwatchers see something new everyday, and this certainly was unprecedented in my viewing, at least at such a distance from any body of water.  While gulls often fly over our campus, I don't often see them hanging around or perched on buildings, either.  BTW, the campus is admirably low on ROCK PIGEONS, doubtless because of the assidious work of the falcons.

Jennifer Rycenga
Half Moon Bay, CA (but working at SJSU)
[[email protected]]

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