Portland’s peregrine falcons are a conservation win

A peregrine falcon sits perched on a bridge

Be kind to your fine feathered friends.

Photo by Bob Sallinger/Portland Audubon

We have an important message that was waiting in the wings. Peregrine falconsseen here moving at 0 mph on Portland’s Interstate Bridge — can reach a top speed of 240 mph while diving.

Four white and fluffy peregrine falcon chicks sit side by side

Fluffy and... cute?

Photo by Bob Sallinger/Portland Audubon

When Portland Audubon Conservation Director Bob Sallinger started tracking their numbers in the area nearly three decades ago, they were highly endangered and not a single nest existed. Now thanks to the Endangered Species Act and banding projects, their numbers have soared, with several families calling our city’s bridges home.

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