Did you know the peregrine falcon is the planet’s fastest bird? When hunting, they can attain dive speeds over 200 M.P.H.! They typically live on cliff sites and tall man-made structures like bridges and buildings. The peregrine falcon is an endangered species in New Jersey. They were extirpated east of the Mississippi River by the 1960s because of the pesticide DDT. During the 1970s and ‘80s, NJ Fish & Wildlife participated in a recovery program that released hundreds of captive-bred falcons in