DENVER (KDVR) — Denver gains new residents every day, but some that recently moved in high above the city streets are the first of their kind known to call it home.
Earlier this year, the Raptor Education Foundation got news it had hoped for for years. Peregrine falcons had nested atop a Denver skyscraper. While not only good for the city, it’s a sign of a return for the bird that was once on the brink of extinction.
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“We discovered that they were nesting off of Lawrence,” said Anne Price, president of the Raptor Education Foundation.
While speculation had been around for a few years, this is the first time peregrine falcons have ever been documented living in Denver.
“They are cliff nesters and they like high rises,” Price said.
Found in other major cities around the country, the first time Mile High City residents catch and eat nuisance animals like pigeons or rats.
“The peregrine falcon is the fastest bird on earth in a dive,” Price said.