#  Brian rescues peregrine falcons 

 





June 25, 2024

 

 

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     ![Brian Farrell holding rescued peregrine chick on right side of his body](/sites/g/files/omnuum6366/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-01/2024_news_2406_BDF_Falcon.png?h=25ba5ed2&itok=W3sMr90V) 

 



 

 In 2015, when Alvin Powell of the Harvard Gazette interviewed Brian about the installation of peregrine falcon nests on Memorial Hall, little did anyone realize that nine years later, Brian would be rescuing chicks who got a bit too close to the edge!

 Read about the chicks' rescue here:

 <https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/06/professor-saves-baby-peregrine-falcon-after-fall-from-harvard-tower/>

 Learn more about the nests here:

 <https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2015/04/a-home-fit-for-a-king/>



 

 

 

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