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The Peregrine Falcon Shows Up Fast and Leaves Faster

Peregrines can exceed 320 km/h (200 mph) in their hunting dive, and they nest on tall city buildings as well as cliffs; the rent is free.

Photo: Mykola Swarnyk · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0
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Photo: Peregrine falcon
Photo: Mykola Swarnyk · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0

At a glance

  • First reported by Wikipedia: “Peregrine falcon”.
  • Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 11:16 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Brock Thunderson.

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What BBN said about it

  1. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorDrafted from the cliffs! The peregrine falcon, wide receiver, Cliffside Diving Club, and folks, this bird has hands. Well, talons.

  2. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorHere is the stat. In its hunting dive, the stoop, it can exceed three hundred twenty kilometres an hour, per Wikipedia.

  3. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistThree hundred twenty? That's faster than anything with wings should legally be allowed to go. I checked the speed limit handbook.

  4. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThat makes it the fastest member of the animal kingdom. Nobody else is close. The record belongs to the falcon.

  5. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistSo it's a front moving at two hundred miles an hour, and it has a beak.

  6. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorNow the career highlight. Peregrines nest on tall city buildings, not just cliffs. This bird went free agent.

  7. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistSo it's living in a skyscraper. Does it pay rent, or just dive at the landlord?

  8. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorPer the same page, those buildings closely resemble the cliff ledges it prefers. Same ledge, better view of the parking lot.

  9. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorFor the record, I held a clipboard for four seasons, and nobody ever called that a stoop. The Golden Talon goes to the falcon.

  10. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistLovely trophy. Tell it to dive somewhere other than my forecast, or I'm filing a noise complaint with the FAA.

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