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In less than 20 years' time, the peregrine falcon has bounced back from "endangered to fully recovered." Staff and volunteers at Tettegouche State Park just wrapped up their peregrine banding program for the year.

In less than 20 years' time, the peregrine falcon has bounced back from "endangered to fully recovered." Staff and volunteers at Tettagouche State Park just wrapped up their peregrine banding program for the year.

Once-threatened peregrines flying high across Minnesota

Midwest Peregrine Society's Jackie Fallon shares her story of the time she was knocked unconscious by an aggressive peregrine.

Midwest Peregrine Society's Jackie Fallon tells the story of being knocked by a peregrine

One of the climbers who rappeled down a cliff at Tettegouche State Park during a peregrine falcon banding wore a GoPro video camera on his helmet. During the climb, the camera fell off and into Lake Superior. The GoPro's owner, photographer Derek Montgomery, immediately thought to ask Christian Dalbec for help.

The great GoPro rescue

A peregrine falcon flies over Lake Superior near its nesting site.

Derek Montgomery for MPR News

Volunteer climber Mark Mussell prepares to descend onto the cliffs.

Derek Montgomery for MPR News 

Ropes supporting two climbers descend off the cliffs toward Lake Superior.

Jackie Fallon applies a band to the leg of a peregrine falcon chick.

Cody Benz lifts a black box containing two peregrine falcon chicks.

Kurt Mead holds a chick while Jackie Fallon applies a band to its leg.

Erin Hall holds a rope for climbers Mark Mussell and Cody Benz. 

A sign warns visitors about a peregrine falcon nesting site in the area.

Two peregrine falcon chicks rest on the ground after getting banded.

Once-threatened peregrines flying high across Minnesota

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