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Article: Bank helps falcons find happiness over Wall Street. (Bank of New York Company Inc.)
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- American Banker
- Article date:
- August 26, 1991
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Bank Helps Falcons Find Happiness Over Wall St.
Wall Street has long been inhabited by sharks. Now falcons have decided to move in.
Five months ago, a pair of rare peregrine falcons took occupancy on a ledge in the tower of Bank of New York Co.'s 35-floor headquarters on Wall Street.
From a wooden nest built by bank carpenters, the birds scan the financial district, waiting to pounce on unsuspecting pigeons -- the ones that fly.
A State-Supported Effort
The falcons are one of 10 pair of peregrines living on tall buildings or bridges in the New York City area, the fruits of a program to reintroduce them to New York State ...