On March 24, an observant kayaker found a peregrine falcon floating helplessly in Barnegat Bay and he skillfully returned it to shore. Thankfully, Ben Wurst, senior wildlife biologist with Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, was able to get over there quickly and retrieve him. The peregrine was alive and appeared healthy given the circumstances, albeit a little soaked and confused.

It turns out we know this bird. The peregrine falcon named Special Agent Dale Cooper was hatched at the Bonnet Island falcon tower south of the eastbound side of…