Rochester, NY played an important role in the reintroduction of Peregrine Falcons to eastern North America after the species was nearly wiped out in the 1970s from the use of DDT.

In 1994 Dennis Money, founder of the Rochester Peregrine Falcon Project, asked Kodak for permission to place a nest box on top of the Kodak Office Tower. Kodak eagerly agreed, and in 1995 the nest box was installed in a location described as a perfect nesting place that simulated their natural cliff habitat. It remained on the tower until 2008, when it was removed to allow the building's crumbling stone exterior to be repaired and restored. A female Peregrine Falcon, Mariah, with two mates, first Cabot-Sirocco and then Kaver, raised 43 young during that time. A few of these young have gone on to raise families of their own in other cities, including Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

A new nest box was installed on the Time Square building in 2008, and a new pair, Archer and Beauty, claimed it. They raised two young eyases in 2010, both of which fledged successfully. Archer is also the grandson of Mariah and Kaver, thus ensuring the continuation of their legacy in Rochester.

• 1995 - A nest box is placed on top of the Kodak Office Tower.
• 1998 - The first Peregrine Falcons, Mariah (female) and Cabot-Sirocco (male), use the nest and continue to successfully nest through 2001.
• 2002 - Kaver replaces Cabot-Sirocco as Mariah's mate and they successfully raise 2 hatchlings.
• 2003 - Kaver and Mariah lay 5 eggs; all hatch successfully.
• 2004 - Kaver and Mariah lay 5 eggs; all hatch successfully. Hafoc, one of the juvenile peregrines, is fitted with a satellite transmitter.
                   > Total offspring from the Kodak Office Tower nest: 26
• 2005 - Once again, Kaver and Mariah lay 5 eggs and all hatch successfully. Skye, one of the juvenile peregrines, is fitted with a satellite transmitter.
                   > Total offspring from the Kodak Office Tower nest: 31
• 2006 - Mariah lays 6 eggs, 5 of which hatch. Three eyases survive to fledge in mid-June.
                   > Total offspring from the Kodak Office Tower Nest: 34
• 2007 - Mariah lays 5 eggs. One disappears & 4 hatch. All fledge in mid-June.
                   > Total offspring from the Kodak Office Tower nest: 38
• 2008 - Mariah lays 5 eggs and raises five fledglings. Quest is fitted with a satellite transmitter. The nest box is relocated to the Powers Building in August to allow a 3-year repair program for the Kodak tower. A second nest box is placed at the Times Square Building.
                   > Total offspring from the Kodak Office Tower nest: 43.
                       That's an amazing accomplishment, and it might even be a record in the US!
• 2009 - Kaver fails to return from winter migration. Mariah attracts a total of 3 mates in spring but none stay with her. A new female and male arrive in town, team up and challenge Mariah for control of her territory. Mariah is injured in a territory battle, rescued by watchers and eventually recovers. She returns to Rochester in late May and spends the summer at the Kodak tower and High Falls gorge. The new territorial pair Beauty (h. 2007 at Pittsburgh Cathederal of Learning, Pennsylvania USA) and Archer (h. 2006, ADM plant in Port Colbourne, Ontario Canada) are observed mating and possibly incubating eggs on the Midtown Plaza tower, but no hatching occurs. Archer ID'ed as the son of Freedom and Purity, is Mariah's grandson! Archer and Beauty abandon the Midtown Plaza tower site and move to Times Square. Courtship is observed on cameras but no mating or egg laying. Mariah moves to the northern part of the city and the suburb of Irondequoit. She is last sighted in October although a falcon with her characteristic split wing tip is sighted twice in late November. Archer leaves Rochester in the fall.
• 2010 - Beauty remains in Rochester for the winter. An unbanded adult male courts her in late February but disappers a few weeks later. Archer returns in late March. Beauty lays 4 eggs. Two hatch and fledge in late-June.
                   > Total offspring from the Times Square nest: 2     From Rochester: 45
• 2011 - Beauty remains in Rochester for the winter. An unbanded adult male arrives in December 2010 and stays until Archer returns in mid March. Another female Peregrine named Unity takes up residence on a power plant in Eastman Business Park. She is from Toledo, Ohio and just happens to be Beauty's niece. Archer courts both females. Beauty lays 3 eggs, but none hatch. Unity lays at least 2 eggs, neither of which hatch.