7 5 . ▁Mar cy ▁C ott rell ▁Hou le ▁( then ▁" Mar cy ▁C ott rell "), ▁a ▁ 2 1 - year - old ▁wild life ▁bi ologist , ▁is ▁sent ▁by ▁her ▁super visor , ▁Barry ▁L ay ne , ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Forest ▁Service ▁office ▁near ▁Ch im ney ▁Rock ▁in ▁Colorado , ▁where ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁per egr ine ▁fal cons ▁res ide . ▁The ▁pair ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁seven ▁pairs ▁remaining ▁in ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountains ▁region . ▁Mr . ▁Pr eston ▁F itch , ▁an ▁administrator ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁per egr ine ▁fal con ▁project , ▁critic izes ▁Hou le ▁for ▁her ▁lack ▁of ▁experience ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁upon ▁meeting ▁her . ▁Nevertheless , ▁Mr . ▁F itch ▁introdu ces ▁Hou le ▁to ▁Ch im ney ▁Rock . ▁He ▁explains ▁that ▁the ▁Forest ▁Service ▁spent ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁a ▁million ▁dollars ▁building ▁a ▁road ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁Ch im ney ▁Rock ; ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁dis cont in ued ▁upon ▁discovery ▁of ▁the ▁fal cons . ▁Further , ▁the ▁Ch im ney ▁Rock ▁area ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁ 2 5 0 ▁An as azi ▁ru ins ▁dated ▁between ▁ 9 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 1 0 0 . ▁The ▁Ch im ney ▁Rock ▁community ▁had ▁been ▁planning ▁a ▁million - d ollar ▁development ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁tour ist ▁att raction ▁for ▁the ▁ru ins . ▁Hou le ▁sp ends ▁several ▁weeks ▁with ▁the ▁per egr ine