GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Two utility companies are making a difference in the peregrine falcon population.
In the past 28 years, 410 peregrine falcon chicks have been born, named and banded at WPS and We Energies power plants in Wisconsin and Michigan.
According to peregrine falcon manager, Greg Septon, 20% of all peregrine falcons born in the wild in Wisconsin over the last two-and-a-half decades were born at WPS or We Energies facilities.
The companies released their annual report Monday.
The report includes:
- Nesting details for all the 2020 chicks, including “Tundra” and “Cream Puff,” named after your favorite things about Wisconsin.
- Pictures of the eight chicks hatched at WPS and We Energies power plants in 2020.
- Sightings of popular peregrines from years past, including “Knox” and “Miracle”, two of the dozens of peregrine falcons born at WPS power plants that have been named by students in northeast and north central Wisconsin.
