All five of our peregrine falcon nest boxes on our power plants have residents.
Pleasant Prairie Power Plant
PBR, (b/r) 07/B, is back for his seventh
year. He was produced in 2009 at Milwaukee’s
Miller Brewery site. The adult female at the
site is not banded.
Oak Creek Power Plant
Michael, (b/r) P/58, is back for a second
year. He was produced in 2015 at the Racine
County Courthouse site. The female is Eurus,
(b/blu) 48/M, produced in 2016 at the
Georgia Pacific Paper Mill in Green Bay. This
is her first year at Oak Creek.
Valley Power Plant
Hercules, (b/r) 60/R, is back in Milwaukee
for his fifth year. He was produced in 2011 at Milwaukee’s St. Joseph’s Hospital site. The
adult female is not banded.
Port Washington Generating Station
Beasley, (b/r) P/07, is here for a second
year. He was produced in 2014 at the
Milwaukee County Power Plant. The adult
female is Brinn, (b/r) 84/X, produced in 2012 at Gold Hoist cliff, Split Rock Lighthouse State Park in
Lake County, Minnesota. She is back for a fifth year.
Presque Isle Power Plant
An unbanded adult male was spotted in the nest box on March 11.
You
can watch the peregrines on our live nest box webcams, which were upgraded this
year to provide higher definition images as well as sound. Access the webcams
on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/WeEnergiesVideos/featured
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| A peregrine falcon at Port Washington Generating Station's nest box. |
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