Falcon chicks have arrived!

Baby falcons have arrived at four of our power plant nest boxes. Fluffy white chicks are visible on the webcams at our Pleasant Prairie, Oak Creek, Port Washington and Valley Power Plant sites.

Here’s a progress report from each site:

• Valley Power Plant, Milwaukee: Three out of four eggs have hatched 
• Pleasant Prairie Power Plant: All four eggs have hatched 
• Port Washington Generating Station: Two out of five eggs have hatched 
• Oak Creek Power Plant: Two out of three have hatched 
• Presque Isle Power Plant, Marquette, Michigan: Four eggs present 

If every egg hatches, it will be a banner year for We Energies’ peregrine falcon program with 20 chicks. That would put the company’s total at well over 250 since 1997. Here's a link to our webcams: www.we-energies.com/falcons.

Peregrine falcons remain listed as endangered in Wisconsin after their near extinction from widespread pesticide use in the 1960s. Today, Wisconsin has more than 30 successful nesting sites across the state.