We Energies is celebrating the first chicks of the 2025 peregrine falcon nesting season. Two of the peregrine falcon eggs at the Oak Creek Power Plant have hatched.
Proud parents Essity and Joel let us catch a glimpse of their first fluffy chicks late this morning. This is Essity’s sixth year in Oak Creek, but it is the couple’s first year nesting together.
Two additional eggs in Oak Creek could hatch at any time. The remaining 10 eggs at the Port Washington Generating Station, Valley Power Plant and Weston Power Plant are expected to hatch in the coming weeks. You can catch all of the action on the 24/7 live nest box webcams.
While you wait, you can vote to name these little ones and all the chicks after the founding “feathers” of the We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) peregrine falcon program. Choose a name in honor of 20 legendary peregrine falcons from the past. Voting ends May 8. The chicks will receive their names and identification bands later this spring.
Peregrine falcon program
We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) began installing peregrine falcon nest boxes on power plants in the early 1990s. So far, 453 peregrine falcons have hatched at We Energies and WPS facilities — that’s 20% of all peregrine falcons born in Wisconsin.
This program is another way We Energies and WPS are building a bright, sustainable future. From helping endangered animals and restoring natural habitats, to building new solar facilities and reducing carbon emissions, we are committed to a cleaner future.