WITH PEREGRINE FALCONS COMING TO NEST SOON, WPS SHARES REPORT OF 2025 ACTIVITY

Wisconsin Public Service and We Energies Power Plants are preparing for the return of peregrine falcons to their nests as the breeding season approaches. The utility providers have filled a vital role over the years in the falcon’s recovery. In reviewing past activity, they published peregrine falcon manager Greg Septon’s 2025 nesting report. The program has seen 443 peregrine falcon chicks hatch at WPS and We Energies facilities across the state since 1992. Four active nesting sites produced a dozen new chicks in 2025, with names inspired by past peregrines. The Weston Power Plant nest which has been active since 2006 produced three chicks, bringing their total over the 20 year period to 48.

Prior leaving the nest, chicks are banded though sightings in the wild are rare. The majority of peregrines eventually nest within 200 miles of where they were hatched. Banded birds have, however been identified nesting as far away Illinois, Minnesota and Indiana.

The entire report can be found on the WPS and WE Energies Websites. For bird lovers who are anxious to view the falcons on the nesting webcams, eggs are typically laid in mid-March.