MGE 2009 Peregrine Falcon Archives
Three peregrine falcons hatched at MGE's Blount Generating Station in downtown Madison were among 82 young produced during 2009 in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Falcon Watch Nesting Season Report for 2009 counted the MGE nesting box among 30 successful peregrine nest sites.
July 2009 - Wisconsin DNR explains how our falcons are learning to fly.
June 2009 - The young falcons took flight at about six weeks of age, honing their flying and hunting skills from perches high atop the power plant.
March 2009 - Falcon experts removed the birds from their nest box when they were three weeks old to clip identity bands to their legs. The bands help researchers track and study the birds. Once the banding was completed, the chicks were returned to the nest.
