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The Peregrine Chick:
Horizon Milling King Plant
Lake City, Minnesota
(photo: nestbox from Birdcam.it)
The nest box was built through collaboration between Horizon Milling and the Raptor Resource Project. The nest box provides a safe haven for the once nearly extinct peregrine falcons. The video camera was put in the nest box in 2003 to give Horizon Milling employees and the community the ability to watch the peregrines nurture their eggs, which are expected to hatch in early- to mid-May, online.
webcam link: http://www.cargillfoods.com/na/en/products/HorizonMilling/FalconCam/index.jsp
Resident Pairs & Offspring:
2013 - u/b male & Charlette --> Wayne (m), Sandy (f) & Sarah (f)
2012 - no record
2011 - u/b male & Charlette --> Harris (m), Rebekah (f), Cielo (f) & Cyclone (f)
2010 - u/b male & Lolo --> Adam F (m), Bobbie (m), Roger (m) & Sodie (f)
2009 - Gretch & Lolo --> Speedy (m), Razor (m), Milly (f) & Feathers (f)
2008 - Gretch & Lolo --> Max (m), Rex (m), Miley (f) & Ella (f)
2007 - Gretch & Lolo --> Cody (m), Rex (m), Mac (m) & Amy (f)
2006 - Gretch & Lolo --> Tim (m), Blaise (m), Courtney (f) & Rose (f)
2005 - Gretch & Lolo --> Lolo injured during incubation, eggs lost but Lolo recovered
2004 - Gretch & Lolo --> Spud (m), Fisher (m), Buddy (m) & May (f)
2003 - Gretch & Lolo --> Hunter (m), Romeo (m) & Isabel (f)
2002 - Gretch & Ruth's Blue --> Les (m), Kim (f), Maggie (f) & Ellie (f)
** if anyone can find a photo of the Horizon Milling Flour Mill in Lake City, please send me the link ...
The Peregrine Chick:
Oak Creek Power Plant
Oak Creek, Wisconsin
(photos: plant from the URS website; nestbox from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
The Oak Creek site has a long history of coal-fired power generation. Plans for the original Oak Creek Power Plant began in the late 1940s when energy demand was beginning to outpace the company’s generating capabilities. The Oak Creek facility is one of the cleanest and most efficient plants of its type in the United States. The peregrines have been active here since 1998 producing a total of 46 young (3.1/year).
webcam link: http://www.we-energies.com/environmental/protect_wildlife.htm
Resident Pairs & Offspring
* 2013 - Scott & Eclipse --> Melvin (m), Wendelle (f), Ariel (f) & Baroness (f)
* 2012 - Scott & Eclipse --> Tony (m), Lightning (m) & Hawkeye (m)
* 2011 - Scott & Eclipse --> 3 eggs but none hatched
* 2010 - Scott & Atlanta --> Eric (m), Leeah (f) & Emm (f)
* 2009 - Scott & Atlanta --> Lumpy (m) & Rose (f)
* 2008 - Scott & Atlanta --> Armin (m), Prion (m), Uthyr (m) & Amazon (f)
* 2007 - Scott & Atlanta --> Verne (m) & Shirley (f)
* 2006 - Scott & Atlanta --> Joshua (m)
* 2005 - Griffon & Atlanta --> Erial (f), Sparky (f) & Zapdos (f)
* 2004 - Griffon & Atlanta --> Thunderbolt (m), Ivan (m), Cheryl (f) & Miracle (f)
* 2003 - Griffon & Atlanta --> Fred (m), Bill (m) & Florence (f)
* 2002 - Griffon & Atlanta --> Bill (m), Sue (f), Jan (f) & Kathy (f)
* 2001 - Griffon & Atlanta --> Oakie (m), Sasha (m), Nina (f) & Angelina (f)
* 2000 - Griffon & Atlanta --> Emily (m), Sammy F (f), Kristen (f) & Maggie (f)
* 1999 - Griffon & Atlanta --> Simba (m), Hook (m), Chase (m) & Millenium (f)
* 1998 - Griffon & Sheri --> John (m), Jonah (m), Andrew (m) & Natalie (f)
The Peregrine Chick:
Presque Isle Power Plant
Marquette, Michigan
The Presque Isle Power Plant is an electric generating plant located at Marquette, Michigan, on the shore of Lake Superior. The plant has 5 active generating units with a total net generating capacity of 431 Megawatts. This plant has two smokestacks 400 and 410 feet (122 and 125 m) in height and was built in 1955 by Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company. This plant generates 90% of the Upper Peninsula's electricity and 12% of the electricity in the Wisconsin Electric (WE) Energy system. Half of the plant's generating capacity goes to the Empire and Tilden iron ore mines on the nearby Marquette Iron Range. In 2006, the plant incorporated a new process for capturing and reducing mercury emissions. WE Energy has indicated that it may be forced to permanently shut down the Presque Isle plant in 2017 as it may not be able to meet new EPA pollution standards that will be in place at that time, though in 2012 there was an announcement of investment to upgrade the facility to meet standards. In 2013 WE's largest customer, the mining company Cliffs Natural Resources, announced that they were dropping the Presque Isle Plant as their power supplier and in Feb 2014, the Presque Isle Plant was put up for sale by WE Energy. (source: Wikipedia & the Mining Journal)
webcam link: http://www.we-energies.com/environmental/protect_wildlife.htm
Resident Pairs & Offspring
* 2013 - ? & PS --> Perry (m), Haukka (f), Blaze (f) & Blossom (f)
* 2012 - ? & PS --> Superman (m) & Felco (m)
* 2011 - ? & PS --> Phoenix (m) & Sprint (f)
The Peregrine Chick:
Pleasant Prairie Power Plant
Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
(photos: plant from the Noria website; nestbox from the Kenosha News)
Pleasant Prairie Power Plant is a base-load, coal-fired, electrical power station located in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin in Kenosha County. In 2009, it was listed as the largest generating station in Wisconsin and generates roughly 13% of Wisconsin's electricity, burning around 13,000 tons of coal daily. The plant uses experimental technology to separate carbon dioxide from the exhaust, and is seen as a proving ground for clean coal technology. The plant is owned by We Energies. The 30-year old power plant has developed and applied a retrofit system that has helped reduce nitrogen oxide by up to 90 percent and sulfur dioxide by up to 95 percent. However, the Pleasant Prairie plant still pours out “8.6 million tons of CO2 annually – about as much as (that produced by) 1.7 million US cars,” according to the Wall Street Journal. In an effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, the plant uses a chilled ammonia process that captures up to 90 percent of carbon emissions as it escapes the flue gas.
webcam link: http://www.we-energies.com/environmental/protect_wildlife.htm
Resident Pairs & Offspring
* 2013 - PBR & Thilmany --> Vern (m), Razor (m), Falco (m) & Pefour (m) * territorial fight in June, 3 chicks killed by the intruder
* 2012 - PBR & Thilmany --> Rico (m), Lightning (m) & Sky (m)
* 2011 - Dave & Thilmany --> Reliable (m), Zap (m) & Filament (m) * territorial fight in March, Thilmany won
* 2010 - Dave & Thilmany --> Kris (m), Jayce (m), Niemi (m) & Isabel (f)
* 2009 - Dave & Breezer & Thilmany --> Chance (f) * Thilmany's offspring, not Breezer's
* 2008 - Duke & Breezer --> Remmie (m), Bob (m), Light (m) & Lex (f)
* 2007 - Duke & Breezer --> Ariel (f) & Cannon (f)
* 2006 - Duke & Breezer --> Dan (m), Bob (m), TJ (m), Suzuki (m) & Rod (m)
* 2005 - ? & Breezer --> Beaster (m), Bob (m), Maisy (f) & Lindsay (f)
* 2004 - ? & Breezer --> Big Bird (m) & Parker (f)
* 2003 - ? & Breezer --> Squawker (m), Brass (m), Erik (m) & Jennie (f)
* 2002 - ? & Breezer --> Todd (m)
* 2001 - ? & Breezer --> Tarak (m), Barry (m), Sky (f), Marybeth (f)
* 2000 - ? & Breezer --> Regis (m), Bryce (f) & Madalyn (f)
* 1999 - ? & Breezer --> Ryann (f) & Elayne (f)
* 1998 - ? & Atlanta --> Don (m), Jake (m) & Dori (f)
* 1997 - ? & Raynie --> Natalie (f)
The Peregrine Chick:
Port Washington Generating Station
Port Washington, Wisconsin
(photos: plant from WE Energies; nestbox from Raptor Resource)
This 1,150-megawatt natural gas-powered generating station replaced a 225-megawatt coal-fueled plant that had operated at the same site for more than 70 years. It is the most thermally efficient generating power plant in Wisconsin. This plant occupies more than 52 acres of land at the southern end of Port Washington, Wis., on the shore of Lake Michigan.
webcam link: http://www.we-energies.com/environmental/protect_wildlife.htm
Resident Pairs & Offspring:
* coming soon
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