'Very Lucky': New Falcon Chicks Born in Port Washington After Avian Flu Tragedy

'Very lucky': New falcon chicks born in Port Washington after avian flu tragedy

A stroke of luck brought new life to the Port Washington Generating Station after avian flu claimed the lives of two resident peregrine falcons earlier this year.Four new falcon chicks got named and banded at the We Energies facility Monday morning. Their names are Brinn, Beasley, Maya and Scout.Two of the four chicks, Brinn and Beasley, are named in honor of the two falcons who previously nested here and passed away earlier this year from avian…

Honoring beloved peregrine falcons with the next generation

MILWAUKEE — We Energies names two of the peregrine falcon chicks born this year after two beloved birds that passed earlier this year. The babies were named Brinn and Beasley, after the two peregrine falcons that are believed to have died of bird flu. The original birds nested at the Port Washington Generating Station box for over a decade, raising 22 chicks together. Shortly after their deaths, an unbanded female falcon and a male falcon named …