Peregrine Chicks Hatch At Oak Creek Power Plant: How To Vote For Names

OAK CREEK, WI — Four peregrine falcon chicks hatched recently at the We Energies Oak Creek power plant.

Falcon parents Michael and Essity laid their first eggs there in late March, kicking off the 2022 nesting season across the utility company's plants.

Since then, four peregrine chicks have also hatched at the We Energies Port Washington power plant. Two more eggs are expected to hatch soon at Milwaukee's Valley Power Plant and another four are expected at the Weston Power Plant in Rothschild, according to We Energies.

As the falcon eggs hatch, We Energies is asking for the public to vote for what the falcons will be named. The company's peregrine conservation program started in 1992, when 12 falcons that were born in captivity were released from a power plant in Pleasant Prarie, so the naming contest is in honor of the program's 30th anniversary, according to a We Energies spokesperson. Voting ends on May 10.

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You can vote for your five favorite names out of a slew of options that are inspired by pop culture, music and fashion trends of 1992.

The top names that emerge from the contest will be given to the chicks hatching at We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service power plants, including the ones that hatched in Oak Creek. The options are:

• Scrunchie: From "the unique fashion sense of 1992."
• LOL: From "the first text message ever sent."
• Crystal: From the "short-lived Crystal Pepsi, which made its debut in 1992."
• Favre: From "Brett Favre’s first year with the Packers."
• Golden: From "'The Golden Girls,' which aired its last episode in 1992."
• Garth: From “'Wayne’s World,' which premiered in 1992."
• Kris: From "the release of 'Jump' by Kris Kross."
• Dream: From "the 1992 gold-medal Dream Team."
• Reality: From "the first season of 'The Real World,' which kicked off the reality television craze."
• Mario: From "the debut of 'Super Mario Kart.'"
• Barney: From "everyone’s favorite purple dinosaur, who made his debut in 1992."
• Leap: From "the leap year celebrated in 1992."
• MOA: From "the Mall of America, which opened in 1992."
• Mae: From "Mae Jemison, who traveled to space in 1992, making her the first African American woman in space."
• Flannel: From "grunge music and its clothing style that became popular in 1992."
• Jump: From "the debut of 'Jump Around,' the Badgers rally song by House of Pain."
• Whitney: From “'I Will Always Love You,' the best-selling song of 1992."

You can vote for your favorite names through a survey set up by We Energies.