WPS announces first falcon egg at Weston plant this year [Video]

WESTON, Wis. (WSAW) – Wisconsin Public Service has announced the first peregrine falcon egg of the spring has been laid inside the nest box at its Weston Power Plant.

Proud parents Sheldon and an unbanded female falcon welcomed their first egg of the nesting season Monday night. Sheldon is nesting at the Weston Power Plant for the ninth straight year, while the unbanded female falcon is spending her first year inside the nest box.

This is the 12th egg to be laid inside the nest boxes at WPS and We Energies power plants this spring.

WPS says Sheldon and the unbanded female falcon will take turns incubating the egg during the next few weeks. More eggs also may arrive in the coming days. If everything goes well, the eggs in the Weston Power Plant nest box could begin hatching in about a month. For a bird’s eye view of the …