Update on resident peregrine falcons
The most recent Peregrine Falcon eggs laid in the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay nest box—located in an air shaft of the Cofrin Library—hatched on May 18, 2025. The chicks were banded on June 6,...
Tagged: peregrine falcon
UW-Green Bay’s Peregrine Falcons are Back! | WIXX
UW-Green Bay’s Peregrine Falcon webcam offers a live look at these birds raising their young in a nest box on the Cofrin Library. The project was created through student research with guidance from Dr....
Peregrine Falcon gets helped back into the nest
At the end of June, one of our resident Peregrine Falcons was found near the entrance of the Cofrin Library. Thanks to quick thinking and very caring staff, the falcon was safely returned to...
And the winning Peregrine Falcon names are…
Sanford, Gorham, and Wittman! Thank you to everyone who voted – there were more than 270 votes cast! The winning names were submitted by Nicole Kurth, and here is the story behind the newly...
Resident peregrine falcon chicks banded– and in need of names!
Peregrine Falcons, an endangered species in Wisconsin, have been detected on the UW-Green Bay campus since 2011 (in recorded history) and have been successfully nesting almost annually on the UW-Green Bay David A. Cofrin...
Essity, WPS Weston Power Plant home to new peregrine falcons chicks | Appleton Post Crescent
There are new little, fluffy faces popping up in nests around Wisconsin. Earlier this week, three peregrine falcon chicks hatched at the Weston Power Plant in the Rothschild area south of Wausau. And in...
UW-Green Bay Peregrine Falcon cam update
As of this writing there are two eggs in the nesting box! According to Jacob Woulf, “Additional eggs will be laid at about 48hr intervals until a complete clutch is laid. There could be...
It’s back – Peregrine Falcon cam is back online!
The Peregrine Falcon cam from the Cofrin Library is back online. The first egg was laid on March 20th last year and on March 18th the year before. We could be just a week or so...
Meet Wilson, Stotts and Gladys, the newly named Peregrine falcon chicks
Last week the newest Peregrine Falcon chicks were banded by master raptor bander Greg Septon. Due to the risk of avian influenza, the banding was not open to the public. There were two males...
Livestream: Peregrine falcon Mimi is back!
Welcome back, Mimi! UW-Green Bay’s nesting female Peregrine falcon female made her first appearance of the year in the nest box recently. Mimi has nested on the Cofrin Library since 2016, making this season...
