Great River Energy, headquartered in Maple Grove, Minnesota, installed a peregrine falcon nesting box on its Elk River Station power plant in early 2006.
In spring 2007, two adult falcons and three eyases (baby falcons) called the nesting box home. The eyases hatched on Friday, May 18 and Saturday, May 19. The Raptor Resource Project was onsite to band the young falcons in early June.
Great River Energy is a participating utility in the peregrine recovery effort. Their returning pair of peregrines recently laid four eggs. Three of the four eggs hatched over the Memorial Day weekend.
Check out GRE's live falcon webcam and archived photos.
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