GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ)- Wisconsin Public Service is giving students a chance to name the next generation of peregrine falcons that are soon to be hatched at two of their power plants.
Students K-8 are being asked to come up with a name for one of 8 falcon chicks.
Matt Cullen of WPS says being selected comes with multiple rewards.
“Providing a name to a chick is just one component of that contest and one componet of what that student will experience if their name is selected.”
Winners also get a certificate, a photo with their falcon chick and a chance to attend the banding ceremony.
He says names can be simple or creative, but a couple of stood out through the years.
“Someone submitted the name of Flaps, which is an acronym for “Falcon Living A Public Service, and one student submitted the name of Morgan Freeboard.”
Cullen says names can be simple or unique, but they should all have a meaning.
“We ask students to provide their explanation of why they think that would be a good name for a peregrine falcon chick.”
The naming contest has been going on since 1996.
Entries can be made at Wisconsinpublicservice.com.
