Aurora – submitted by Kim Irion, 8th grader at Notre Dame of De Pere. Kim chose her name because Aurora Borealis (scientific name for the Northern Lights) is "beautiful sights" in the sky — just like birds in flight.
Snow Drop – submitted by Taylor Kaderabek, 1st grader at Monroe Elementary School in Manitowoc. Taylor chose the name because the peregrine falcon in flight reminds her of snowdrops.
Winners of the naming contest and their families were invited to attend and participate in the banding of the chick that was held on Wednesday, May 25. They had their photograph taken with the falcon chick, and received a class field trip to the Neville Public Museum.
June 3, 2005
May 31, 2005
May 25, 2005 - Greg Septon (Wisconsin Peregrine Society) and Matt Meeuwsen (Wisconsin Public Service)
May 25, 2005 - Banding of "Aurora Snow Drop"
May 25, 2005 - Name the Chick Contest Winners: Kim Irion, 8th grader from Notre Dame of DePere; Greg Septon, Wisconsin Peregrine Society, and Taylor Kaderabek, 1st grader from Monroe Elementary of Manitowoc.
May 25, 2005 - Close up of Aurora Snow Drop
May 25, 2005 - Close up of Aurora Snow Drop in her nesting box
May 25, 2005 - Aurora Snow Drop is returned to her nesting box by Greg Septon, as Wisconsin Public Service employees look on
May 17, 2005. - Picture taken at the Minergy Plant in Neenah, WI. This photo is of the male bird, Riot, who hatched at the J P Pulliam Power Plant in 2002. And now he is a proud father!
May 11, 2005
May 10, 2005
May 4, 2005
May 4, 2005
May 4, 2005