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Osprey and falcon chicks thriving

Chicks at North Omaha Station and Fort Calhoun Station are doing well, and hope remains that chicks will hatch at Nebraska City Station next year.

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Meet Yin and Yang!

The votes are in, and the names for this year's chicks were the overwhelming favorites. You can see the chicks' contrasting personalities in their banding video.

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Chicks get bands – and names are next

Volunteers recently banded this year's peregrine falcon chicks at North Omaha Station. Next, you can help us name the sisters.

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The raptors of OPPD are staying busy

The original falcons are expecting, and one of their offspring is down at Nebraska City Station. An intruder is challenging the Fort Calhoun Station ospreys, and the North Omaha Station ospreys are back.

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It’s a family reunion for the falcons at North Omaha Station

Lewis and Clark have returned, and this year Ohm, one of their chicks hatched in 2021, came back to visit.

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The Wire’s top stories of 2025

Last year's top stories included a slew of new technology and tools for customers, the most destructive storm in OPPD's history, a new chick hatched at North Omaha Station and more.

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