Peregrine falcon chicks receive ID bands at Racine County Courthouse

RACINE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- You're probably familiar with the falcons that nest at the We Energies Power Plant in Oak Creek, but in Racine, some birds of prey are making their home at the county courthouse. 

On Tuesday, the county and the Peregrine Falcon Recovery Program held its annual banding after gathering the birds from the courthouse roof. 

This year's falcon chicks will get their ID bands on their legs, helping conservationists keep track of the baby birds. 

"It allows us to find out what's happening with these birds," said Greg Septon, of the Peregrine Falcon Recovery Program. "If they get injured, if all the sudden we have an issue with the pesticide or a poison, with the banded bird we know where it's from, where it might be picking these things up. It allows us to know how long they live."

The chicks are about 20 days old. In about three weeks, they'll fly away and start building a nest of their own.