(WLUK) — A record-breaking 22,000 votes decided the top news anchor-inspired names for this year’s peregrine falcon chicks.<\/p>\n
Due to such high interest, Wisconsin Public Service extended the voting period for its annual chick naming contest<\/a> to Sunday, allowing viewers more time to vote for their favorite names.<\/p>\n The top four names are:<\/p>\n \u201cMatt Tweet\u201d in honor of Matt Z from WTAQ-AM\u201cKyle Prey-zorski\u201d in honor of Kyle Pozorski from WAOW-TV News 9\u201cFeatherson Lehmann\u201d in honor of Emerson Lehmann from WBAY-TV Action 2 News\u201cJade Eggshell\u201d in honor of Jade Henschel from WFRV-TV Local 5 News<\/p>\n The names will go to four peregrine falcon chicks at the Weston Power Plant.<\/p>\n \u201cTweet Petoniak\u201d in honor of Good Day Wisconsin’s Pete Petoniak was a close runner-up in the competition.<\/p>\n Peregrine falcons Sheldon and an unbanded female are caring for four chicks inside the Weston plant’s nest box in Rothschild in central Wisconsin. The eggs arrived in early April and began hatching this week. <\/a>As of Tuesday, one egg has yet to hatch.<\/p>\n