Hackel names Macomb County's three new Pergrine Falcons

COMTEC II

One of the most popular annual events held by Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel -- with the public and with the media -- is the naming of the newly hatched Peregrine Falcons that appear each spring on the ledge of the old Macomb County Building, 11 stories above downtown Mount Clemens.
Here is the press release that just went out about this year's event:

A DNR conservation officer holds
 one of the male Peregrine Falcons
 while Hackel decides on a name.

Macomb County Executive Mark A. Hackel, along with representatives from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Detroit Zoo, today named and banded three Peregrine Falcon chicks that have again made their home in Macomb atop the Old County Building.

The chicks were hatched to parents Hathor and Nick earlier this spring on the 11^th floor of the Old Macomb County Building, 10 N. Main Street, downtown Mount Clemens.

Executive Hackel named the chicks, all three of which were male. Executive Hackel named the first falcon Peace because he said more peace is needed for many personally as well as worldwide. The second falcon was named Aggie as a representative of Macomb County's rich agricultural industry. The last falcon was named COMTEC II in honor of the falcon that was born last year which Executive Hackel named COMTEC, but who later died attempting to fly from the nest. COMTEC is the name of the county’s premiere communications center that opened in December 2013.

“I take great pride every year in naming these falcons and am delighted they continue to make their home here in Macomb County,” said Executive Hackel.

The Peregrine remains protected federally under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. In Michigan, Peregrines remain listed as an endangered species under state law. To learn more about Macomb County’s Peregrine Falcons, visit  www.macombgov.org/peregrine.

Other successful nests in Macomb County include:  

• 2014: Hero, COMTEC, Jo, Max
• 2013: Oakland and Wayne
• 2012: Webber and Otis
• 2011: Diana, Edna and Rosie
• 2010: Harwell, Martha and Packard
• 2009: Cass, Tucker and Wetzel
• 2008: Clair, Clementine and Lenny
• 2005: Alexa