Which schools won the Cuomo Bridge falcon-naming contest? What are 4 baby birds called?

Beakoncé topped the charts for names of the four baby peregrine falcons that nest above the Tappan Zee.

The New York State Thruway Authority and Veolia water company held a contest for local schools to choose names for the eyases that hatched in April in a nesting box on the southeast spire of the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge.

Schools nominated about 100 names and a panel chose 10 for a public vote on the final four.

The chicks began hatching on Earth Day, April 22. Three are females and one is male, the Thruway Authority reports.

A total of 191,660 votes were cast for the four bird names. The birds will soon become fledglings as they prepare to take flight any day.

The winning schools will have the bridge lit in their school colors. Each winning class will get to meet with a certified falconer.

Names picked by schools

Beakoncé earned 49,395 votes. Nominated by Cindy Tolomeo and Lauren Ingram’s 3rd-graders at Greenvale Elementary in the Eastchester school district.

Estrella earned 44,765 votes. Nominated by Maria O’Brien’s 4th-graders at Park Avenue School in the Port Chester school district.

Taylor Swoop earned 35,592 votes. Nominated by Katie Kopac, Brenda Sullivan and Jacob Tanenbaum’s 4th-graders at Cottage Lane Elementary in Blauvelt, in the South Orangetown school district.

Jet earned 27, 291 votes. Nominated by Cheryl Pease’s 5th-graders at Bedford Hills Elementary School in the Bedford school district.

Bird's eye view

You can peek in on the falcons 24/7 via New York State Thruway's "Falcon Cam" — newnybridge.com/peregrine-falcons. (The feed isn't edited, so remember, these are wild animals who may do wild-animal things.)

This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Falcon chicks nesting above Tappan Zee named by local elementary kids