Madison is home to thousands of bird-lovers, just like you. The annual Christmas Bird Count is a great citizen science project that involves meeting other enthusiastic birders and helping collect important data about birds in the at the same time! Registration will open November 1!
Photo by Arlene Koziol
Calling all volunteers! Today is the first day of the Bird Collision Corps fall surveys! The Bird Collision Corps is a Madison, WI-based citizen science project that works with volunteers who help study what leads to bird deaths caused by window strikes. Volunteers who participate in this program are trained, receive materials, and conduct 1 hour surveys once a week at their site(s) through the survey period. Volunteer with BCC this season!
Photo by Crystal Sutheimer
Join us for a summer evening to watch Barn Swallows feeding and coming into the barn to roost for the evening, and counting bats coming out for their nightly foraging! This exciting, marvelous event is part of the Wisconsin Bat Program surveys coordinated by the Wisconsin DNR.
Photo by Jared Kelly FCC
Join SoWBA and Dick Nikolai, retired DNR staff, Wisconsin Purple Martin Association board member, and Purple Martin expert (he’s banded over 10,000 Purple Martins!), to learn about this incredible species, its interesting connections with people and Amish communities, and how you can help bolster their populations by banding Purple Martin chicks in Green Lake and Columbia County on July 6 or 7.
Photo by Arlene Koziol
This will be a great opportunity to explore the prairies, socialize with other wildlife enthusiasts, and of course to learn about butterflies. The only gear you'll need is long pants, sturdy shoes, and sun protection. A camera, binoculars, and butterfly ID book are other beneficial items. You are not required to stay for both morning and afternoon sessions.
Photo by Mark Martin
Experience the amazing American Kestrel close up! We will visit two kestrel nest boxes in our Kestrel Nest Box Monitoring & Banding Program, open them up, and place research bands on the chicks' legs. It doesn't harm the birds, and allows scientists to study things like nesting preferences, migration, etc. Plus, it is really, really fun!
Photo by Ruth Smith
Experience the amazing American Kestrel close up! We will visit two kestrel nest boxes in our Kestrel Nest Box Monitoring & Banding Program, open them up, and place research bands on the chicks' legs. It doesn't harm the birds, and allows scientists to study things like nesting preferences, migration, etc. Plus, it is really, really fun!
Photo by Ruth Smith
Experience the amazing American Kestrel close up! We will visit two kestrel nest boxes in our Kestrel Nest Box Monitoring & Banding Program, open them up, and place research bands on the chicks' legs. It doesn't harm the birds, and allows scientists to study things like nesting preferences, migration, etc. Plus, it is really, really fun!
Photo by Pat Eagan
Experience the amazing American Kestrel close up! We will visit two kestrel nest boxes in our Kestrel Nest Box Monitoring & Banding Program, open them up, and place research bands on the chicks' legs. It doesn't harm the birds, and allows scientists to study things like nesting preferences, migration, etc. Plus, it is really, really fun!
Photo by Ruth Smith
Experience the amazing American Kestrel close up! We will visit two kestrel nest boxes in our Kestrel Nest Box Monitoring & Banding Program, open them up, and place research bands on the chicks' legs. It doesn't harm the birds, and allows scientists to study things like nesting preferences, migration, etc. Plus, it is really, really fun!
Calling all volunteers! Today is the first day of the Bird Collision Corps spring surveys! The Bird Collision Corps is a Madison, WI-based citizen science project that works with volunteers who help study what leads to bird deaths caused by window strikes. Volunteers who participate in this program are trained, receive materials, and conduct 1 hour surveys once a week at their site(s) through the spring survey period. Volunteer with BCC this fall!
Photo by Crystal Sutheimer
Southern Wisconsin is home to a wonderful diversity of habitats and birds, including in winter! The annual Christmas Bird Count is a great citizen science project that involves meeting other enthusiastic birders and helping collect important data about birds at the same time. Join the Poynette Christmas Bird Count and help count birds at Goose Pond Sanctuary!
Photo by Arlene Koziol
Madison is home to thousands of bird-lovers, just like you. The annual Christmas Bird Count is a great citizen science project that involves meeting other enthusiastic birders and helping collect important data about birds in the at the same time!
Photo by Monica Hall
Penny and Gary Shackelford, resident managers of Fair Meadows, have been tallying birds at the sanctuary since the early 2000’s, concurrently with the Fort Atkinson CBC. Starting in 2023, we began offering a separate and fun Fair Meadows Christmas Bird Count! Although Fair Meadows does not have its own CBC circle, we submit data to eBird as CBC data anyway.
Photo by Gary Shackelford
The Waterloo Christmas Bird Count is coordinated by Karen Etter Hale, and includes a section that encompasses most of our Favile Grove Sanctuary. We are looking for volunteers to count birds at Faville Grove Sanctuary in Jefferson County to help tally birds at that site to contribute to the broader Waterloo CBC. We will go out in groups to various parts of the sanctuary to document the birds we see and hear in those areas.
Photo by Brenna Marsice/SoWBA
Up to 3.5 billion birds die every year in the US after hitting windows, and almost half of those happen at homes. The good news is that the solutions are easy and affordable! This presentation will share some science behind why birds hit windows, and provide recommendations on ways to address problem windows at home and in our communities to make migration and buildings safer for birds.
Photo by Kaitlin Svabek/SoWBA
Calling all volunteers! Today is the first day of the Bird Collision Corps fall surveys! The Bird Collision Corps is a Madison, WI-based citizen science project that works with volunteers who help study what leads to bird deaths caused by window strikes. Volunteers who participate in this program are trained, receive materials, and conduct 1 hour surveys once a week at their site(s) through the spring survey period. Volunteer with BCC this fall!
Photo by Crystal Sutheimer
Join us for a summer evening to watch Barn Swallows feeding and coming into the barn to roost for the evening, and counting bats coming out for their nightly foraging! This exciting, marvelous event is part of the Wisconsin Bat Program surveys coordinated by the Wisconsin DNR.
Photo by Jared Kelly FCC
This field trip is full. Join the waiting list. Join us for a summer evening to watch Barn Swallows feeding and coming into the barn to roost for the evening, and counting bats coming out for their nightly foraging! This exciting, marvelous event is part of the Wisconsin Bat Program surveys coordinated by the Wisconsin DNR; Fair Meadows has been a site for surveys for X years.
Photo by Jared Kelly FCC
Calling all volunteers! Today is the first day of the Bird Collision Corps spring surveys! The Bird Collision Corps is a Madison, WI-based citizen science project that works with volunteers who help study what leads to bird deaths caused by window strikes. Volunteers who participate in this program are trained, receive materials, and conduct 1 hour surveys once a week at their site(s) through the spring survey period. Volunteer with BCC this spring!
Photo by Crystal Sutheimer
Up to 3.5 billion birds die every year in the US after hitting windows, and almost half of those happen at homes. The good news is that the solutions are easy and affordable! This presentation will share some science behind why birds hit windows, and provide recommendations on ways to address problem windows at home and in our communities to make migration and buildings safer for birds.
Photo by Linda Crubaugh
Southern Wisconsin is home to a wonderful diversity of habitats and birds, including in winter! The annual Christmas Bird Count is a great citizen science project that involves meeting other enthusiastic birders and helping collect important data about birds at the same time. Join the Poynette Christmas Bird Count and help count birds at Goose Pond Sanctuary!
Photo by Arlene Koziol
Penny and Gary Shackelford, resident managers of Fair Meadows, have been tallying birds at the sanctuary since the early 2000’s, concurrently with the Fort Atkinson CBC. Now for the second year, they are offering a separate and fun Fair Meadows Christmas Bird Count! Although Fair Meadows does not have its own CBC circle, we will submit data to eBird as CBC data anyway.
Photo by Gary Shackelford
The Waterloo Christmas Bird Count is coordinated by Karen Etter Hale, and includes a section that encompasses most of our Favile Grove Sanctuary. We are looking for volunteers to count birds at Faville Grove Sanctuary in Jefferson County to help tally birds at that site to contribute to the broader Waterloo CBC. We will go out in groups to various parts of the sanctuary to document the birds we see and hear in those areas.
Photo by Brenna Marsice/SoWBA
We invite you to join the Madison-area CBC Indoor Sit & Bird-watching event—an accessible, inclusive opportunity for folks of skill levels to enjoy some birding and camaraderie while contributing data to the count.
Photo by Kelly Colgan Azar
Madison is home to thousands of bird-lovers, just like you. The annual Christmas Bird Count is a great citizen science project that involves meeting other enthusiastic birders and helping collect important data about birds in the at the same time!
Photo by Monica Hall
Calling all volunteers! Today is the first day of the Bird Collision Corps f all surveys! The Bird Collision Corps is a Madison, WI-based citizen science project that works with volunteers who help study what leads to bird deaths caused by window strikes. Volunteers who participate in this program are trained, receive materials, and conduct 1 hour surveys once a week at their site(s) through the spring survey period. Volunteer with BCC this fall!
Photo by Crystal Sutheimer
We know that a diversity of wildlife, including birds, mammals, amphibians, fish, and much more, use Warner Park as resource for nesting, resting, and refueling. What is less clear is whether the wildlife in Warner Park are significantly impacted by the fireworks shows, or if they are relatively accustomed to the disturbance.
This project is focused on studying the impacts (if any) of the seven fireworks shows launched in Warner Park on the wildlife living in and using the surrounding natural area in summer 2024.
Photo by Joshua Mayer
We know that a diversity of wildlife, including birds, mammals, amphibians, fish, and much more, use Warner Park as resource for nesting, resting, and refueling. What is less clear is whether the wildlife in Warner Park are significantly impacted by the fireworks shows, or if they are relatively accustomed to the disturbance.
This project is focused on studying the impacts (if any) of the seven fireworks shows launched in Warner Park on the wildlife living in and using the surrounding natural area in summer 2024.
Photo by Joshua Mayer
We know that a diversity of wildlife, including birds, mammals, amphibians, fish, and much more, use Warner Park as resource for nesting, resting, and refueling. What is less clear is whether the wildlife in Warner Park are significantly impacted by the fireworks shows, or if they are relatively accustomed to the disturbance.
This project is focused on studying the impacts (if any) of the seven fireworks shows launched in Warner Park on the wildlife living in and using the surrounding natural area in summer 2024.
Photo by Joshua Mayer
This will be a great opportunity to explore the prairies, socialize with other wildlife enthusiasts, and of course to learn about butterflies. The only gear you'll need is long pants, sturdy shoes, and sun protection. A camera, binoculars, and butterfly ID book are other beneficial items. You are not required to stay for both morning and afternoon sessions.
