Finding rare flora and fauna, launching a brand-new podcast, celebrating new bird protection efforts, and just enjoying the wonders of nature: here are some of our highlights from this year.
Photo by Nathan Flick/Creative Commons
Winter 2024
An Under-appreciated Hoodie
Waiting for me this week was one of the coolest and most handsome Wisconsin waterfowl, a Hooded Merganser, aka the hoodie. This was a drake in his full plumage with his magnificent crest. He was socializing with a small group of Mallards but the connection did not last. They flew and he fished, more on that in a bit
Photo by Mick Thompson
A very birdy gift guide
Bluebirds, Kestrels, and SoWBA thank Jim Hess
Jim Hess was just awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Bluebird Restoration Association of Wisconsin (BRAW) in recognition of the 25 years he has spent building, installing, and monitoring bluebird houses near his home in rural Blanchardville. For many of those years he has mentored bluebird lovers in Lafayette and Grant Counties to do the same. Please use this link to a story in the Monroe Times with more information on Jim's great accomplishments.
Photo by Arlene Koziol
