Bird & Nature Blog
A clutch of the latest stories from Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
It is SO much fun to meet a new birder... someone who is just getting into the hobby, eager to read and hear and do anything and everything birds.
Does that describe you? Fabulous, and welcome! Below are 5 great ways for you to dive into the bird world. Let us know if you have any questions about these activities or resources—we're always looking for ways to make birding more approachable and fun!
Photo by Ruth Smith
Apparently birders prize sightings or listenings of the Connecticut Warbler. A rare bird, it is secretive ("skulky" is the Wisconsin DNR's word) and breeds in stands of black spruce or mature jack pine in far northern Wisconsin, the southern end of its breeding range.
Photo by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren
Milkweeds are the host plant for monarch caterpillars, making them essential for healthy monarch populations. This fall, Madison Audubon and in particular our staff at Goose Pond Sanctuary have established a goal for volunteers to collect 100 pounds of pure, live milkweed seed for the butterflies, and we need your help!
The primary focus is on common, butterfly, whorled, and swamp (red) milkweed seeds.
Madison Audubon photo
