We have some spectacular news: the gorgeous, diverse, vibrant state natural area called Fair Meadows is now owned and protected -- FOREVER -- by Madison Audubon.
It is our newest sanctuary.
Photo by Joshua Mayer
Piecing together the landscape puzzle
Should I put out jelly for birds?
Lessons from a mayfly
Since I don't tie flies and since TU chapters always have some highly skilled tyers donate some great collections, that's what I try to win: a truly lovely collection of flies by a member of the Leopold Chapter. I paused, though, when I realized most of the flies imitated the gorgeous mayflies that used to inhabit southern Wisconsin streams. You probably noticed that sad word, "used." They don't anymore and I realized I'd never use those flies.
Photo by Aaron Carlson FCC
The Great American Kestrel Rescue of 2023
Last week, Madison Audubon staff and Kestrel Nest Box Monitoring volunteers collaborated with the Dane County Humane Society’s Wildlife Center, Sauk County Humane Society, and a couple conscientious citizens in an effort to reunite some displaced American Kestrel nestlings with their parents.
Photo by Kaitlin Svabek/Madison Audubon
