Friday Feathered Feature

A new way of tracking monarch migrations

A new way of tracking monarch migrations

This fall, Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance fitted 30 migrating monarch butterflies with BlūMorpho solar transmitters at Goose Pond Sanctuary, to help researchers track their routes to wintering grounds in Mexico.

Photo by Mike Budd/USFWS

Chimney Swifts: 2026 Counts

Chimney Swifts: 2026 Counts

This year was one of the best years for watching Chimney Swifts come in to roost that I can remember. From late August until mid-September, swifts were using the big chimney at Cherokee Heights Middle School in huge numbers—as high as 2,100 on August 28!

photo: Caitlyn Schuchhardt

The Hummingbird–Cardinal Flower Connection

The Hummingbird–Cardinal Flower Connection

In mid and late summer, when cardinal flowers (Lobelia cardinalis) are blooming along stream banks, pond edges, and the edges of wetlands, the Ruby-throated Hummingbird’s affinity for these scarlet gems is on full display.

Photo by Gary Shackelford

 
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