Yellow-crowned Night Herons are spotted regularly during migration in southern Wisconsin, and may even breed rarely in the state, with a few reports in the Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas.
Photo by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren.
Friday Feathered Feature
Showcasing a different bird species each week
The Great Wisconsin Birdathon is run by the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin to raise funds for bird conservation across the state. Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance’s team, the Flockadelics, participated on May 1.
Photo by Carolyn Byers/SoWBA
Many bird watchers look forward to the annual crane count coordinated by the International Crane Foundation. This year, it was held on April 13.
Photo by Gary Shackelford