Pine Warbler

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

April 17, 2026

Friday Feathered Feature

Pine Warblers reside and migrate exclusively within the United States and Canada. Wherever they are, Pine Warblers are strongly associated with pine trees.

Photo by Gary Shackelford

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

March 27, 2026

Friday Feathered Feature

Eastern Bluebird

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

March 27, 2026

Friday Feathered Feature

It is early spring, and Eastern Bluebirds are back. Our first arrivals at Fair Meadows Sanctuary this year showed up on February 9—a pair that were hanging around the house and feeders in the early morning.

Photo by Gary Shackelford

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

March 6, 2026

Friday Feathered Feature

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

March 6, 2026

Friday Feathered Feature

There is only one possible identification—a Red-breasted Nuthatch, one of my favorite winter birds of Fair Meadows.

Photo by Gary Shackelford

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

February 13, 2026

Friday Feathered Feature

Wilson's Snipe

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

February 13, 2026

Friday Feathered Feature

Wilson’s Snipe is one of the most common and widespread of all shorebirds. It is found everywhere in North America in its preferred habitat of wet grassy fields, marshes, bogs, and pond edges.

Photo by Gary Shackelford