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2025 Birdathon: Reckless Wrens

2025 Birdathon: Reckless Wrens

The Reckless Wrens’ 13th Great Wisconsin Birdathon venture began at 5:00 PM on Friday, May 17 and ended at 4:49 PM on May 18. Considering the weather overall was cool and windy, our grand total was a very impressive 157 species, a new team record!

Photo by Kelly Colgan Azar

2025 Midwest Crane Count at Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance's Columbia County lands

The annual Crane Count, coordinated by the International Crane Foundation, was held on April 12. It was a beautiful morning to count cranes and enjoy the wetland birds.

Photo by Graham Steinhauer/SoWBA

10 years of the Reckless Wrens Birdathon Team

10 years of the Reckless Wrens Birdathon Team

It’s hard to believe that the Reckless Wrens have been birding for 10 years. I heard about the Great Wisconsin Birdathon its very first year, and we’ve been doing this every year because it’s fun! It is also a wonderful way to raise money for Madison Audubon and the Bird Protection Fund.

Photo by Arlene Koziol