This majestic raptor, revered in North American cultures for millennia and into the present day, has earned its place in national history as the beloved symbol that we almost lost.
Now that the hush of winter is falling over the landscape, birders yearn for the chirping symphony of spring. But the bare trees and quiet air provide an opportunity for some more discreet birds to shine, such as the Brown Creeper.
After migrating over 2,500 kilometers from the Arctic tundra, Snow Buntings make agricultural fields and burned prairies in Wisconsin their home from now until next April.
This summer, Faville Grove Sanctuary partnered with the Wisconsin DNR as part of the Wisconsin Bat Program to learn more about the bat species using our landscapes and what their presence reveals about our restoration progress.
Earlier this summer, during a botanical field trip into one of Faville Grove Sanctuary’s bogs, one of our interns stopped abruptly. “What is that?” he asked, crouching over a patch of sedges.