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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

Biodiversity on our Columbia County lands

Biodiversity on our Columbia County lands

The properties owned and managed by Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance in Columbia County are teeming with life. From birds, insects, mammals, and herptiles to fungi, lichens, and plants, there is no shortage of species to discover.

Photo by Jim Otto

Raptors with transmitters (March 2025 update)

Raptors with transmitters (March 2025 update)

In this feature, we share updates on species from three raptor projects. Thanks to everyone involved with this research, including the donors that generously funded the transmitters and the researchers.

Photo by Monica Hall