Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance May 8, 2026 Friday Feathered Feature Field Sparrow Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance May 8, 2026 Friday Feathered Feature The Field Sparrow is one of four species of New World sparrows that have been documented nesting at Fair Meadows Sanctuary.Photo by Gary Shackelford
Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance April 24, 2026 Friday Feathered Feature Fox Sparrow Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance April 24, 2026 Friday Feathered Feature One of the most recognizable is the Fox Sparrow, a plump and rufous migrant that visits southern Wisconsin in spring and fall. photo by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren
Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance December 13, 2024 Friday Feathered Feature American Tree Sparrow Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance December 13, 2024 Friday Feathered Feature As I make my way around the frozen Kettle Pond at Faville Grove Sanctuary, flocks of American Tree Sparrows flutter from weed patch to weed patch, foraging along the snow-dusted ground and knocking seeds loose from the tops of dried plants.Photo by Kelly Colgan Azar
Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance November 1, 2024 Friday Feathered Feature Harris's Sparrow Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance November 1, 2024 Friday Feathered Feature Harris’s Sparrows are large, chunky birds with long tails and pink bills. When they become adults, they develop a black bib, face, and crown.Photo by Courtney Celley/USFWS
Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance July 12, 2024 Friday Feathered Feature Eurasian Tree Sparrow Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance July 12, 2024 Friday Feathered Feature Unlike their relative, the House Sparrow, the Eurasian Tree Sparrow is not a bird of cities, instead using farms and lightly wooded residential areas.Photo via Pixabay