December 10, 2021

Raptors with Transmitters

December 10, 2021

With new technology, it is interesting to be able to track raptor movements and learn more about raptor ecology. We plan on providing raptor updates this winter. We hope you enjoy learning about raptor movements and their ecology as much as we do.

Photo by Monica Hall

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

December 3, 2021

Friday Feathered Feature

Townsend's Solitaire

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

December 3, 2021

Friday Feathered Feature

The Townsend’s Solitaire is a peculiar bird in that some of its population filters out from the pine, spruce, and fir of high altitude western mountain ranges into the Midwest each winter. This bird is driven by a berry—mainly the juniper berry.

Photo by Myles Hurlburt

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

November 19, 2021

Friday Feathered Feature

Potential Impacts of a Spring Freeze in Texas on Songbirds Fledged in 2021

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

November 19, 2021

Friday Feathered Feature

In February central Texas experienced an unexpected deep freeze. Experts reported adverse effects on wildlife including sea turtles, fish, monarchs, and birds. Goose Pond Sanctuary and partners fledged 1,254 songbirds from boxes in 2020 (5.2 per box) and 1,031 in 2021 (4.2 per box).

Photo by Arlene Koziol

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

November 12, 2021

Friday Feathered Feature

Merlin

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

November 12, 2021

Friday Feathered Feature

The Merlin is a fast and energetic falcon, known from boreal and coniferous forests where the bird breeds in the high latitudes. Since Wisconsin’s first Breeding Bird Atlas, the Merlin has expanded its territory to include vast areas of the state.

Photo by Madison Audubon

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

November 5, 2021

Friday Feathered Feature

Meet "Madison" the Red-Tailed Hawk

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

November 5, 2021

Friday Feathered Feature

The Red-tailed Hawk Project is an ambitious research collaboration covering a large geographic range, investigating the movement ecology, taxonomy, systematics, biogeography and genomics of the hawks from Mexico to Alaska and Canada.

Photo by Sue Kaehler