Friday Feathered Feature

Mourning Dove Banding

Mourning Dove Banding

Although Mourning Doves are the most hunted migratory game birds in North America, they continue to be one of the most common birds with an estimated continental population of 350 million. So, what makes these gentle birds so resilient?

Photo by Kaitlin Svabek

Greater White-fronted Goose

Greater White-fronted Goose

Journeying about as far north as you can get in summer, the Greater White-fronted Goose will make its way north over the next month. The major push of their migration occurs in the Great Plains; however, a small contingent of forms a flyway through eastern Wisconsin.

Photo by Arlene Koziol

Goose Pond Sanctuary Songbird Nest Results (2022)

Goose Pond Sanctuary Songbird Nest Results (2022)

Songbird box monitors know it is the duty of every good Tree Swallow parent to defend their young. Nine volunteers monitored 116 boxes at Goose Pond and Erstad Prairie in 2022, and reported 485 successfully fledged Tree Swallows.

Photo by Lesley Haven

Brown Creeper

Brown Creeper

The Brown Creeper is a delightful find, and can be seen throughout winter in Wisconsin scuttling in spirals up big old trees. When threatened, they stay incredibly still, their perfectly camouflaged plumage making a believable chunk of bark.

Photo by Kelly Colgan Azar

Poynette CBC's Black-legged Kittiwake

Poynette CBC's Black-legged Kittiwake

The 51st Poynette Christmas Bird Count, coordinated by Susan Foote-Martin and Mark Martin, was held on New Year’s Eve 2022. Ten feeder counters, plus three dozen field counters—who walked 19 miles and drove 488 miles—found 68 species and 10,183 birds.

Photo by Mick Thompson

 
 
 
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