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What we do
Who we are
Our New Name
Bird & Nature Blog
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Commitment to Equity & Inclusion
Relationship to National
Our Partners
Community Standards
Contact Us
Birds
Friday Feathered Features
All About Birding
Entryway to Birding Blog
Who's That Singing?
Into the Nest
Go Birding!
Resources for Bird Outings
Attracting Birds
Sick or Injured Birds
Bird FAQ
Land
Explore our land
Fair Meadows Sanctuary
Faville Grove Sanctuary
Goose Pond Sanctuary
Hillside Prairie Sanctuary
Otsego Marsh
Our Other Properties
Interactive Storymaps
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Why Nature Education?
Our Education Program
Resources for Educators
Adult Education
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Prevent Birds from Hitting Your Windows
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Friday Feathered Feature

Showcasing a different bird species each week

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
August 12, 2022
Friday Feathered Feature

Semipalmated Plover

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
August 12, 2022
Friday Feathered Feature
Semipalmated Plover

One of the delights to see foraging on these mudflats is the Semipalmated Plover, which can be distinguished simply from its stop and go style; the bird hurriedly bustles from one point to another.

Photo by Mick Thompson

Tagged: Semipalmated Plover, lake superior, faville grove sanctuary, mud flats

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
August 5, 2022
Friday Feathered Feature

Cliff Swallow (Eave Swallow)

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
August 5, 2022
Friday Feathered Feature
Cliff Swallow (Eave Swallow)

Earthen dwellings have been constructed across cultures around the world for thousands of years; building them is an enormous task. But imagine building your house on a sheer cliff face… out of mud… with your mouth.

Photo by Arlene Koziol

Tagged: cliff swallow, barn swallow, goose pond sanctuary

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
July 29, 2022
Friday Feathered Feature

Dickcissel

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
July 29, 2022
Friday Feathered Feature
Dickcissel

High summer on the prairie means the warm season grasses have started a sudden march skyward. The Dickcissels know this too, and find perches of compass plant and prairie dock to commandeer their grassland domain.

Photo by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren

Tagged: dickcissel, faville grove sanctuary

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
July 22, 2022
Friday Feathered Feature

Purple Martin Banding

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
July 22, 2022
Friday Feathered Feature

In July, Goose Pond staff and volunteers assisted Dick Nikolai, Wisconsin Purple Martin Association board member, master bander, and expert, with banding 580 Purple Martins at four Amish farms.

Photo by Kori Smith

Tagged: Purple Martin, amish, citizen science, goose pond sanctuary

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
July 14, 2022
Friday Feathered Feature

Whooping Crane

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
July 14, 2022
Friday Feathered Feature
Whooping Crane

Pre-European expansion, there were an estimated 10,000 Whooping Cranes across North America; by the 1940s they reached near extinction when only 20 remained in a single migrating population.

Photo by Tom Lynn/International Crane Foundation

Tagged: FFF, faville grove sanctuary, faville grove, Whooping Crane, crane

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