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Birds
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All about birding
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Explore our land
Fair Meadows Sanctuary
Faville Grove Sanctuary
Goose Pond Sanctuary
Hillside Prairie Sanctuary
Otsego Marsh
Our Other Properties
Interactive Storymaps
Trail Accessibility
Partners in Conservation
National Land Trust Accreditation
Education
Our Education Program
Why Nature Education?
Resources for Educators
Educational Podcast
Adult Education Courses & Events
Issues
Advocacy Coalition
Cherokee Heights School Chimney
Knowles-Nelson
Lead Ammunition & Tackle
Proposed Sandhill Crane Hunt
Reducing Bird-Window Collisions
Renewable Energy Projects
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Advocacy
Community Science
Events
Nature Up Bookshelf
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Store
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Kestrel Legacy Circle
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Friday Feathered Feature

Showcasing a different bird species each week

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
August 19, 2022
Friday Feathered Feature

Northern Harrier Fledglings Take Flight at Goose Pond Sanctuary

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
August 19, 2022
Friday Feathered Feature
Northern Harrier Fledglings Take Flight at Goose Pond Sanctuary

These four once-fuzzy, gray Northern Harrier chicks left their nest in Browne Prairie on approximately August 1, and have begun to explore the surrounding areas.

Photo by Arlene Koziol

Tagged: northern harrier, Goose Pond

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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: lake superior, mud flats, semipalmated plover, Faville Grove

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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

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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

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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: community science, purple martin, Goose Pond

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211 S. Paterson St. #340, Madison, WI 53703
(608) 255-2473  
info@swibirds.org

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