Transformation

Transformation

As a crafter, a baker, and a gardener, I love a good before-and-after project… What is more satisfying than total transformation as a result of your vision and hard work? That feeling is magnified—exponentially—when we’re talking about land restoration.

Photo by Brenna Marsicek / Madison Audubon

Bird Berry Buffet

Bird Berry Buffet

It’s berry season at Fair Meadows Sanctuary! A recent article reported on a study showing that migratory birds chose to feast on native berries and almost entirely ignored non-native fruit.

Photo by Gary Shackelford

American Kestrel Monitoring 2023

American Kestrel Monitoring 2023

2023 was another record-breaking year for Madison Audubon’s Kestrel Nest Box Monitoring Program. With 228 boxes spread over 12 counties, these small, but fierce, falcons had plenty of cavities to choose from.

Photo by Madison Audubon

Swallows, bats, & owls

Swallows, bats, & owls

We’re stationed in our lawn chairs outside the barn on the evening of July 23. Sunset today is at 8:25 pm, so we expect the bats to start appearing about ten minutes later. At 8:15, the sky is filled with swarming, swooping swallows!

Photo by Gary Shackelford