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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

About
What we do
Who We Are
Our Name
Newsletters & Reports
Commitment to Equity & Inclusion
Relationship to National
Our Partners
Contact Us
Birds
The wonderful world of birds
All about birding
Browse our birdy blogs
Common bird questions
Found a sick or injured bird?
Land
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
Engage
Ways to Get Involved
Advocacy
Become a Member
Community Science
Employment
Events
Nature Up Bookshelf
Volunteer
Wheelchair
Store
Membership
Join or Renew
Gift Membership
Member FAQs
Ways to Give
Donate Today
Conservation Leaders Giving Circle
Kestrel Legacy Circle
Stock & IRA Gifts
Sanctuaries Endowment
Business Members
Our Flock
Donate
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Friday Feathered Feature

Showcasing a different bird species each week

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
August 30, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature

A summer on the prairie

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
August 30, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature
A summer on the prairie

We asked our three full-time interns what observations or experiences stuck out to them from their summer on the prairie.

Photo by Emma Raasch/SoWBA

Tagged: tree swallow, swallow, dickcissel, sedge wren, bumble bee, intern, Goose Pond

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
August 23, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature

Tree Swallow

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
August 23, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature
Tree Swallow

A sleek and impressively designed bird, it’s no surprise that Tree Swallow exhibits such grace and skill in flight.

Photo by Arlene Koziol

Tagged: swallow, tree swallow, Faville Grove, fff

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
August 16, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature

Common Yellowthroat

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
August 16, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature
Common Yellowthroat

Sometime during the first week of May, witch-ity witch-ity witch-ity announces the arrival of the Common Yellowthroats at Fair Meadows.

Photo by Gary Shackelford

Tagged: Fair Meadows, warbler, common yellowthroat

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
August 9, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature

Virginia Rail

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
August 9, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature
Virginia Rail

We enjoy hearing and (rarely) seeing Virginia Rails. In late July at our Wildland property near Rio, we had an extended look at this secretive bird.

Photo by Arlene Koziol

Tagged: rail, virginia rail, Goose Pond

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
August 2, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature

Sedge Wren

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
August 2, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature
Sedge Wren

Present but elusive, the Sedge Wren inhabits areas of dense vegetation within wet prairies and meadows, upper edges of marshes, and sphagnum bogs. Too deep into the marsh and you won’t find them.

Photo by Arlene Koziol

Tagged: wren, sedge wren, Faville Grove, fff

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

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