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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

About
What we do
Who we are
Our New Name
Blog
Newsletters & Reports
Commitment to Equity & Inclusion
Relationship to National
Our Partners
Community Standards
Contact Us
Birds
Friday Feathered Features
All About Birding
Entryway to Birding Blog
Go Birding!
Resources for Bird Outings
Into the Nest
Attracting Birds
Sick or Injured Birds
Bird FAQ
Land
Explore our land
Fair Meadows Sanctuary
Faville Grove Sanctuary
Goose Pond Sanctuary
Otsego Marsh
Our Other Properties
Interactive Storymaps
Partners in Conservation
National Land Trust Accreditation
Education
Why Nature Education?
Our Education Program
Resources for Educators
Adult Education
Issues
Audubon Name
Bird-Safe Glass Ordinance
Prevent Birds from Hitting Your Windows
Renewable Energy Projects
Sandhill Crane Hunting Season
Engage
Ways to Get Involved
Advocacy
Become a Member
Bird & Nature Blog
Citizen Science
Employment
Events
Podcast
Volunteer
Store
Wheelchair
Donate
Ways to Give
Become a Member
Renew your membership
One-time Donation
Recurring Donation
Conservation Leaders Giving Circle
Wills & Estates
Stock & IRA Gifts
Sanctuaries Endowment
Our Donors
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Friday Feathered Feature

Showcasing a different bird species each week

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
September 6, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature

Cedar Waxwing

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
September 6, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature
Cedar Waxwing

Cedar Waxwings are named for the bright red, waxlike tips on the secondary flight feathers of adult birds. For unknown reasons, the number of these tips varies.

Photo by Gary Shackelford

Tagged: Fair Meadows Sanctuary, Fair Meadows, fair meadows, cedar waxwing

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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: goose pond, goose pond sanctuary, tree swallow, swallow, dickcissel, sedge wren, bumble bee, intern

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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: faville grove sanctuary, faville grove, friday feathered feature, swallow, tree swallow

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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 Sanctuary, Fair Meadows, 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: goose pond, goose pond sanctuary, rail, virginia rail

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