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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

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What we do
Who We Are
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Commitment to Equity & Inclusion
Relationship to National
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Birds
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Birding by Ear
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Friday Feathered Features
Go Birding!
Into the Nest
Resources for Bird Outings
Sick or Injured Birds
Who's That Singing?
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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
Why Nature Education?
Our Education Program
Resources for Educators
Adult Education
Issues
Local Land Conservation
Lead Ammunition & Tackle
Cherokee Heights School Chimney
Proposed Sandhill Crane Hunt
Reducing Bird-Window Collisions
Renewable Energy Projects
Audubon Name
Engage
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Advocacy
Become a Member
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Community Science
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Nature Up Bookshelf
Podcast
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Wheelchair
Store
Membership
Join or Renew
Gift Membership
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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
September 20, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature

2024 Songbird Nest Box Program Results for SoWBA’s Columbia County Lands

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
September 20, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature

Earlier this year, 11 nest box volunteers monitored a whopping 156 boxes at Goose Pond, Erstad Prairie, and Otsego Marsh.

Photo by Arlene Koziol

Tagged: goose pond, goose pond sanctuary, tree swallow, swallow, intern, bluebird, citizen science, nest box

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
September 13, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature

Gray Catbird

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
September 13, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature
Gray Catbird

Anyone who’s ever heard the distinctive mewing of the Gray Catbird will quickly understand why the name fits.

Photo via Pixabay

Tagged: faville grove sanctuary, faville grove, friday feathered feature, gray catbird, catbird

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

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