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Friday Feathered Feature

Showcasing a different bird species each week

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
November 22, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature

White-breasted Nuthatch

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
November 22, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature
White-breasted Nuthatch

Although I’d consider a number of species to be more spherical than White-breasted Nuthatches (Horned Larks, kinglets, and many warblers), few have such an optimistic stance.

Photo by Kelly Colgan Azar

Tagged: nuthatch, white-breasted nuthatch, Goose Pond

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
November 15, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature

Dark-eyed Junco

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
November 15, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature
Dark-eyed Junco

The Dark-eyed Junco returns to Southern Wisconsin as the first dustings of frost glint in the morning light, and the prairies’ colors settle into the tawny hues of late fall.

Photo by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren

Tagged: junco, dark-eyed junco, Faville Grove, fff

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
November 8, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature

Sky Sentinel: Bald Eagle

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
November 8, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature
Sky Sentinel: Bald Eagle

We first recorded Bald Eagles nesting at Fair Meadows in 2010, and it has been monitored as part of Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance’s Bald Eagle Nest Watch program since 2019. 

Photo by Gary Shackelford

Tagged: Fair Meadows, eagle, bald eagle

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
November 1, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature

Harris's Sparrow

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
November 1, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature
Harris's Sparrow

Harris’s Sparrows are large, chunky birds with long tails and pink bills. When they become adults, they develop a black bib, face, and crown.

Photo by Courtney Celley/USFWS

Tagged: sparrow, Goose Pond, harris's sparrow

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
October 25, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature

Northern Harrier

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
October 25, 2024
Friday Feathered Feature
Northern Harrier

Flying low over the floodplain prairies at Faville Grove Sanctuary, the Northern Harrier silently scans and listens for prey.

Photo by Grayson Smith/USFWS

Tagged: northern harrier, harrier, 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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