Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

February 28, 2025

Friday Feathered Feature

2024 Christmas Bird Count Results: South-central Wisconsin

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

February 28, 2025

Friday Feathered Feature

In 2024, 12 Christmas Bird Counts were done within the our chapter area (which encompasses 10 counties), and 611 birders spent 1,416 hours tallying up 124,732 birds!

Photo by Arlene Koziol

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

February 21, 2025

Friday Feathered Feature

American Goldfinch

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

February 21, 2025

Friday Feathered Feature

The birds undulate, appearing to ride a roller coaster as they fly. From the buoyant, dancing pattern, I know they must be American Goldfinches.

Photo by Gary Shackelford

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

February 14, 2025

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Common Grackle Research at Goose Pond Sanctuary

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

February 14, 2025

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Common Grackle Research at Goose Pond Sanctuary

In 2023, we were contacted by Kelly VanBeek, Midwest Grassland and Native Seed Strategy Coordinator with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, who was working on a Common Grackle research project.

Photo by Anne Readel

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

February 7, 2025

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Bird Beaks

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

February 7, 2025

Friday Feathered Feature

Bird beaks come in all shapes and sizes, and through observing those differences we can learn a lot about them. It gets really interesting when we take a closer look at beaks that are different in a more subtle way.

Photo by Carolyn Byers/SoWBA

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

January 31, 2025

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Gadwall

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

January 31, 2025

Friday Feathered Feature

The familiar Gadwall (Mareca strepera), a widespread dabbing duck, is a common spring and fall migrant in Wisconsin. Gadwalls are also occasional winter residents in the southeastern part of the state.

Photo by Gary Shackelford