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What we do
Who We Are
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Newsletters & Reports
Commitment to Equity & Inclusion
Relationship to National Audubon
Our Partners
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Contact Us
Birds
The wonderful world of birds
All about birding
Bird-related blogs & features
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
Community Science
Events
Nature Up Bookshelf
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Wheelchair
Store
Membership
Join or Renew
Gift Membership
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Donate Today
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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
February 20, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature

Blue Jay

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
February 20, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature
Blue Jay

Blue Jays, with their quirky attributes, are quite a fun bird to observe and get to know. They can be found year round at Faville Grove, often seen in oak woodlands or savannas like the Lake Mills Ledge.

photo by Courtney Celley/USFWS

Tagged: jay, blue jay, corvid, Faville Grove, fff

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
February 13, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature

Wilson's Snipe

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
February 13, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature
Wilson's Snipe

Wilson’s Snipe is one of the most common and widespread of all shorebirds. It is found everywhere in North America in its preferred habitat of wet grassy fields, marshes, bogs, and pond edges.

Photo by Gary Shackelford

Tagged: Fair Meadows, snipe, shorebird, wilson's snipe

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
February 6, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature

Great Horned Owl

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
February 6, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature
Great Horned Owl

While most of Wisconsin's breeding birds are stuffing their beaks at bird feeders or soaking up their last month(s) on their winter range, one of Wisconsin's earliest breeding birds, Great Horned Owls, are already in full mating season swing.

Photo by Sandra Uecker/USFWS

Tagged: winter, owl, Goose Pond, great horned owl

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
January 30, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature

Bald Eagle

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
January 30, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature
Bald Eagle

This majestic raptor, revered in North American cultures for millennia and into the present day, has earned its place in national history as the beloved symbol that we almost lost.

photo by Courtney Celley/USFWS

Tagged: eagle, bald eagle, Faville Grove, fff

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
January 23, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature

Winter Wren

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
January 23, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature

Every four or five years, a tiny, plump bird stops at Fair Meadows to seek food and shelter during migration—a Winter Wren!

Photo by Gary Shackelford

Tagged: Fair Meadows, winter wren

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

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