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Friday Feathered Feature

Showcasing a different bird species each week

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
May 15, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature

Sora

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
May 15, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature
Sora

During the breeding season, in marshes populated with cattails and wet meadows full of tall grasses, cascading whinnies indicate the presence of an otherwise secretive little rail: the Sora.

photo by Mike Budd/USFWS

Tagged: sora, rail, Faville Grove, fff

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
May 8, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature

Field Sparrow

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
May 8, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature
Field Sparrow

The Field Sparrow is one of four species of New World sparrows that have been documented nesting at Fair Meadows Sanctuary.

Photo by Gary Shackelford

Tagged: Fair Meadows, sparrow, field sparrow

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
May 1, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature

Brown Thrasher

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
May 1, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature
Brown Thrasher

If you’ve ever heard a noisy bird echoing from a nearby shrub, thicket, or woodland edge, you may be in the company of a Brown Thrasher, the only thrasher species east of the Rocky Mountains

Photo by Arlene Koziol

Tagged: brown thrasher, Goose Pond, Hillside Prairie

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
April 24, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature

Fox Sparrow

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
April 24, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature
Fox Sparrow

One of the most recognizable is the Fox Sparrow, a plump and rufous migrant that visits southern Wisconsin in spring and fall.

photo by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren

Tagged: sparrow, fox sparrow, Faville Grove, fff

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
April 17, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature

Pine Warbler

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
April 17, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature
Pine Warbler

Pine Warblers reside and migrate exclusively within the United States and Canada. Wherever they are, Pine Warblers are strongly associated with pine trees.

Photo by Gary Shackelford

Tagged: Fair Meadows, warbler, pine warbler

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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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