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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance

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What we do
Who We Are
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Newsletters & Reports
Commitment to Equity & Inclusion
Relationship to National
Our Partners
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Birds
The wonderful world of birds
All About Birding
Bird and Nature Blog
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
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
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Friday Feathered Feature

Showcasing a different bird species each week

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
July 3, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature

Pair Bonding in Cedar Waxwings

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
July 3, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature
Pair Bonding in Cedar Waxwings

In early June this year, I observed fascinating behavior of a pair of waxwings that flew into the mulberry when its fruits were developing but not yet ripe.

Photo by Gary Shackelford

Tagged: Fair Meadows, cedar waxwing, pair bonding

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
June 26, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature

2026 Birdathon: Reckless Wrens

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
June 26, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature
2026 Birdathon: Reckless Wrens

The Reckless Wrens team's 24-hour count began on May 8 at 5 PM and ended at 4:59 PM on May 9, tallying 147 species.

Photo by Kelly Colgan Azar

Tagged: columbia county, reckless wrens, birdathon, Goose Pond, Erstad Prairie, Hillside Prairie, Otsego Marsh

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
June 12, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature

Osprey

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
June 12, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature
Osprey

Floodplain prairies are adapted to periodic flooding—dormant prairie plants can survive when inundated in water. An avian visitor to the flooded prairies is the Osprey. 

photo by Arlene Koziol

Tagged: osprey, Faville Grove, fff

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
June 5, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature

Eastern Warbling Vireo

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
June 5, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature
Eastern Warbling Vireo

I hear a repeated, melodious, elaborate song—a warble coming from the top of the aspen trees that surround a small pothole on the edge of a sedge meadow.

Photo by Gary Shackelford

Tagged: Fair Meadows, warbling vireo, vireo, eastern warbling vireo

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Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
May 29, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature

Birds and Restoration at Hillside Prairie

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
May 29, 2026
Friday Feathered Feature
Birds and Restoration at Hillside Prairie

The grasslands aren’t the only areas with bird activity in the spring. . . . [upcoming] restoration work will be focused on species of birds that inhabit the oak savanna.

Photo by Debbie Koenigs/USFWS

Tagged: woodland, habitat restoration, grassland birds, Goose Pond, Hillside Prairie

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

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