If you’re ready to give this hobby a try, a good place to start is learning about the small birds you’re most likely to spot in your backyard. We’ve rounded up 15 common backyard birds, along with ...

More than 24 million birds crossed into or over Wisconsin Monday night, the most so far this year. While it’s impossible to ...

Greater prairie chickens gather in spring on leks, or breeding grounds, at Buena Vista Wildlife Area. The species is listed as threatened in Wisconsin.

During Wisconsin Fat Bird Week, held from May 2nd through 9th this year, the public votes daily for their favorite bulbous migratory bird in a bracket-style elimination tournament. The contest is ...

In the wild, birds of prey need to hunt, escape predators and survive the elements – but the ones working with humans get to do all of that and more. Across North America, birds of prey are being ...

They explain that as fledgling birds jump the nest, it's normal for them to hang out on the ground. Just writing that sends me into a panic - it's a big world. During the time, they are kind of ...

Wisconsin Fat Bird Week is held from May 2 to May 9. The online contests is organized through National Resources Foundation of Wisconsin and SOS Save Our Songbirds. It's a fun event featuring cute ...

Sandhill cranes are a federally-protected migratory bird. Wisconsin DNR and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services were contacted about the crane. OCONOMOWOC, Wis. - It was a neighborhood nuisance ...

A damaging tornado was reported in southeastern Chippewa and eastern Eau Claire counties in Wisconsin. The tornado was first observed around 8:16 p.m. CDT on Monday, April 28, 2025, about 11 miles ...

The 2 nd “Wisconsin Fat Bird Week” is coming! Don’t worry, the NRFW has your back for this fun event. You can sign up for daily reminders to vote and follow along with the number right there on their ...

Madison-based Findorff on April 23 broke ground on a $160.5 million, 100,000-square-foot museum for the Wisconsin Historical Society. The project will double the museum’s footprint at the intersection ...

A recent study has confirmed that the spread of avian influenza (H5N1) in U.S. dairy cattle began with just one wild bird infection. This event, traced back to Texas in 2023, led to undetected ...