Bird lovers have spoken, and the official champion of Wisconsin Fat Bird Week 2025 is Spherical White-throated Sparrow. Online voting in the contest was held from May 2 through May 9. Voters chose ...

Learn how to identify a chipping sparrow. Meet the white-crowned sparrow and white-throated sparrow. This bird constructs a well-hidden ground or low nest of grasses, weed stems, leaves and bark ...

Spring is in full swing. Birds are nesting and singing on their territories, and the landscape is transforming into a vibrant ...

Each one of these birds is hopping and scratching the ground in search of a morsel to eat. Dozens of them are often seen at one time. So what are these little guys? They are white-throated ...

The public has spoken – the “Spherical White-throated Sparrow” received the most votes during this year’s Wisconsin Fat Bird ...

Banding is controlled by federal and state laws that require permits because it involves capturing and handling birds. All of ...

Safflower seed will do the trick. The hard shell deters starlings and grackles but is enjoyed by other birds like the Red-Bellied Woodpecker, Northern Cardinal, Blue Jay, and Tufted Titmouse in ...

The morning after recent snow, the ground under our bird feeders was carpeted in white and dotted with up to 60 birds. Michael had spread wild bird seed on the crusty snow and 45 white-throated ...

Spherical White-throated Sparrow took the prize at Wisconsin Fat Bird Week. The contest was organized by the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin and SOS Save Our Songbirds. A funny ...