Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bird lovers have spoken, and the official champion of Wisconsin Fat Bird Week 2025 is Spherical White-throated Sparrow. Online ...

The event, held from May 2-9, was a bracket-style tournament similar to March Madness. The Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin and SOS Save Our Songbirds hosted the event. MADISON, Wis. -- A new ...

It’s easy to lump all sparrow bird types together: “Yep, looks like a sparrow to me.” You can find at least 33 species of native sparrows across the country. And while their plumage won’t sweep you ...

Spring bird migration may be awhile away, but there are a range of winter birds in Wisconsin that you can support over the next few months. Goldfinches, sparrows, woodpeckers and chickadees are a few ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - After a week-long voting contest, the “Spherical White-throated Sparrow” has been named this year’s winner of the Wisconsin Fat Bird Week online contest. From May 2-9, people ...

There are lots of sparrows. Excepting birders, they get little play or press. I was mildly self-disgusted to scroll back through the roster of nearly 400 Dispatch columns I’ve written to date and see ...

The orioles are gone now and as we slip into the mellow days of fall the nectar feeder hanging just outside my office window seems less exciting as only hummingbirds are buzzing about. But movement at ...

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, punny event, ...

MADISON, Wis. -- A new champion has flown its way into becoming this year's Wisconsin Fat Bird Week winner. The "Spherical White-throated Sparrow" garnered 72% of votes in the final round while its ...