Southern Wisconsin is home to a wonderful diversity of habitats and birds, including in winter! The annual Christmas Bird Count is a great citizen science project that involves meeting other enthusiastic birders and helping collect important data about birds at the same time. Join the Poynette Christmas Bird Count and help count birds at Goose Pond Sanctuary!

Photo by Arlene Koziol

Registration is now full. Penny and Gary Shackelford, resident managers of Fair Meadows, have been tallying birds at the sanctuary since the early 2000’s, concurrently with the Fort Atkinson CBC. This year, we are offering a separate and fun Fair Meadows Christmas Bird Count!

Photo by Gary Shackelford

We’re sorry, this event is cancelled due to to an unexpected scheduling conflict. Over 100 volunteers will tally birds during the Madison CBC. We invite you to join the Madison-area CBC Indoor Sit & Bird-watching event—an accessible, inclusive opportunity for folks of skill levels to enjoy some birding and camaraderie while contributing data to the count.

Photo by Kelly Colgan Azar

Registration is now closed. Madison is home to thousands of bird-lovers, just like you. The annual Christmas Bird Count is a great citizen science project that involves meeting other enthusiastic birders and helping collect important data about birds in the at the same time!

If you’d like to volunteer to help tally birds during the Madison-area Christmas Bird Count, please visit our CBC page to learn more and register.

Photo by Monica Hall

The Waterloo Christmas Bird Count is coordianted by Karen Etter Hale, and includes a section that encompasses most of our Favile Grove Sanctuary. We are looking for volunteers to count birds at Faville Grove Sanctuary in Jefferson County to help tally birds at that site to contribute to the broader Waterloo CBC. We will go out in groups to various parts of the sanctuary to document the birds we see and hear in those areas.

Photo by Badgerland Bird Alliance

Badgerland Bird Alliance has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Goose Pond Sanctuary, located near Arlington, is a major part of Badgerland Bird Alliance's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is needed, and families are welcome! RSVP is required.

Photo by Carolyn Byers

Badgerland Bird Alliance has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Faville Grove Sanctuary, located near Lake Mills, is a major part of Badgerland Bird Alliance's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is needed.

Seed collecting is done Saturdays 9:30am-12:00pm and Wednesdays 9:30am-12:00pm.

Photo by Badgerland Bird Alliance

Badgerland Bird Alliance has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Faville Grove Sanctuary, located near Lake Mills, is a major part of Badgerland Bird Alliance's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is necessary.

Seed collecting is done Saturdays 9:30am-12:00pm and Wednesdays 9:30am-12:00pm.

Photo by Badgerland Bird Alliance

Badgerland Bird Alliance has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Goose Pond Sanctuary, located near Arlington, is a major part of Badgerland Bird Alliance's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is needed, and families are welcome! RSVP is required.

Photo by Carolyn Byers

Badgerland Bird Alliance has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Faville Grove Sanctuary, located near Lake Mills, is a major part of Badgerland Bird Alliance's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is needed.

Seed collecting is done Saturdays 9:30am-12:00pm and Wednesdays 9:30am-12:00pm.

Photo by Badgerland Bird Alliance

Badgerland Bird Alliance has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Faville Grove Sanctuary, located near Lake Mills, is a major part of Badgerland Bird Alliance's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is necessary.

Seed collecting is done Saturdays 9:30am-12:00pm and Wednesdays 9:30am-12:00pm.

Photo by Badgerland Bird Alliance

Badgerland Bird Alliance has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Goose Pond Sanctuary, located near Arlington, is a major part of Badgerland Bird Alliance's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is needed, and families are welcome! RSVP is required.

Photo by Carolyn Byers

Badgerland Bird Alliance has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Faville Grove Sanctuary, located near Lake Mills, is a major part of Badgerland Bird Alliance's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is needed.

Seed collecting is done Saturdays 9:30am-12:00pm and Wednesdays 9:30am-12:00pm.

Photo by Badgerland Bird Alliance

Badgerland Bird Alliance has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Faville Grove Sanctuary, located near Lake Mills, is a major part of Badgerland Bird Alliance's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is necessary.

Seed collecting is done Saturdays 9:30am-12:00pm and Wednesdays 9:30am-12:00pm.

Photo by Badgerland Bird Alliance

Badgerland Bird Alliance has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Faville Grove Sanctuary, located near Lake Mills, is a major part of Badgerland Bird Alliance's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is needed.

Seed collecting is done Saturdays 9:30am-12:00pm and Wednesdays 9:30am-12:00pm.

Photo by Badgerland Bird Alliance

Badgerland Bird Alliance has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Goose Pond Sanctuary, located near Arlington, is a major part of Badgerland Bird Alliance's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is needed, and families are welcome! RSVP is required.

Photo by Carolyn Byers

Badgerland Bird Alliance has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Faville Grove Sanctuary, located near Lake Mills, is a major part of Badgerland Bird Alliance's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is necessary.

Seed collecting is done Saturdays 9:30am-12:00pm and Wednesdays 9:30am-12:00pm.

Photo by Badgerland Bird Alliance

Badgerland Bird Alliance has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Goose Pond Sanctuary, located near Arlington, is a major part of Badgerland Bird Alliance's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is needed, and families are welcome! RSVP is required.

Photo by Carolyn Byers

Badgerland Bird Alliance has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Faville Grove Sanctuary, located near Lake Mills, is a major part of Badgerland Bird Alliance's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is needed.

Seed collecting is done Saturdays 9:30am-12:00pm and Wednesdays 9:30am-12:00pm.

Photo by Badgerland Bird Alliance

Badgerland Bird Alliance has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Faville Grove Sanctuary, located near Lake Mills, is a major part of Badgerland Bird Alliance's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is necessary.

Seed collecting is done Saturdays 9:30am-12:00pm and Wednesdays 9:30am-12:00pm.

Photo by Badgerland Bird Alliance

Badgerland Bird Alliance has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Goose Pond Sanctuary, located near Arlington, is a major part of Badgerland Bird Alliance's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is needed, and families are welcome! RSVP is required.

Photo by Carolyn Byers

Badgerland Bird Alliance has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Faville Grove Sanctuary, located near Lake Mills, is a major part of Badgerland Bird Alliance's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is needed.

Seed collecting is done Saturdays 9:30am-12:00pm and Wednesdays 9:30am-12:00pm.

Photo by Badgerland Bird Alliance

Madison Audubon Society has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Faville Grove Sanctuary, located near Lake Mills, is a major part of Madison Audubon's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is necessary.

Seed collecting is done Saturdays 9:30am-12:00pm and Wednesdays 9:30am-12:00pm.

Photo by Madison Audubon

Madison Audubon has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Faville Grove Sanctuary, located near Lake Mills, is a major part of Madison Audubon's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is needed.

Seed collecting is done Saturdays 9:30am-12:00pm and Wednesdays 9:30am-12:00pm.

Photo by Madison Audubon

Madison Audubon Society has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Goose Pond Sanctuary, located near Arlington, is a major part of Madison Audubon's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is needed, and families are welcome!

Photo by Carolyn Byers

Madison Audubon Society has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Faville Grove Sanctuary, located near Lake Mills, is a major part of Madison Audubon's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is necessary.

Seed collecting is done Saturdays 9:30am-12:00pm and Wednesdays 9:30am-12:00pm.

Photo by Madison Audubon

Madison Audubon Society has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Goose Pond Sanctuary, located near Arlington, is a major part of Madison Audubon's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is needed, and families are welcome!

Photo by Carolyn Byers

Madison Audubon Society has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Faville Grove Sanctuary, located near Lake Mills, is a major part of Madison Audubon's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is needed.

Seed collecting is done Saturdays 9:30am-12:00pm and Wednesdays 9:30am-12:00pm.

Photo by Madison Audubon

Madison Audubon Society has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Faville Grove Sanctuary, located near Lake Mills, is a major part of Madison Audubon's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is necessary.

Seed collecting is done Saturdays 9:30am-12:00pm and Wednesdays 9:30am-12:00pm.

Photo by Madison Audubon

Madison Audubon Society has some of the largest restored prairies in Wisconsin. Our Faville Grove Sanctuary, located near Lake Mills, is a major part of Madison Audubon's restoration efforts... but our restoration work is only possible with the help of volunteers! No experience is needed.

Seed collecting is done Saturdays 9:30am-12:00pm and Wednesdays 9:30am-12:00pm.

Photo by Madison Audubon