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Bluebirds, Kestrels, and SoWBA thank Jim Hess

Jim Hess was just awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Bluebird Restoration Association of Wisconsin (BRAW) in recognition of the 25 years he has spent building, installing, and monitoring bluebird houses near his home in rural Blanchardville. For many of those years he has mentored bluebird lovers in Lafayette and Grant Counties to do the same. Please use this link to a story in the Monroe Times with more information on Jim's great accomplishments.

Photo by Arlene Koziol

The Great American Kestrel Rescue of 2023

The Great American Kestrel Rescue of 2023

Last week, Madison Audubon staff and Kestrel Nest Box Monitoring volunteers collaborated with the Dane County Humane Society’s Wildlife Center, Sauk County Humane Society, and a couple conscientious citizens in an effort to reunite some displaced American Kestrel nestlings with their parents.

Photo by Kaitlin Svabek/Madison Audubon

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The heart of citizen science

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The heart of citizen science

From the August 2022 Newsletter: Brenna Marsicek, director of communications and outreach, shares an update on our programs: Bald Eagle Nest Watch, Kestrel Nest Box Monitoring, and Bird Collision Corps.

Photo by Kaitlin Svabek/Madison Audubon.