Events listed below are those open to the public and where SOS Save Our Songbirds will have a display. Scores of communities recognized for their bird-friendly ways through the Bird City Wisconsin program will host World Migratory Bird Day events. Here is a list of many events compiled by SOS Save Our Songbirds and Bird City Wisconsin . Check your local nature center and bird conservation organization for listings as well.
Pop in at any time during those two hours to sample Bird Friendly Coffee and Chocolate and purchase a bag of coffee or bar to bring home, and learn more about why these products are important for bird conservation.
Join us for this special evening to taste test Bird Friendly coffee and chocolates, try a special coffee cocktail, and purchase products to take home. Includes a short presentation on what it means to be Bird Friendly certified and why coffee and chocolate farms in the tropics are critical to bird conservation.
In this online presentation, Wisconsin’s own and leading researcher Dr. Olivia Sanderfoot shares what we know so far about how wildfire smoke impacts bird physiology, behavior, and reproductive success.
Visit our SOS Save Our Songbirds booth to learn three ways to help declining songbirds at home and take home free supplies to jumpstart action! Your kids will enjoy learning about foods for birds and making a Valentine’s Day card.
Help feed the songbirds you love and raise money for three great organizations when you order native plants from our native plant sale fundraiser, March 16-May 11. Pickup is Sunday, May 17 from Middleton or near-east Madison.
During this evening presentation and informational booth, SOS Save Our Songbirds Coordinator Lisa Gaumnitz will share three ways to help declining songbird populations at home and supplies to jumpstart action. As well, she’ll share examples of Wisconsinites saving songbirds one yard, one window, and one cup of coffee at a time.
Plant a mini porch prairie to liven up your porch or balcony while supporting the local ecosystem. Following a presentation about how to create and care for your porch prairie, you’ll plant an 11" container with native plants benefitting birds, bees, butterflies and more to take home.
Your morning cup of coffee can help save songbirds! What about the chocolate you savor? Sample bird-friendly coffees and chocolates that meet the gold standard for protecting bird habitat in Central America, where many of our favorite songbirds winter. Learn what it means to be Bird Friendly ® , and why buying these certified products is important, in this special Luncheon-Lecture series presentation sponsored by Friends of the Arboretum.
We’re excited to be part of the Wisconsin Purple Martin Association’s free 16th Annual MARTINFest celebrating the beloved Purple Martin! Purple Martins are neotropical songbirds and Wisconsin’s largest swallow! Enjoy watching the handling and banding of adult and baby Purple Martins, visit our and other informational booths, children’s activities, wildlife exhibits, and more!
