Wisconsin Fat Bird Week is held from May 2 to May 9. The online contests is organized through National Resources Foundation of Wisconsin and SOS Save Our Songbirds. It's a fun event featuring cute ...

MADISON, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – Way… WAY… back in April of this year, we reported that the annual Wisconsin Fat Bird Week would happen in May. Part of the week’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Fat Bird Week returns from May 2 through May 9, allowing the public is able to vote daily for their "favorite bulbous migratory" bird in a bracket-style tournament.

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 ...

There’s bad news for those hoping to crown — yet again — the kākāpō as New Zealand’s “Bird of the Year”: The flightless bird, also known as the world’s fattest parrot, isn’t in ...

It seems impossible that a bird so small can attempt a migration that ... To prepare they begin to build fat reserves, as early as July. By the time they are ready to migrate, they are often ...

A bald eagle initially thought to be injured because it couldn’t fly was found to be healthy after wildlife officials determined the bird was just "too fat" after feasting on roadkill.

Enormous Eastern Bluebird will be one of eight contenders in Fat Bird Week. It's bracket-style online contest presented by Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin and SOS Save Our Songbirds.