MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsin bird lovers have picked their favorite fat bird.
May 2-9, people were invited to vote daily for their favorite bulbous bird in the bracket-style elimination tournament.
“If people wanna go and look at the contestants, the pictures are adorable and some of them are kind of hilarious.”))
“Spherical White-throated Sparrow” received the most votes,” said Shelly Torkelson, with the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin.
‘Spherical White-throated Sparrow’ received the most votes.
Fat Bird Week is an effort to raise awareness about Wisconsin’s endangered birds.
“We have 68 species in our state that are endangered, threatened or have declining populations,” Torkelson said.
Find pics of all this year’s fat birds and resources to help Wisconsin’s native birds at www.wisconservation.org.
