Just as Katmai National Park has "Fat Bear Week," Wisconsin is amid its first-ever "Fat Bird Week." Voting ends Friday. News Sports Packers Business Suburbs Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.

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 ...

Take a bow, fat bears, and exit the stage. It's time for chonky birds to soak up the limelight. Enormous Eastern Bluebird will be one of eight contenders in Fat Bird Week. It's bracket-style ...

[Fat Bear Week gets a new champ as votes pour in for Grazer] During the last few weeks, Snowden and his bird-capturing partners have featured slate-colored juncos (described as “chunkos”) who ...

Just as Katmai National Park has "Fat Bear Week," Wisconsin is amid its first-ever "Fat Bird Week." Voting ends Friday.

Migratory birds, on the other hand, will bulk up as they prepare for their travels. During this process, known as hyperphagia, birds can increase their body weight by 50-100% to store up energy.