Join Tait and our Krista Botting, our Summer Field Biologist, in mist netting and banding song birds in our Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity to see birds in the hand. Banding is weather dependent and occurs approximately every 10 days. Cost: Priceless! Level of difficulty: Strenuous. Please let Tait know if you’d like to be included on our outreach list at tjohansson@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.232.1999.

Join Tait and our Krista Botting, our Summer Field Biologist, in mist netting and banding song birds in our Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity to see birds in the hand. Banding is weather dependent and occurs approximately every 10 days. Cost: Priceless! Level of difficulty: Strenuous. Please let Tait know if you’d like to be included on our outreach list at tjohansson@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.232.1999.

Join Tait and our Krista Botting, our Summer Field Biologist, in mist netting and banding song birds in our Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity to see birds in the hand. Banding is weather dependent and occurs approximately every 10 days. Cost: Priceless! Level of difficulty: Strenuous. Please let Tait know if you’d like to be included on our outreach list at tjohansson@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.232.1999.

Join Tait and our Krista Botting, our Summer Field Biologist, in mist netting and banding song birds in our Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity to see birds in the hand. Banding is weather dependent and occurs approximately every 10 days. Cost: Priceless! Level of difficulty: Strenuous. Please let Tait know if you’d like to be included on our outreach list at tjohansson@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.232.1999.

Join Naturalist Tait Johansson and Preserve Manager Budd Veverka for an early-morning bird walk at this beautiful old-growth forest, which holds a suite of interesting breeding birds, including Acadian Flycatcher, Winter Wren, Hermit Thrush, and Worm-eating Warbler. Cost: Free. Level of difficulty: Moderate-Strenuous. Depart Bylane at 7am, or meet us just south of 5 Mianus River Road, Bedford at 7:30. Park on the east side of the road. Register with Susan at info@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.302.9713.

Join Tait and our Krista Botting, our Summer Field Biologist, in mist netting and banding song birds in our Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity to see birds in the hand. Banding is weather dependent and occurs approximately every 10 days. Cost: Priceless! Level of difficulty: Strenuous. Please let Tait know if you’d like to be included on our outreach list at tjohansson@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.232.1999.

Join Tait and our Krista Botting, our Summer Field Biologist, in mist netting and banding song birds in our Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity to see birds in the hand. Banding is weather dependent and occurs approximately every 10 days. Cost: Priceless! Level of difficulty: Strenuous. Please let Tait know if you’d like to be included on our outreach list at tjohansson@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.232.1999.

Join Tait and our Krista Botting, our Summer Field Biologist, in mist netting and banding song birds in our Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity to see birds in the hand. Banding is weather dependent and occurs approximately every 10 days. Cost: Priceless! Level of difficulty: Strenuous. Please let Tait know if you’d like to be included on our outreach list at tjohansson@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.232.1999.

Join Tait and our Krista Botting, our Summer Field Biologist, in mist netting and banding song birds in our Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity to see birds in the hand. Banding is weather dependent and occurs approximately every 10 days. Cost: Priceless! Level of difficulty: Strenuous. Please let Tait know if you’d like to be included on our outreach list at tjohansson@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.232.1999.

Join Tait and our Krista Botting, our Summer Field Biologist, in mist netting and banding song birds in our Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity to see birds in the hand. Banding is weather dependent and occurs approximately every 10 days. Cost: Priceless! Level of difficulty: Strenuous. Please let Tait know if you’d like to be included on our outreach list at tjohansson@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.232.1999.

Join Tait and our Krista Botting, our Summer Field Biologist, in mist netting and banding song birds in our Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity to see birds in the hand. Banding is weather dependent and occurs approximately every 10 days. Cost: Priceless! Level of difficulty: Strenuous. Please let Tait know if you’d like to be included on our outreach list at tjohansson@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.232.1999.

Grab your binoculars and join Tait for a full day of birding! Bashakill supports wetland-dependent breeding species like Virginia Rail, Sora, Common Gallinule, both bitterns, both cuckoos, and a large array of songbirds. The National Wildlife Refuge has breeding populations of Bobolink, Grasshopper Sparrow, and Upland Sandpiper. Depart Bylane at 6am and return 4:00pm. Cost: Free. Level of difficulty: Moderate. Register with Susan at info@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.302.9713.

Part of the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt Mansion Historical Site, Bellefield is a little-known but glorious garden designed by Beatrix Farrand. The garden is at its peak in June. After we tour the formal gardens, we’ll have a choice of touring Springwood, Franklin Roosevelt’s home; Eleanor Roosevelt’s cottage; the Vanderbilt mansion; or simply walking the many trails around the park. Level of physical difficulty: Easy to moderate. Depart Bylane Farm at 8am. Cost: $10, grounds are free; touring the houses cost $10-18, please bring cash. Register with Susan at info@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.302.9713.

Join Tait and our Krista Botting, our Summer Field Biologist, in mist netting and banding song birds in our Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity to see birds in the hand. Banding is weather dependent and occurs approximately every 10 days. Cost: Priceless! Level of difficulty: Strenuous. Please let Tait know if you’d like to be included on our outreach list at tjohansson@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.232.1999.

Join Tait and our Krista Botting, our Summer Field Biologist, in mist netting and banding song birds in our Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity to see birds in the hand. Banding is weather dependent and occurs approximately every 10 days. Cost: Priceless! Level of difficulty: Strenuous. Please let Tait know if you’d like to be included on our outreach list at tjohansson@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.232.1999.

Join Tait and our Krista Botting, our Summer Field Biologist, in mist netting and banding song birds in our Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity to see birds in the hand. Banding is weather dependent and occurs approximately every 10 days. Cost: Priceless! Level of difficulty: Strenuous. Please let Tait know if you’d like to be included on our outreach list at tjohansson@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.232.1999.

Join Tait and our Krista Botting, our Summer Field Biologist, in mist netting and banding song birds in our Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity to see birds in the hand. Banding is weather dependent and occurs approximately every 10 days. Cost: Priceless! Level of difficulty: Strenuous. Please let Tait know if you’d like to be included on our outreach list at tjohansson@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.232.1999.

Turkey Vultures are ubiquitous here, but what do you really know about them? We rely on these scavengers for a healthy ecosystem, but there’s much more to them! Katie is the author of “Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird” and “Cerulean Blues: A Personal Search for a Vanishing Songbird”. Refreshments served at 7, lecture begins at 7:30. No registration necessary. Please bring a reusable mug to help us reduce our ecological footprint.

Join Tait and our Krista Botting, our Summer Field Biologist, in mist netting and banding song birds in our Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity to see birds in the hand. Banding is weather dependent and occurs approximately every 10 days. Cost: Priceless! Level of difficulty: Strenuous. Please let Tait know if you’d like to be included on our outreach list at tjohansson@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.232.1999.

Join the adventure in search of Golden-winged, Hooded, and Cerulean Warblers, as well as many other breeding forest birds. Depart Bylane 7am. Cost: Free. Level of difficulty: Moderate. Register with Susan at info@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.302.9713.

Join Tait and our Krista Botting, our Summer Field Biologist, in mist netting and banding song birds in our Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity to see birds in the hand. Banding is weather dependent and occurs approximately every 10 days. Cost: Priceless! Level of difficulty: Strenuous. Please let Tait know if you’d like to be included on our outreach list at tjohansson@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.232.1999.

Join Tait and our Krista Botting, our Summer Field Biologist, in mist netting and banding song birds in our Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity to see birds in the hand. Banding is weather dependent and occurs approximately every 10 days. Cost: Priceless! Level of difficulty: Strenuous. Please let Tait know if you’d like to be included on our outreach list at tjohansson@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.232.1999.

Join Tait and our Krista Botting, our Summer Field Biologist, in mist netting and banding song birds in our Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity to see birds in the hand. Banding is weather dependent and occurs approximately every 10 days. Cost: Priceless! Level of difficulty: Strenuous. Please let Tait know if you’d like to be included on our outreach list at tjohansson@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.232.1999.

Join Tait and our Krista Botting, our Summer Field Biologist, in mist netting and banding song birds in our Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity to see birds in the hand. Banding is weather dependent and occurs approximately every 10 days. Cost: Priceless! Level of difficulty: Strenuous. Please let Tait know if you’d like to be included on our outreach list at tjohansson@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.232.1999.

Join Tait and our Krista Botting, our Summer Field Biologist, in mist netting and banding song birds in our Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity to see birds in the hand. Banding is weather dependent and occurs approximately every 10 days. Cost: Priceless! Level of difficulty: Strenuous. Please let Tait know if you’d like to be included on our outreach list at tjohansson@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.232.1999.

Putnam County’s Clough Preserve and Ice Pond area holds a nice variety of breeding birds, including Green Heron, Virginia Rail, Willow Flycatcher, and Prairie Warbler. Tait will focus the walk around the pond and surrounding shrub swamp. Limit 10 registrants due to limited parking. Depart Bylane Farm 7am. Cost: Free. Level of difficulty: Moderate. Register with Susan at info@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.302.9713.

Join Tait and our Krista Botting, our Summer Field Biologist, in mist netting and banding song birds in our Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity to see birds in the hand. Banding is weather dependent and occurs approximately every 10 days. Cost: Priceless! Level of difficulty: Strenuous. Please let Tait know if you’d like to be included on our outreach list at tjohansson@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.232.1999.

At the very height of rose season, we’ll tour the Rose Garden, another garden designed by Beatrix Farrand, as well as the Native Plant and Azalea Gardens. Level of physical difficulty: Easy to moderate. Depart Bylane Farm at 9am. Cost: $10, admission: $20, please bring cash. Register with Susan at info@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.302.9713.

Join Tait and our Krista Botting, our Summer Field Biologist, in mist netting and banding song birds in our Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity to see birds in the hand. Banding is weather dependent and occurs approximately every 10 days. Cost: Priceless! Level of difficulty: Strenuous. Please let Tait know if you’d like to be included on our outreach list at tjohansson@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.232.1999.

Join Tait and our Krista Botting, our Summer Field Biologist, in mist netting and banding song birds in our Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity to see birds in the hand. Banding is weather dependent and occurs approximately every 10 days. Cost: Priceless! Level of difficulty: Strenuous. Please let Tait know if you’d like to be included on our outreach list at tjohansson@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.232.1999.

Join Tait and our Krista Botting, our Summer Field Biologist, in mist netting and banding song birds in our Hunt-Parker Sanctuary. This is an amazing opportunity to see birds in the hand. Banding is weather dependent and occurs approximately every 10 days. Cost: Priceless! Level of difficulty: Strenuous. Please let Tait know if you’d like to be included on our outreach list at tjohansson@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.232.1999.

Join us for a bird walk in the forests and by the wetlands of this gem of a park. Bring binoculars or call Tait at 914.232.1999 to borrow a pair. Cost: Free. Level of difficulty: Easy-Moderate. Park at the (former) French Hill School, 2051 Baldwin Road in Yorktown Heights. Register with Susan at info@bedfordaudubon.org or 914.302.9713.