Free Lecture “Vultures: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird” on June 14 Join us for a free public lecture on “Vultures: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird” with author Katie Fallon on Wednesday, June 14 at the Katonah Village Library Vultures...
Black Vulture by Tait Johansson
Turkey Vulture & Black Vulture The Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) and the Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) are two of the most conspicuous birds in our area. Both vultures are large, mostly dark-colored birds which soar above the landscape searching for their...
Getting In Tune With Spring: May Programs Spring birdsong is music to our ears. If it strikes a chord with you, join us this month to experience the magnificence of migration! Do you want the dirt on native and habitat gardening?Work and learn! Join other volunteers...
Bylane Book Club + Lecture: Flyaway with Suzie Gilbert How would you like to make like a bird and Flyaway? You’ll have two chances to do just that with Hudson Valley writer and wildlife rehabilitator Suzie Gilbert… Book Club Meeting Join the Bylane Book Club to...
Keep Those Binoculars Handy: November Programs November 2021 Programs Two Important Bird Areas (IBA) in one day? YES!Join Naturalist Tait Johansson for a Field Trip to Milford Point and Silver Sands State Park. Milford Point is one of Connecticut’s most-visited bird...
Public Lecture: The Bronx Zoo Tales by Kevin Hils Please join us for our Monthly Lecture Series as we present Kevin Hills to tell Bronx Zoo Tales on January 9th, 7pm, at the Katonah Village Library. Kevin Hils, Ornithology Collection Manager at the Wildlife...
Red-tailed Hawk by Charlotte Catalano
2017 Chestnut Ridge HawkWatch Season Review 2017 Chestnut Ridge HawkWatch Season Summary Thank you to everyone that came out to the HawkWatch this season! The HawkWatch is not just our longest running conservation research effort at Bedford Audubon, it’s truly a...
Hawkwatch Vista by Katherine Dunn
Chestnut Ridge HawkWatch Students at Hawkwatch by Katherine Dunn Perched high above Interstate 684 rests an unlikely aerie—a platform for counting and identifying thousands of migrating raptors. Each autumn from mid-August to November 20th, Bedford Audubon collects...
Kettle of Broadwing Hawks by Tait Johansson
Broad-winged Hawk The autumn Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platyperus) migration is an awe-inspiring event. Each September, vast numbers of these birds make their way from their breeding grounds in the deciduous forests to our north to their wintering grounds in Central...
