About Fungi
Photo by Mason Rowe
Mason Rowe Talks Fungi…
In his role as our 2023 Summer Garden Intern, Mason was very busy. The garden redesign was in full swing when he arrived; he jumped right in to tasks involved in the garden, but was also able to share his passion for foraging for mushrooms in two pop-up fungi walks. Mason shares his expertise on fungi here, and for that we are grateful! Enjoy!
December Nature Almanac
Here is a list of some wonderful things to watch for this month in nature.
A Journey from Birds to Native Plants
Join us on Wednesday, January 11 for a lecture given by Carol Copabianco, Executive Director of the Native Plant Center of Westchester County. A longtime birder, journalist, and native plant devotee, Carol will connect the dots between our backyard gardens and the birds we love.
Thank You, Land Trust Alliance and the Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust
A huge thank you to the Land Trust Alliance and the Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust for their generous grants to help us connect more people to nature and to raise our collective voices for conservation.
Thank You, Albano Appliance
Thank you to Fred and the team at Albano Appliance in Pound Ridge for delivering our new-to-us Viking stove—it looks and cooks great! We made this upgrade to our kitchen thanks to the generosity of an individual who donated their stove to us during their home renovation.
Accipiters
Each fall, ridgetops throughout the northeastern United States play host to flights of migrating hawks. The most spectacular of these in our area are the flocks of Broad-winged Hawks that pass through in mid-September. But providing the most consistent flight...
American Crow & Raven
The American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) is familiar to everyone. One of the most common and visible birds in our area, this Crow is found in almost every habitat, including towns, forests, fields, and suburbia. A less familiar bird to many is the Common Raven...
American Goldfinch
The American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) is one of our most familiar birds, especially to those who maintain bird feeders. This common inhabitant of shrubby fields, the edges of woods, and suburban areas is in spring through autumn, the male Goldfinch is a...
American Kestrel
One of the more common fall migrant raptors in eastern North America is the American Kestrel (Falco sparverius). This brightly-colored small falcon is now almost gone from Westchester and Putnam counties as a breeder, but continues to migrate through our area in good...
Baltimore & Orchard Oriole
One of the most notable avian events of May, a month with no shortage of such events, is the return of our two species of oriole from their Mexican and Central American wintering grounds. The arrival of such tropical-looking birds has always seemed to me an...
Barred Owl
The Barred Owl (Strix varia) is a common inhabitant of larger forest tracts and wooded wetlands in our area, though it, like many other nocturnal creatures, is seldom seen by humans. This species can be distinguished from our two other most commonly encountered...