Wildlife: Protecting the Peeper

Wildlife: Protecting the Peeper As soon as it’s warm enough to enjoy an evening stroll or open the windows and let the breezes blow through, you’ll undoubtedly hear a familiar sound… their cheery chorus a sure sign of spring’s arrival. Peepers, their tranquil trilling...

Spring Seed Sale Shop is Open!

It’s Bird Chirping Weather and Our Spring Seed Sale Shop is Open! Let’s face it… the biggest reason many of us feed the birds is for our own pleasure. But did you know that in the spring, our feathered friends can actually use our help in late...

Bedford Audubon Seeks Native Garden Intern

Bedford Audubon Society is pleased to announce the availability of a ten-week paid internship opportunity in the Leon Levy Native Garden, located at Bylane Farm, our center of operations in Katonah, New York, for college students pursuing a degree in landscape...

February Environmental Education: What to Do

February Environmental Education: What to Do Embrace Winter with Bedford Audubon Inside + Out this February! There’s still time to participate in EagleWatch! It runs on Thursdays for the rest of this month beginning about 1.5 hours before sunset. Naturalist Tait...

Bylane Book Club: Where the Crawdads Sing

Bylane Book Club: Where the Crawdads Sing Warm up with new friends at Bylane Farm this winter for a relaxing evening of conversation, sips + snacks. Where the Crawdads Sing has been on the New York Times Bestseller List for 60+ weeks… pick up a copy and learn...

January Environmental Education: What to Do

January Environmental Education: What to Do Start the New Year by Getting Outside: January Environmental Education Events with Bedford Audubon January 1 starts a fresh year, and a new bird list! You can start adding to your list right away by joining Bedford Audubon...

It’s Christmas Bird Count Time!

It’s Christmas Bird Count Time! This early-winter bird census is a National Audubon Society community science program that relies on volunteers across the Western Hemisphere to go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day to count birds. We have four local Counts...

About Birds-All Hail the Turkey!

Why did the chicken cross the road? To make way for the turkeys! Meleagris gallopavo, more commonly known as the wild turkey, has once again become a common sight in New York, and Westchester is home to dozens and dozens of these curious fowl. The gobblers are right...

December Nature Programming: What to Do

December Nature Programming: What to Do Celebrate the Holidays AND Birds with Bedford Audubon this December! With the new year on the horizon, December is a wonderful time for reflection and to appreciate what we have in our backyard. Take some time this month to step...