Plants for a Deer Resistant Garden: Throw Some Shade Plants for a Deer Resistant Garden: Throw Some Shade By Alex Hall, Leon Levy Native Garden Intern Not only do Northeastern gardeners have to endure harsh winters and rocky soils, but we also have to contend with...
Pipevine Swallowtail larvae
The Pipevine Lifeline: We’re Expecting Pipevine Swallowtails! The Pipevine Lifeline By Krista Botting, Summer Field Biologist New York State sits at the very edge of the Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) butterfly’s breeding range. Bedford Audubon is lucky...
Tait holding a banded Black-capped Chickadee
Bird Bling: The Why & How of Bird Banding Research Bird Bling By Krista Botting, Summer Field Biologist A Day in the Life A typical banding day begins when the birds get up, just before dawn. Naturalist Tait Johansson and Field Biologist Krista Botting are often...
Baby Eastern Bluebirds by Krista Botting
Nest Boxes: Manage, Maintain, & Monitor The Three Ms of Nest Boxes: Manage, Maintain, & Monitor By Krista Botting, Summer Field Biologist Being the “landlord” of a nest box doesn’t have to take up a lot of time, but it’s not a good idea to put one up and...
Tree Swallow nest by Krista Botting
Nest Boxes: How to Select the Perfect Box Nest Boxes: How to Select the Perfect Box By Krista Botting, Summer Field Biologist The breeding season is well under way, and many breeding pairs are beginning a second brood while some later nesters are just beginning to...
July Nature Almanac: What to Look for this Month 5 Look for the dark pink flowers of Swamp Milkweed in open wetlands. These flowers often attract wetland butterflies like the Mulberry Wing and Black Dash. 9 Full Moon. 15 Look for American...
Turkey Vulture at Chestnut Ridge HawkWatch by Anna Butler
Join our HawkWatch Team as the Lead Counter CHESTNUT RIDGE HAWKWATCH LEAD COUNTER Bedford Audubon is pleased to announce the availability of a 13-week paid opportunity in field (raptors) biology at our Chestnut Ridge HawkWatch in Bedford Corners, New York. Required...
Variegated Solomon's Seal by Bob Rohr
Find Inspiration with Our Garden Tours this Season Join us this season for a series of area garden tours in New York and Connecticut. The gardens feature both native plants and an exploration of gardens designed by Beatrix Farrand (1872-1959), a pioneering landscape...
Native trumpet honeysuckle by Bob Rohr
Ten Reasons to Volunteer in our Leon Levy Native Garden 1. It’s a great way for you to learn more about native plants— no prior experience necessary, and we welcome all ages and abilities! 2. You’ll get to see and hear lots of fabulous birds that...
Forest of fireflies by University of Florida
June Nature Almanac 5 Look for Hobomok Skippers, a small but striking orange, brown, and yellow butterfly, zipping by you as you walk along the edges of deciduous woods. 9 Full Moon. 15 Listen for Eastern Gray Tree Frogs’ loud, ringing, bird-like trill on warm...
