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Birds & Other Wildlife

• Birds & Other Wildlife

  Birds of Brooklyn: Spotted Sandpiper

  This shore bird can be seen alongside lakes, ponds, and streams in Brooklyn's parks and Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Spotted Sandpiper

• Birds & Other Wildlife

  Birds of Brooklyn: Black-Capped Chickadee

  This beloved little bird will eat right of a person's hand. Or pull fur right out of a sleeping raccooon's coat! Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Black-Capped Chickadee

• Birds & Other Wildlife

  Eastern Red Bat Roosts in the Discovery Garden

  An eastern red bat recently stopped by the Discovery Garden to roost. Read › Eastern Red Bat Roosts in the Discovery Garden

• Birds & Other Wildlife

  Birds of Brooklyn: Mallard Duck

  Mallards thrive in Brooklyn and all over the world. Where do they nest? When do they molt? How do they feed themselves when humans aren't throwing them bread crusts? Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Mallard Duck

• Urban Gardening & Ecology | Birds & Other Wildlife

  Birds of Brooklyn: Red-Bellied Woodpecker

  This noisy, colorful woodpecker was once a southern species, but now its thriving in Brooklyn. Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Red-Bellied Woodpecker

• Birds & Other Wildlife

  Birds of Brooklyn: Red-Tailed Hawk

  This raptor is common in the city. In spring, red-tailed hawks start nesting, and it's not hard to catch a glimpse of their mating rituals, hunting habits, and nest-tending behaviors in parks and at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Red-Tailed Hawk

• Birds & Other Wildlife

  Birds of Brooklyn: Starling

  The starling, one of the most populous bird species in North America, wasn't always here. Its presence is the result of a passing reference in a Shakespeare play. Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Starling

• BBG Gardens & Collections | Birds & Other Wildlife

  Pollinators in the Native Flora Garden (Video)

  Butterflies, bees, and other pollinators flock to Native Flora Garden's plants. So do their predators. Uli Lorimer explains the relationships at play in this small but diverse habitat shares some good news about the the monarchs he has observed. Read › Pollinators in the Native Flora Garden (Video)

• Birds & Other Wildlife

  Birds of Brooklyn: American Kestrel

  The smallest falcon in the United States likes to nest in the eaves and cornices of old buildings in New York City and hunt grasshoppers at Floyd Bennett Field. Read › Birds of Brooklyn: American Kestrel

• Birds & Other Wildlife

  Birds of Brooklyn: American Redstart

  This pretty warbler is an ace insect catcher with a distinctive hunting method. Read › Birds of Brooklyn: American Redstart

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