Plants & Gardens Blog

This delightful and common bird makes it through winter by storing seeds and joining forces with other species to form feeding flocks. Read › Birds of Brooklyn: White-Breasted Nuthatch

Many birds can survive through New York City’s milder winter weather. However, by late winter, it can be challenging for them to find food because all the seeds, fruit, and berries have been eaten. Read › Let’s Create: Bird Feeders (Project)

One of the great songbirds of North America, the unassuming winter wren looks a bit like a mouse. True to its name, it's easier to find in Brooklyn in the winter months. Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Winter Wren

The Baltimore oriole is a beautiful and beloved bird that nests in Brooklyn and the New York City. It's name has nothing to do with the Maryland city. Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Baltimore Oriole

New Yorkers are spending much more time indoors with their pets these days. While we’re all sheltering at home together, some well-chosen houseplants can help us all bond and satisfy our mutual need for a taste of the outdoors. Read › Bring Nature Indoors to Your Cat

The closure of Brooklyn Botanic Garden this spring has allowed birds an unprecedented chance to have this urban habitat to themselves. Read › Birds Take Over Brooklyn Botanic Garden

The great horned owl is a year-round resident owl in the New York City area. They are elusive during most of the day, but at twilight and again in the early morning, the great horned owl becomes very active and starts to hunt. Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Great Horned Owl

To see this very large seabird, you will need to travel to the outer edge of Brooklyn where the borough meets the ocean. If you're lucky, you will see it feeding on fish by plunge-diving into the water—a thrilling sight! Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Northern Gannet

The Cape May warbler is both a spring and fall migrant in New York City. Look for this bright yellow bird with distinctive black streaks. Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Cape May Warbler

Have you seen this large black waterbird in NYC? It's often spotted near bodies of water, both large and small, freshwater and saltwater, spreading its wings out to dry. Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Double-Crested Cormorant