Plants & Gardens Blog

This vocal bird not only meows, it mimics car alarms and sirens. Learn to tell the difference between its song and those of the mockingbird and brown thrasher. Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Gray Catbird

Two, or possibly three, red-tailed hawk chicks recently hatched in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden. Read › Baby Hawks Spotted at BBG

This spectacular songbird is on its way up from its tropical winter home. Watch and listen for it in Brooklyn this month! Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Blackburnian Warbler

After being rescued from an air shaft in Park Slope, the female hawk has been spotted back at the Garden with her mate. Read › Red-Tailed Hawk Thriving at BBG After Rescue

This insect-catching bird is the new harbinger of spring! Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Eastern Phoebe

It won't be long before these familiar red birds start piping up at BBG. The cardinal is one of the only birds species in which both the male and female sing. Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Northern Cardinal

This comically named bird provides food and shelter for other animals. Watch for it here now and through April, when it migrates north. Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker

Mockingbirds haven't always been common in Brooklyn, but they are now. Why? An invasive species of rose has something to do with it. Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Northern Mockingbird

The invasion of the yellow-rumped warblers is upon us. Don't worry, you have nothing to fear from this delightful bird, unless you're a bayberry. Read › Birds of Brooklyn: Yellow-Rumped Warbler

The two young red-tailed hawks that hatched at BBG earlier this spring have fledged. Read › Young Hawks Learn to Fly