Plants & Gardens Blog

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

BBG's abundance of bamboo is good news for the red pandas at the Prospect Park Zoo. Read › Panda Cubs Happy To Help Take Care of Excess Bamboo

Despite the chilly spring, birds are singing! Listen and you may hear a catbird meowing or a mockingbird impersonating a car alarm. Read › March Birds: The Heralds of Spring

What's an ant-eating bird like the northern flicker to do for food during a winter as harsh as this one? Read › A Tough Winter for Birds

Bald-faced hornets' nests are easy to spot in winter's bare trees. Are the hornets still living inside? Read › Anyone Inside?