We are a chapter of the National Audubon Society and located in southwestern Westchester County, New York. We connect our community to nature through our programs and activities. All are welcome to participate. We are based at the Lenoir Nature Preserve in Yonkers where we maintain a Butterfly and Hummingbird Garden, opened from dawn to dusk year-round.
september / October happenings
Wednesday, September 9 at 7 AM: Bird walk at Cliffdale Farm, 85 Teatown Rd, Croton-on-Hudson. First in the series of fall migration walks. Other Wednesdays fall migration walks at 7 AM: Sept 16 at Rockefeller Preserve, Sept 23 Tibbetts Brook, Sept 30 Marshlands Conservancy. October 7 Pelham Bay Park, Oct 14 Croton Point Park, Oct 28 Sheldrake Environmental Center. Meeting places, addresses and more info on Field Trips...
Saturday, September 12 at 8 AM: Bird walk at Lenoir Preserve. See Field Trips…
Saturday Sept 12 at 10 AM Hawk Watch begins! Meet behind Lenoir Mansion, 1076 North Broadway, Yonkers. Hawk Watch will be held every Saturday at 10 AM through October 31: Sept 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31. See Field Trips for more info…
Sunday, September 13 at 8 AM Bird walk at Hillside Woods. Meet at the Chemka Pool parking lot, 1 Chemka Pool Rd., Hastings. See Field Trips…
Sunday, September 20 at 8 AM Volunteer Day in the Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden, Lenoir Preserve. Come whenever, stay as long as you like. No experience needed. More info…
Wednesday, September 23: My Journey with Eastern Bluebirds at 7 PM. Sandy Morrissey has been putting up bluebird boxes in Westchester County for over 20 years. She has done much to restore the NY State bird in our county. At Lenoir Nature Center, 19 Dudley St, Yonkers. Refreshments. More about Sandy…
Sunday, September 27 Nature Walk at 9:30 AM. Conservation chair Debbi Dolan will lead a walk around Lenoir Nature Preserve, 19 Dudley St, Yonkers. We’ll watch for fall migrants, like the Bald Eagle, and changes in flora and fauna late summer has brought. Meet at the Nature Center. Email Debbi to let her know you are coming.
Saturday, October 3 at 1 PM Hawk Day. Master Falconer James Eyring shows and flies his hawks. At Lenoir Nature Center. Day starts with a Hawk Watch at 10 AM behind Lenoir Mansion. More…
Saturdays in October Hawk Watch at 10 AM continues, behind Lenoir Mansion. Every Saturday: Oct 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31. Check this site for weather. We stay as long as hawks are flying. More info…
Photo: Baltimore Oriole, Tom Warren, Audubon Photography Awards