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 30 at 7 AM Fall Migration Walk at Marshlands Conservancy, 220 Boston Post Rd, Rye. Meet in the parking lot. Walks continue on Wednesdays at 7 AM October 7, 14 and 28 (scroll down for locations). Also see Field Trips.
Cancelled: Saturday Sept 26 at 10 AM: The Bill Van Wart Memorial Hawk Watch. Heavy rain expected. Next Hawk Watch Oct 3.
Cancelled: Sunday, September 27 Nature Walk at 9:30 AM. Heavy rain expected. Next walk Oct 18 at 9:30 AM
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…
Saturday, October 10 at 8 AM. The Big Sit and a Hawk Watch, too. The object of a Big Sit is to count as many bird species as possible from one fixed location. We will be in the field behind the Lenoir Mansion, 1076 North Broadway, Yonkers. Park in lot south of mansion. When you come and how long you stay is up to you; we’ll be there until the late afternoon.
Saturdays in October Hawk Watch at 10 AM, 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…
Fall Migration Walks continue. All at 7 AM: Oct 7 Pelham Bay Park, Oct 14 Croton Point Park, Oct 28 Sheldrake Environmental Center. Meeting addresses and more info in Field Trips.
Save the date! Saturday, November 7 at 1 PM Noah Stryker Author, adventurer - and of Big Year fame - Noah Stryker will talk at the Grinton I. Will Library, 1500 Central Park Ave, Yonkers. More…
Printable calendar of Sept / Oct events
Photo: Left to right. Red-tailed Hawk, Frances Greenberg. Audubon Photography Awards: Bald Eagle, Gary Crandall; Coopers Hawk, Jason Kandume