Bard College - Bird Friendly Campus

Bard College - Bird Friendly Campus Bard College has amazing bird habitat--fields, woods, the Tivoli Bays. Watch the birds, take a photo and share what you see in and around the college.

"Bard Bird Friendly Campus" refers to a program or initiative focused on creating an environment that is supportive of bird populations on the Bard campus. The program aims to promote biodiversity, conservation, and sustainability by implementing practices and policies that benefit birds and their habitats. Typically, a bird-friendly campus would involve various initiatives such as:

Providing

habitat: Creating and maintaining suitable habitats for birds through the preservation and planting of native vegetation, including trees, shrubs, and flowers that provide food and shelter. Reducing hazards: Minimizing potential threats to birds such as collisions with windows by using bird-friendly glass or window treatments. Education and awareness: Raising awareness among students, staff, and the campus community about the importance of birds and the need for their conservation through educational programs, events, and signage. Research and monitoring: Conducting bird surveys and research to better understand the local bird population, their behaviors, and the effectiveness of conservation efforts. Collaborations: Partnering with local conservation organizations, birding groups, and experts to exchange knowledge, share resources, and work together on bird conservation projects. Bard College is making the first 'Bird Friendly Campus' in the United States in cooperation with the Audubon Society. We will place, throughout campus, houses, drinking stations, feeders and food for birds. We will also organize workshops and various other
venues in which to educate the Bard community about birds in our area and about how to protect our fine feathered friends.

Dawn chorus—come experience it with the Red Hook public library this Monday at 4 am. Cruger causeway.
05/17/2024

Dawn chorus—come experience it with the Red Hook public library this Monday at 4 am. Cruger causeway.

Still time to join us on these Monday morning walks! In fact, the best is yet to come.
04/15/2024

Still time to join us on these Monday morning walks! In fact, the best is yet to come.

Brrrr, la-la-la. Brrrr, la-la-la. “That’s a white-throated sparrow,” whispers a woman, delighted. All eyes look up, hoping to catch a glimpse of the bird, with its black eyestripes and yellow lores. Then birder Ken Fredericks offers a perfect imitation, his glistening lips puckered. Not five m...

Tomorrow morning 7 am—come walk Cruger Island road and see the bloodroot in bloom.
03/31/2024

Tomorrow morning 7 am—come walk Cruger Island road and see the bloodroot in bloom.

Monday morning bird walks are live! 22 people saw 33 species of birds. Join us next week 7-9.
03/18/2024

Monday morning bird walks are live! 22 people saw 33 species of birds. Join us next week 7-9.

Spring is here—so time to up your birding game. JBNHS is an amazing local bird club—great birders, fun people — with a r...
03/14/2024

Spring is here—so time to up your birding game. JBNHS is an amazing local bird club—great birders, fun people — with a range of walks that are all free!

The John Burroughs Natural History Society JBNHS strives to foster the study and enjoyment of natural history and to encourage conservation of natural resources. The organization reaches out to the general public via field trips, lectures, and a newsletter called The Chirp. Field trips, offered seve...

02/24/2024

Spring bird walks! Join me (Susan Fox Rogers) Monday mornings at 7 am March 11--end of May. We will gather at the top of Cruger Island Road (in the little parking lot) to bird spring migration. It's the best way to start the week! If you need more info, let me know!

Spring birding around Bard has been amazing! Migrants are moving through. If you haven't been out to say hi to the birds...
05/16/2021

Spring birding around Bard has been amazing! Migrants are moving through. If you haven't been out to say hi to the birds--do! You might see one of these lovely Red-breasted Grosbeaks.

Always welcome in winter: Female Cardinal
01/16/2019

Always welcome in winter: Female Cardinal

Winter birding: Look for these big boys working the trees from top to bottom. I took this out the window of my car near ...
01/11/2019

Winter birding: Look for these big boys working the trees from top to bottom. I took this out the window of my car near the Bard Campus.

A Cruger Island Road Black-crowned Night Heron
04/14/2017

A Cruger Island Road Black-crowned Night Heron

A Montgomery Place Pileated
04/14/2017

A Montgomery Place Pileated

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