Buttercup Farm Audubon Sanctuary

03/26/2026

11/04/2025

Yesterday's volunteer crew put in quite a bit of work! Look at this before and after video! Our rail trail is looking much better with invasive Autumn Olive, Burning Bush, Barberry and Honeysuckle being removed. 😍

So thankful to have such amazing help - If you would like to volunteer, please sign up for our next two volunteer workdays: this Saturday, November 8th or Monday, November 17th from 9:30 am - 12 pm!

https://tickets.audubon.org/buttercup/events/c2216243-fc61-a12c-503f-0c8f8359ed4a

10/30/2025

We want to give a huge shout out to our amazing volunteers who helped clear invasive Autumn Olive and Barberry along our Red Trail!

There is still plenty of work to be done! So, if you are interested in helping us maintain our bird habitat at Buttercup Farm Sanctuary, join our volunteer group every other Monday from 9:30 AM - 12 PM.

Our next workday is this Monday, November 3rd. You can sign up through this link: https://tickets.audubon.org/buttercup/events/c2216243-fc61-a12c-503f-0c8f8359ed4a

Hope to see y'all there!😀

06/08/2023

Join the Alan Devoe Bird Club (https://www.alandevoebirdclub.org/) for a walk at Rheinstrom Hill Audubon Center on Saturday, June 17th at 8 am. Coordinator: Marian Sole, 203-710-9096.

Meet 8:00 am at the parking area address 225 Cambridge Road, Hillsdale off Route 7. Come explore this new walk on the ADBC schedule. This has been a lightly birded sanctuary in Columbia County, and we are excited to see what it has to offer.

08/14/2022

Join us this weekend for a lovely habitat walk at Rheinstrom Hill! Registration is required.

07/17/2022

This big tropical oriole is common in northeastern Mexico, but was not found in our area until 1939. It has since become common year-round in native woods of far southern Texas. It may go unseen at times as it forages in dense trees, but it draws attention with its harsh fussing callnotes. Even befo...

06/07/2022

Can you believe it's fledgling season already? "Fledglings" are baby birds which have left the nest and can fly a little, but still rely on their parents to feed them. If you spot what you think is an abandoned baby bird, it might just be a fledgling! Keep a safe distance and watch for up to 1 hour to see if the parents return.

05/12/2022

SCA Hudson Valley Corps seeks members to be part of a diverse program serving with NYS Parks, DEC and local non-profits providing critical environmental education and stewardship at sites in both urban and rural areas throughout the Hudson Valley region.

05/11/2022

Explore nightly migration data in your region

04/20/2022

Bird flu update! "Should I take down my feeders?"

🐦Removing feeders as a precautionary measure is never a bad idea! Since it's spring (yes, we realize it just snowed), food resources are generally more abundant. We do recommend taking down feeders when bird flu is active in wild birds in your region. Stay up-to-date via the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and the CDC map below. This is also a good moment to wash feeders with soap and/or bleach to reduce the chances of infection!

The CDC is maintaining a helpful interactive map showing counties in which bird flu has been detected in wild birds. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/data-map-wild-birds.html

04/14/2022

Simple steps to create a native plant garden.