Birds and Blooms @ Sapsucker Woods

We’ll alternate between tours of Sapsucker Woods and the F.R. Newman Arboretum in search of birds and to learn about trees and other plants that provide biodiverse habitat. A limited number of binoculars are available to borrow. Space is limited and pre-registration is required for each individual tour date.

Fee: $14 general admission per tour; Free for Cornell Botanic Gardens Access Pass holders.
Sapsucker Woods walks meet at the Lab of Ornithology Visitor Center (159 Sapsucker Woods Rd.) on these dates:

Friday, April 17 @ Sapsucker Woods

Friday, June 26 @ Sapsucker Woods

Friday, August 14 @ Sapsucker Woods

Newman Arboretum walks meet by the Sculpture Garden in the central part of the Arboretum (Sculpture Garden, 362 Arboretum Rd.). Click HERE to register for these Arboretum dates:

Friday, May 15 @ Newman Arboretum

Friday, July 17 @ Newman Arboretum

Friday, September 18 @ Newman Arboretum

Special programming in conjunction with Birds and Blooms tours includes:

April 16 – December 31, 2026, Mann Library
Features a collection of photographic portraits of birds that reside in the biodiverse habitats maintained by Cornell Botanic Gardens. Photographs by wildlife photographer Marie Read.

, Ph.D., Professor of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology (University of Delaware)
Sunday, April 26, 3:00 p.m., Call Auditorium, Kennedy Hall (hybrid event)

Photo credit: Scarlet Tanager by Margaret Hagwood/Macauley Library

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