January, 2009

Accipiters - hawks that hunt and eat other birds - are well-known for staking out bird feeders in winter and picking off chickadees, titmice, nuthatches and other small prey: we feed the small birds sunflower seeds, and the small birds become food for the bigger birds.

Our friend Jim Nordgren has been named the first executive director in the 95-year history of Bedford Audubon. Jim is a member of Westchester Land Trust's Advisory Board. He and his wife, Peggy, also donated a conservation easement on their land in South Salem, and Jim was instrumental in efforts to buy and protect the Old Field Preserve and the Leon Levy Preserve.