Plants/Birds

Plants

The Bayard Cutting Arboretum is dedicated to the preservation of it large and unique plant collection. The following list has been compiled about the many plant species maintained at B.C.A. The list includes each plant's botanical and common name, the number of that species found throughout B.C.A. and its blooming time when applicable.

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Birds

Because of the arboretum's location, climate and landscape, B.C.A. is home to a wide variety of bird species. The following list provides information regarding the species of birds which may be observed at the arboretum. The list also offers the peek times throughout the year for observing each species.

C=Common
U=Un-Common

Type of Bird

Season Seen (Long Island)
   

Spring

Summer

...Fall

Winter
             

Water Fowl

Mallard

     C
 

Canvas Back  

    C
 

Red Head  

    U
 

Ruddy Duck  

    C
 

Pintail  

    U
 

Common Merganser  

    C
 

Red Breasted Merganser  

    U
 

Hooded Merganser  

    C
 

Wood Duck

       U
 

Buffle Head  

    C
 

Black Duck

       C
 

American Coot

        C
 

Pied Billed Grebe

        U
 

Canada Goose

        C
 

Swan

      C
             

Water Birds

Snowy Egret

       C
 

Great Blue Heron

       C
 

Black Capped Night Heron

        U
 

Herring Gull

      C
 

Glaucus Gull

      C
 

Common tern

        U
 

Osprey

       C
 

Belted Kingfisher

        C
             

Small Birds

Robin

       C
 

Starling

      C
 

Warblers

        C
 

Sparrows

        C
 

American Golfinch

      U
 

Northern Oriole

       U
 

Rufous-Sided Towhee

       U
 

Cardinal

        C
 

Blue Jay

      C
 

Eastern Kingbird

      U
 

House Wren

        U
 

Brown Thrasher

        U
 

Chickadee

        C
 

Mocking Bird

      C
 

Red Winged Blackbird

      C
 

Cedar Waxwing

        U
 

Brown Headed Cowbird

        C
 

Barn Swallow

        C
 

Tree Swallow

        C
 

Wood Peckers

        C
 

Red Breasted Nuthatch

       C
 

House Finch

      C
 

Purple Finch

      C
 

Grey Catbird

       C
 

Juneo

        C
 

Titmouse

        C
 

Hummingbird

         U
             

Hawks

Red Tailed Hawks

       C
 

American Kestrel

        U
             

Owls

Screech

      C
 

Sawwhet

      C
 

Barn Owl

      U
 

Long Eared

      U
 

Great Grey

      U