Birds and Blooms @ F.R. Newman Arboretum

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.

Newman Arboretum walks meet by the Sculpture Garden in the central part of the Arboretum (Sculpture Garden, 362 Arboretum Rd.) on these dates:

Friday, May 15 @ Newman Arboretum
Friday, July 17 @ Newman Arboretum
Friday, September 18 @ Newman Arboretum

Sapsucker Woods walks meet in the portico outside the Lab of Ornithology Visitor Center (159 Sapsucker Woods Rd.). Click HERE to register for Sapsucker Woods dates:

Friday, April 17 @ Sapsucker Woods
Friday, June 26 @ Sapsucker Woods
Friday, August 14 @ Sapsucker Woods
Note: the Visitor Center opens at 10 am, so please meet outside the main entrance.

Special programming in conjunction with Birds and Blooms tours includes:

Keeping Common Birds Common: Birds and Habitat at Cornell Botanic Gardens and Beyond Exhibit
April 16 – December 31, 2026, Mann LibraryFeatures a collection of photographic portraits of birds that reside in the biodiverse habitats maintained by Cornell Botanic Gardens. Photographs by wildlife photographer Marie Read. Details can be found here: https://events.cornell.edu/event/keeping-common-birds

Cornell Botanic Gardens’ Elizabeth E. Rowley Lecture Keeping Our Common Birds Common, by Douglas Tallamy, 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: Baltimore Oriole by Joel Trick/Macauley Library