Current Critter Sightings in the Preserve
Spot something interesting?
E-mail: naturepr@binghamton.edu
8/24/2017
A Double Crested Cormorant has been staying in Harpur pond for the last few days. It has been spending a lot of time sitting on a log on the west side of the bridge ('87 Walkway); the right side if facing the hills.
5/13/2016
Turtle hatchlings have been spotted in various parking lots. If found, e-mail naturepr@binghamton.edu. You may release them into the Nature Preserve if they are not heading there or if they are in danger of getting hit by cars. However, do not put yourself in danger of being hit by cars to save the turtles.
5/12/2016
Sora calling at 9:30 am in the Marsh near Lot M.
5/10/2016
Baltimore Orioles, Catbirds, Brown Thrashers, are just some of the birds spotted in the Nature Preserve recently. Bluewing Warbler nest and Tufted Titmouse nests have been found.
5/01/2016
An American Bittern has been calling pretty reliably for the past few days in the Marsh closest to Lot M. Others have actually seen it. The American Bittern is a brown/tan heron that sticks it's head straight up to become almost invisible, camouflaged in tall wetland plants.
