Van Cortlandt Park

  Van Cortlandt Park Bronx, New York   Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Dumetella: “small bird of the thornbushes” Shy and reclusive Common most of North America Extraordinary mimic – cats,frogs, etc.

Welcome to Bronx Nature!

This is a nature oriented blog. Much maligned in the recent past, Bronx County has experienced a focused grass-roots attempt at environmental remediation. The Bronx River corridor has seen the return of its flora and fauna punctuated by the return of Jose the Beaver to the Bronx River. The first beaver sighted in 200 years. […]

NYBG

Botanical Gardens Bronx, NY Bumblebee (Bombus species) Social insects. Colonies w/one Queen Pollinators. No winter colony so no honey production. Barbless stinger – unlike honeybee Serious declines in population due to?  

Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer) Non-venomous May reach 7-10 feet in length Related to Pine and Bull snakes Main diet includes gophers/small mammals, birds May eat eat lizards, insects, frogs, and bats.

New Mexico

  Gila Cliff Dwellings, New Mexico Crevice Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus poinsettii (axtelli)?) Endemic Texas, New Mexico, Mexico Ovoviviparous – young born live Can reach 12 in total length