Bluebirding at Landis Arboretum

Esperance – Landis Arboretum usually conjures up images of a garden of trees. An old growth forest. Crowds of  gardeners at our two signature plant sales. The Full Moon Concert Series. Hiking trails. Stargazing  parOes. Nature education workshops.  

But Landis is also a birder’s paradise, with deep woods, open fields, ponds, and the diversity of plant life  to attract and sustain bird life. In fact, the Arboretum is an official New York State Birding Trail site, an  Audubon Society-designated Important Bird Area, a NYSDEC Watchable Wildlife Site, and significant part  of the Route 20 Bluebird Trail. 

Landis has its own Bluebird Trail that features 40 nesting boxes located in pairs throughout the  Arboretum’s grounds. During the past winter, we invested a significant effort in improving the trail by  repairing and relocating many of these nesting boxes. At the same time, we have created a new Bluebird  Trail Map to assist visitors, updated our website to highlight birding opportunities, and added new field  trips and events to our calendar. To celebrate these improvements, we’re holding a Bluebird Lo,ery during the spring of 2024. The purpose of this event is to have some fun while highlighting the birding  opportunities here at the Arboretum. Oh ... and there will be free prizes!  

It is easy to participate in the Bluebird Lottery. Look at our Bluebird Trail map on our website, pick one  nesting box location that you think will first fledge bluebirds this spring, and email us your guess at  birding@landisarboretum.org by April 15, 2024. If you guess correctly, you’ll receive a free membership  and be entered in a drawing for one of our grand prizes. In case you were wondering, no bluebirds will  be given away as prizes! Considering that we typically have several locations that produce bluebirds  each year, the odds of winning seem pretty good. Please visit 

www.landisarboretum.org/events/bluebird-loSery for details on how to participate.