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RIDN Campers visit our Garden

8/12/2014

 
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Julia invited them in to her garden to touch the squash and get closer to some flowers and herbs.
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The campers sent us a letter after their visit.
RIGC continues to reach out to Roosevelt Island  In addition to our regular open weekend hours every Saturday and Sunday from May 1 to Sept. 30, we recently invited the Roosevelt Island Day Nursery Campers, ages 3 to 5 ,for an organized visit in July. They will return in August. 


Campers learned about how each garden is private and individual like their cubbies and work trays. They learned how we share the whole garden like they share spaces at school. We toured some of the main paths, the front common area, and our composting system. The children predicted, observed, helped throw new materials and kitchen scraps into the compost, and enjoyed the sights and smells! They took some seeds back to school to examine and plant. Take a look at the work and learning they generously shared with us. As one little camper said, "Awesome!"
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These were the campers thoughts before the visit. Will this place be like a farm? Is it near the fire station?
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Anthony shared a tomato plant and green beans off the vine from his plot. He introduced campers to composting friends like earthworms. They loved the front common area and a ladybug came to visit them there.

Birds in the Garden

8/9/2014

 
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Song Sparrow
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Gray Catbird
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Ruby Throated Hummingbird
What birds do you know and love in the garden? What birds have you seen?  

This year we have had song sparrows nesting in shrubs and arbors. One nest may have been lost, but another entire family has been seen. The robins are quite active this year, and you can hear their morning songs, evening songs and perhaps even alarm calls.  Catbirds nest in the garden. A juvenile hatched last year has been seen again this season. 

Cardinals and yellow throated warblers are also present.  Crows sometimes come in a big flock and hang out at the baseball field and then fly back over to the cottonwood tree.  The smaller birds love a simple birdbath that is kept very clean and they will definitely feed on berries to survive the nesting season and have enough to feed their young.  

Gardeners have also seen hummingbirds and one day during  this season, a red tail hawk was sighted. Watch and listen for these welcome garden residents and visitors.  Go to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to identify birds, hear their calls, and learn about their habits.

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Page.aspx?pid=1478

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