Wildlife Sightings
Greenbrook members who enjoy hiking the 6½ miles of
trails in the sanctuary are encouraged to post their observations of flora and
fauna on a bulletin board in the parking lot. These listings often alert fellow
members to some of the more interesting sights on this portion of the Palisades.
The table below is just a small sampling of the many wonderful natural history
occurrences at Greenbrook.
This page is
generally updated each week; last updated on
September 03, 2010.
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DATE |
SPECIES |
LOCATION |
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2010 |
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July 24 |
Garter snake | "H" trail |
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July 25 |
Carolina saddlebags dragonfly Eastern tailed-blue butterfly |
Pond Native Plant Project |
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July 28 |
Pileated woodpecker | "S" trail |
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July 29 |
Eastern phoebe Osprey |
"M" trail Arboretum Point |
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August 1 |
Eastern wood-peewee | "J" trail |
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August 2 |
Summer azure butterfly | Gravel road |
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August 4 |
Zabulon skipper butterfly Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) in bloom |
Bog Native Plant Project |
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August 5 |
Baltimore oriole | Parking area |
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August 6 |
Young black bear | On Long Path, near entrance gate |
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August 9 |
Monarch butterfly | Entrance road |
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August 11 |
Common buckeye butterfly | "F" trail |
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August 14 |
Northern water snake | Pond |
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August 15 |
Common raven | Over picnic lawn |
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August 18 |
Blackpoll warbler | Fairfield |
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August 19 |
Young spring peeper Two-lined salamander |
Green Brook " " |
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August 20 |
Red-banded hairstreak butterfly | Parking area |
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August 24 |
Spotted sandpiper | Pond |
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August 25 |
Blue-winged warbler | "C" trail |
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August 26 |
Belted kingfisher Indian pipes (Monotropa uniflora) in bloom |
Pond Gravel road |
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August 27 |
Green heron | Pond |
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August 29 |
Ovenbird | "J" trail |
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September 1 |
Cooper's hawk | Parking area |
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September 2 |
Great-crested flycatcher Orange sulphur butterfly Peregrine falcon chasing common ravens |
"C"
trail Entrance road Over Hudson River |
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