Field Guides

Get to know the creatures of the BFEC with our field guides, which include sparrows, butterflies, frogs and bluebirds.

Butterfly Guide

Download a guide to the butterflies of the BFEC (PDF). Butterflies vary in abundance and season: visit the BFEC garden often from April through October to see the widest variety of species.

Frog Guide

Download a guide to the frogs of the BFEC (PDF). Frogs emerging from hibernation and filling the night with their calls are a welcome sign of spring. Look for the species described in the guide in the BFEC ponds and in the wooded wetlands along Wolf Run.

Sparrow Guide

Download a guide to the sparrows of the BFEC (PDF). To most people, the little brown birds flitting around the bushes all look the same, but upon closer inspection, you might find the variety surprising and soon recognize the distinctive markings described in the guide.

Build a Bluebird Box

Download a guide (PDF) to build, install, monitor and protect your own bluebird box.