They can be seen hopping around the garden during the summer months. As you explore the garden further you may notice that many of our plants are missing leaves. These have been eaten by the deer, rabbits and woodchucks that visit the garden early in the morning. The garden also attracts a variety of birds. The waterfall provides a source of water and a bathing place for the song sparrows and mourning doves that live in the adjacent field.
Goldfinches commonly flit through the garden in route to the feeders located near the house.
They also help plant the garden. Most of the sunflowers seen in the garden came from seeds dropped by the birds. If you sit quietly you may get to see ruby throated hummingbirds visiting bee balm and zinnias. Their wings beat so rapidly that you often can hear them coming before you actually see them. Lying adjacent to the garden is a successional field that was used for agriculture until 1994.