Upcoming Birding and Nature Trips

Below is a list of upcoming nature trips by local birding/conservation groups for Saturday, July 28, 2018 to Sunday, July 29, 2018:

Bedford Audubon Society
Saturday, July 28, 2018, 8:15am - 1:30pm
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Join Naturalist Tait Johansson for high tide at the bay, which sends shorebirds in impressive numbers to the refuge’s East Pond. We should also see herons, egrets, Glossy Ibis, and many others! Bring binoculars, lunch, sunscreen, plenty of cold drinks, and boots/footwear you don’t mind getting muddy. Depart Bylane at 7 am or meet at Visitors Center at 8:15am.Cost: Free. Level of difficulty: Moderate. Register with Susan Fisher at info@bedfordaudubon.org or 914-302-9713.
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Sunday, July 29, 2018, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Dragonflies of Muscoot Farm
Join Naturalist Tait Johansson and Friends of Muscoot Farm for an early summer nature walk focused on dragonflies and damselflies on the beautiful grounds of Muscoot Farm. Cost: Free. Level of difficulty: Easy. Register with Susan Fisher at info@bedfordaudubon.org or 914-302-9713.
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Feminist Bird Club
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Bilingual Bird Walk at Jamaica Bay
Join the Feminist Bird Club for a Bilingual Bird Walk at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge for birders of all levels. This walk will be led in Spanish by Kellie Quinones, a Board member at NYC Audubon Society, and translated to English by Cally Guasti.

We will leave from the Visitor Center at 9:30 AM, please bring bug spray, a snack, and binoculars if you have them. Limited amount of binoculars will be available from the nature center.

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Gateway National Recreation Area
Saturday, July 28, 2018, 10:00am to 11:00am
Birding by the Bay
Location: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Fees: Free
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Sunday, July 29, 2018, 10:00am to 11:30am
Osprey Watch Guided Walk
Location: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Every Sunday Weekly from 05/20/2018 to 09/30/2018
Fees: free
Learn all about the amazing osprey on this guided walk of the West Pond Trail.
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Green-Wood Cemetery
Sunday, July 22, 2018
Birding in Peace
Summer Birding Sundays
Except for some lingering individuals, by the end of the first week in June nearly all the northbound migrants will have disappeared from the city. Locally nesting birds will be incubating eggs or busily raising their first broods. In July we should see the offspring of our resident Red-tailed Hawks bravely preparing to leave the nest. Warbler songs will be replaced by chirring Cicadas and the tweets of fledgling birds. Butterflies and dragonflies are abundant. By late-July, expect the arrival of the first southbound migrants.

Before our gates open to the general public, birding expert Rob Jett leads these peaceful Saturday/Sunday morning walking tours to discover the many birds that call Green-Wood home. Green-Wood’s official birding checklist is available to pick up from the security guard at the main entrance on 25th Street or to print here. Comfortable footwear is recommended.

$10 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $15 for non-members

Click here for our inclement weather policy.

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Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society
Sunday, July 29, 2018 - 4:00pm
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
At Jamaica Bay, birding is excellent year-round. There are approximately 70 species that nest regularly at the Refuge.
Registration: 585-880-0915
Directions: Meet at Visitor Center parking lot.

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Linnaean Society of New York
Sunday, July 29, 2018
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Leader: Richard ZainEldeen
Registrar: Ellen Hoffman — ellenh33@icloud.com or 917-903-3486
Registration opens: Monday, July 16
Ride: $15 or public transportation

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New York Botanical Garden (Bronx)
Saturdays -- 11:00 a.m.
Debbie Becker leads a free bird walk at the Garden every Saturday from 11am to 12:30pm beginning at the Reflecting Pool in the Leon Levy Visitor Center
Meet at the Reflecting Pool at the Leon Levy Visitor Center
Included in All-Garden Pass
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New York City Audubon Society
Sunday, July 29, 2018, 8:00am – 11:00am
Prospect Park Birdwalk
Sundays, July 15, July 29, and August 26, 8-11am
Guide: Gabriel Willow
Join Gabriel Willow for a leisurely walk to see late arriving migrants and breeding bird residents of “Brooklyn's backyard.” Beautiful Prospect Park has a wide variety of habitats that attract a large number of migrants and breeding bird species—significantly more than Central Park, in fact. We will explore the park's meadows, forests, and waterways in search of waterfowl, warblers, tanagers, and some of the other species that call the park home. Limited to 15. $36 (25) per walk
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Staten Island Museum
Saturday, July 28, 2018, 8:30pm - 10:00pm
Moth Night
Location: Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A
$10 per adult/Children under 12 free
Stay up late and celebrate National Moth Week! Revel in the beauty and learn about the life cycles and habitats of moths. Featured activities include looking closely at Museum specimens, face painting, shadow dancing, art activities, and a night hike through Snug Harbor with Science Educators Clay Wollney and Mike Shanley. Guests should bring flashlights for the night hike. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Presented in collaboration with the Staten Island Children’s Museum.

Registration recommended.
To Register Click Here

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Urban Park Rangers
Sunday, July 29, 2018
Animal of the Month: Northern Harrier at Arthur Kill Road and Brookfield Avenue (in Brookfield Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers in Brookfield Park as we look for this acrobatic raptor, the Norther Harrier.
Free!