Upcoming Trips

Below are the birding/nature trips from Saturday, August 23 - Sunday, August 24, 2025:

Brooklyn Bird Club

Early Fall Songbirds at Green-wood Cemetery
Sunday, August 24, 2025
Leader: Rob Jett
Description: The beginning of the southern migration for neotropic warblers, flycatchers, orioles, shorebirds and other songbird species.
Registration: Peter Dorosh, email Prosbird@gmail.com or Prosbird@aol.com
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Gateway National Parks

Birding for Beginners
Sundays, July 06, 2025 to August 31, 2025, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Leader: Park Rangers
Description: Interested in birds, but feel intimidated about getting into birding? No problem, this is birding for beginners! Together we will take a nature walk, talk about what makes Jamaica Bay such a great place for birds, and give you the tools to learn the basics of bird identification and appreciation. Bug spray and sunscreen are recommended, binoculars available.
Registration: Not required.
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Great South Bay Audubon Society

Jamaica Bay Nature Walk
Saturday, August 23, 2025, 8:00am - 10:00am
Leader: Mike Cooper, John Gluth
Description: Please join us as we head out to Jamaica Bay for an early morning adventure.
Registration: You must register for this trip. Text or email to Vera Capogna 516-639-5430 vlvcap@yahoo.com
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Linnaean Society of New York

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, 32nd Annual Tom Davis Memorial Shorebird Walk
Saturday, August 23, 2025
Leader: Tom Stephenson
Description: This annual memorial walk honors Tom Davis, who was, by many accounts, from the birders who knew him, an incredible observer of wildlife especially interested in shorebirds. He was also well known for imparting his knowledge to others and ensuring that others would see the unique birds he sighted. This year’s walk, led by Tom Stephenson, will also be guided by those principles.
Registration: Christina Black — christina.black50@gmail.com
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NYC Bird Alliance

Governors Island Bird Tour
Saturday, August 23, 2025, 2:15pm - 3:45pm
Leader: ______
Description: Did you know that nearly 240 bird species have been spotted on Governors Island? Whether you’re an expert birder or a beginner, these tours will help you discover what makes this island an excellent place for birding.
Registration: Registration page
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Rockaway Birding
Saturday, August 23, 2025, 9:30am - 11:00am
Leader: Russell Jacobs
Description: Join NYC Bird Alliance (formerly NYC Audubon) to explore the Rockaways - a vital habitat for shorebirds. In the summer, these beaches provide crucial nesting grounds for shorebirds like Piping Plovers, Least Terns, and Black Skimmers, while in the fall, becoming important foraging habitat for sandpipers and other shorebirds making their way south. The extensive dune vegetation provides habitat for a variety of sparrows and other birds stopping over in New York City, while sea ducks, grebes, and loons overwinter just offshore.
Registration: Registration page
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Intro to Birding on the QueensWay
Sunday, August 24, 2025, 9:30am - 11:00am
Leader: Woo Sung Park
Description: Join NYC Bird Alliance's Woo Sung Park and The Trust for Public Land and explore The QueensWay! The QueensWay is an intiative to transform the LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch that cuts through Forest Park into a new green space. This blossoming new park is sure to attract many bird species this fall.
Registration: Registration page
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South Shore Audubon Society

Mill Pond Park
Sunday, August 24, 2025
Leader: Members of SSAS
Description: Use street parking on the westbound side of Merrick Road. The park is four blocks west of the Wantagh State Parkway. Meet at the gazebo.
Registration: Registration is required by calling Joe Landesberg at 516-467-9498
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Urban Park Rangers

Saturday, August 23, 2025
Birding in Bucks Hollow at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island
8:30am–10:00am
Discover the birds of the Greenbelt on a short hike through Bucks Hollow.
Free

McGolrick Bird Club at Monsignor McGolrick Park (in Msgr. McGolrick Park), Brooklyn
9:00am–11:00am
Free birding walks are held every Saturday at 9am, year-round. Meet at the Russell & Driggs entrance to McGolrick park.
Free

Hudson River Park's Park Tours: Nature Walks at Christopher St. Fountain, Manhattan
10:00am–11:00am
Learn about Hudson River Park’s wildlife by joining knowledgeable naturalists on guided nature walks along the Park’s esplanade. Hudson River Park is home to many plant and animal species including over 100 species of birds. Peek into some of our gardens to discover butterflies, dragonflies and other interesting insects.
Free