Upcoming Trips
Below are the birding/nature trips from Saturday, June 14 - Sunday, June 15, 2025:
Bedford Audubon Society
Field Trip to Fahnestock State Park & Glynwood Farm
Saturday, June 14, 2025, 7:30am - 12:30pm
Leader: Tait Johansson
Description: Come on a Field Trip to Fahnestock State Park, a deciduous and mixed forests that support a diverse group of forest-dependent bird species bird community, with Naturalist Tait Johansson. We hope to see some of the breeders in this area including Acadian Flycatcher, Purple Martin, Blackburnian Warbler, Canada Warbler, and of course, Ruffed Grouse!
Registration: Cost: Free. Level of Difficulty: Moderate. Registration required by emailing Susan at info@bedfordaudubon.org or by calling 914-302-9713.
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Brooklyn Bird Club
The Insect World of Brooklyn Bridge Park
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Leader: Matthew Wills
Description: Explore native pollinator meadows and stunning landscapes for insects, butterflies, and dragonflies in this haven along the East River.
Registration: Prosbird@gmail.com or prosbird@aol.com
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Eastern Long Island Audubon Society
South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO) and ELIAS join together for the Eric Salzman Memorial Walk
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Leader: _____
Description: Meet at 8:00 am, at the SoFo building, 377 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton, for this annual walk around the open fields and bordering woods, in memory of Eric, a director of SoFo, and a long-time friend and mentor to many ELIAS members. The approximately 1.5 mile walk on wide and neatly mowed paths, we hope to encounter resident nesting warblers and song birds.
Registration: Please register directly with South Fork Natural History Museum – Go to the website SoFo.org/Calendar, and click on the listing of the walk to register.
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Gateway National Parks
Birding Atop Fort Tilden
June 14, 2025 to June 28, 2025, 10:30am - 11:30am
Leader: Park Rangers
Description: Climb to the top of Battery Harris East at Fort Tilden for the chance to see birds of all kinds from one of the highest lookout points in the area. With a great view of the ocean, bay, and all five boroughs, any bird sighting is possible! Binoculars, field guides, and a scope will be provided. Rain will cancel this event. Meet on the observation deck of Battery Harris East.
Registration: No required.
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Ranger Walk at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Every week on Saturday, June 7 - June 28, 2025, 11:00 am — 12:00pm
Leader: Park Rangers
Description: Join a park ranger for a guided walk at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge every Saturday!
Registration: No required.
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Green-Wood Cemetery
PollinaTours of Green-Wood
Saturday, June 14, 2025, 10:00am - 11:30am
Description: Take a summer stroll through Green-Wood and there’s one thing you’ll see (and hear) at every turn—the buzz of wild bees going about their daily routine. Bee biologist Sarah Kornbluth of the American Museum of Natural History leads this walking tour to highlight these noisy and industrious creatures, how they live, the resources they need, and where they make their homes across the Cemetery. Learn about the rich diversity of wild bee species (including bumble, carpenter, miner, leaf cutter, sweat, and more) and beecome more attune to small worlds around you.
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Linnaean Society of New York
Van Cortland Park Nature Walk: Birds, Butterflies, and Insects
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Leader: Ken Chaya
Description: Van Cortlandt Park is New York City’s third largest green space. It contains a variety of natural habitats within its 1,146 acres, including woodlands, marshes, meadows, and a lake. Here, we will search for Green Herons, Mute Swans, Red-winged Blackbirds, Tree Swallows, Eastern Wood-Pewees, Double-crested Cormorants, Great Egrets, Gray Catbirds, and Northern Flickers. We will also search for dragonflies and damselflies, including the Ebony Jewelwing, beetles such as the Net-winged Beetle, butterflies including the Banded Hairstreaks, and one of our prime target species, the Silvery Checkerspot butterfly. These species are only a fraction of the bird and insect species encountered during past Linnaean walks. Attendees should bring lunch, water, and insect and sun protection. There is a restroom at the beginning of our walk and another about halfway through the park with a water fountain.
Registration: Amanda Bielskas — bielskas@gmail.com
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NYC Bird Alliance
Pigeon Fest at the High Line
Saturday, June 14, 2025, 12:00pm - 8:00pm
Leader: ____
Description: In celebration of Iván Argote’s Dinosaur—the striking 17-foot-tall aluminum pigeon sculpture at the Spur on the High Line—and National Pigeon Appreciation Day, the High Line presents Pigeon Fest, a full-day festival celebrating pigeons, urban ecology, and public art. Pigeon Fest brings together artists, musicians, scientists, horticulturists, activists, educators, and the public to play and learn together, while exploring the intersection of art, nature, and city life.
Registration:Registration not required.
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New York Botanical Garden Bird Tour
Saturday, June 14, 2025, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Leader: _____
Description: Join us and the New York Botanical Garden for Bird Tours throughout the year! Get to see some of NYBG’s diverse landscape and learn why this unique green space is such a vital haven for a great variety of species year-round. The tour will meet at the Reflecting Pool in the Native Plant Garden. This tour is included in your admission to the Garden. Participation is on a first-come, first-served basis. A limited number of binoculars will be available.
Registration: Learn more about this tour and see the entire schedule on the Garden's website
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Governors Island Bird Tour
Saturday, June 14, 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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Breeding Birds of Inwood Hill Park
Sunday, June 14, 2025, 7:30am - 11:30am
Leader: Tod Winston
Description: Come explore the varied habitats of Northern Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park on an early morning hike. This lovely park's mature forest and open meadows attract nesting species such as Wood Thrush, Hairy Woodpecker, and both Baltimore and Orchard Orioles, while its salt marsh and mudflats draw nesting ducks and foraging herons and shorebirds.
Registration: Registration page
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Intro to Birding in Marine Park
Sunday, June 15, 2025, 9:00am - 10:30am
Leader: Russell Jacobs
Description: Explore the beauty of Brooklyn’s largest green space, Marine Park! Consisting of grassland and salt marshes, this park is habitat for a variety of migratory songbirds and waterbirds. This series is hosted in partnership with the Marine Park Alliance.
Registration: No registration required.
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New York Botanical Garden Bird Tour
Sunday, June 15, 2025, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Leader: _____
Description: Join us and the New York Botanical Garden for Bird Tours throughout the year! Get to see some of NYBG’s diverse landscape and learn why this unique green space is such a vital haven for a great variety of species year-round. The tour will meet at the Reflecting Pool in the Native Plant Garden.
Registration: While this NYC Bird Alliance (formerly NYC Audubon) event is free, participants are still responsible for paying for Garden admission.
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South Shore Audubon Society
Massapequa Preserve (followed by the SSAS Annual Picnic in Brady Park)
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Leader: Members of SSAS
Description: From Sunrise Highway, turn north onto Broadway, Massapequa. Travel under the Long Island Rail Road overpass, then make the first right onto Veterans Boulevard (headed east). Go past the Massapequa train station and into the parking lot at the east end of the station. The preserve is directly east of the parking lot.
Registration: Registration is required by calling Joe Landesberg at 516-467-9498
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Urban Park Rangers
Saturday, June 14, 2025
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
Family Friendly Bird Walk at Pier 1 Entrance (in Brooklyn Bridge Park), Brooklyn
10:00am–11:00am
Join for a free, English/Spanish bilingual family bird walk for all ages at Brooklyn Bridge Park!
Free
Park Tours: Nature Walks at Christopher St. Fountain, Manhattan
10:00am–11:00am
Free birding walks are held every Saturday at 9am, year-round. Meet at the Russell & Driggs entrance to McGolrick park.
Free
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Intro to Birding Walk at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
9:00am–10:30am
Learn how to use binoculars and spot the fascinating birds that live in Marine Park's salt marsh together with an expert from NYC Bird Alliance. Families are welcome. Meet outside the Salt Marsh Nature Center.
Free
Sobelsohn Sundays - Birds of Prey at Sobelsohn Playground (in Forest Park), Queens
11:00am–12:00pm
Join Bobby Horvath of Wildlife in Need of Rescue & Rehabilitation (WINORR) as he teaches about various birds of prey.
Free
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