Upcoming Birding and Nature Trips

Below is a list of upcoming nature trips by local birding/conservation groups for Saturday, February 24, 2018 to Sunday, February 25, 2018:

Audubon Center in Prospect Park
Saturday, February 24 , 12pm – 1pm
Introduction to Birdwatching
Join Prospect Park Alliance for a birdwatching walk and learn about Prospect magnificent array of birds and how to identify them!

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Brooklyn Bird Club
Sunday, February 25, 2018
Western trails of Rockaway, Queens
Leader: Peter Dorosh
Focus: Raptors, winter seabirds, open dune and brush species, ducks, gulls
Car fee: $12.00
Registrar: Peter Dorosh Prosbird@aol.com or text only cell 347-622-3559
Registration Period: Feb 17th – Feb 22nd
Note: some extensive walking required
Please review our general trip information and guidelines on this page.

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Gateway National Recreation Area
Saturday, February 24, 2018, 10:00am to 1:00pm
Bird Walk Late Winter Thaw
Location: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Meet at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge for a slide program and hike around the reserve with naturalist Don Riepe.
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Green-Wood Cemetery
Sunday, February 25, 2018
Birding in Peace
Just because it’s winter, doesn’t mean that there aren’t interesting birds to discover in Green-Wood. For some bird species that migrate south after the breeding season, Brooklyn is their Miami during the cold months. Spend the early morning exploring the cemetery, looking for overwintering waterfowl, nuthatches, woodpeckers, sparrows, finches and any half-hardy birds that decided to stick around. By February we’ll see some of the early north-bound birds beginning to trickle back into the area.

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

Click here for our inclement weather policy.

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Linnaean Society of New York
Saturday, February 24, to Sunday, February 25
Montauk Weekend
Leader: Joe DiCostanzo Registrar: Dale Dancis — ddancis@gmail.com or 212-724-3269
Registration opens: Monday, January 29
Ride: $80 – lodging not included

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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
Get Tickets

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Queens County Bird Club
Saturday, February 24, 2018
Barnegat
Leader: Ian Resnick
Where: Barnegat Light, NJ (map)
Description: Harlequins!
more details»

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South Shore Audubon Society
Sunday, February 25, 2018
Mill Pond Park
Use street parking on the westbound side of Merrick Road. The park is four blocks west of the Wantagh State Parkway.
Directions via Google Maps

Bird walks led by a member of SSAS are conducted nearly every Sunday morning from late August through early June. Walks are open to the public and are free of charge. We especially encourage youngsters to attend.
All walks start at 9:00 A.M.
There is no walk if it rains or snows or temperature is below 25°F.
For more information or in case of questionable weather conditions, please phone Joe at 516 467-9498.

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Urban Park Rangers
Sunday, February 25, 2018
Natural Areas Conservancy Walk and Talk at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Tour leader and ecologist Helen Forgione will show you how to identify trees in winter and interpret signs of wildlife, with a special eye toward owls and tracks.
Free!