Upcoming Trips

Below are the birding/nature trips for the weekend of March 30 - March 31, 2024:

Brooklyn Bird Club

Introduction to Birdwatching
Saturday, March 30, 2024, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Leader: A member of the Brooklyn Bird Club
Description: Whether you’re just starting out or have already joined the birding ranks, this introductory walk is for you. Join a member of the Brooklyn Bird Club to learn the basics of birding and search for the dozens of species that visit Prospect Park through all seasons. All levels are welcome.
Registration: No registration necessary.
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Prospect Park Early Spring Migrants
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Leader: Tom Stephenson
Description: The first spring migrants should be arriving. Meet at 7:30 am at Grand Army Plaza entrance, Stranahan Statue.
Registration: _____
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Green-Wood Cemetery

Birding in Peace
Sunday, March 31, 2024, 6:30am - 8:00am
Description: 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.
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Linnaean Society of New York

Staten Island Hot Spots and Early Spring Migrants
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Leader: Seth Wollney
Description: This annual trip is led by Seth Wollney, a faculty member in the Biology Department at the College of Staten Island. The choice of locations will depend on current sighting reports. Past trips included stops at Conference House Park, overlooking Raritan Bay at the southernmost point of New York State; Mount Loretto (Bald Eagle); Great Kills Park (Royal and Caspian Terns, Little Blue Heron, Saltmarsh Sparrow); Arden Avenue Beach (Lesser Black-backed Gull); Oakwood Beach (Yellow-crowned Night-Heron); Miller Beach (gulls and terns); and/or anywhere else that our leader expects to find interesting birds.
Registration: Michelle Talich — mltalich@gmail.com
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New York City Audubon

Birding at Mount Loretto Unique Area
Saturday, March 30, 2024, 8:00am - 10:00am
Leader: Anthony Ciancimino
Description: Discover a diversity of spring migratory birds with Staten Island resident and birder, Anthony Ciancimino. Expect to see a variety of songbird species as we explore the diverse habitats found at the park.
Registration: Registration page
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Intro to Birding in the Central Park Ramble
Saturday, March 30, 2024, 8:30am - 11:30am
Leader: Tod Winston
Description: Are you curious about birding but don’t have much (or any) experience? Join NYC Audubon's Tod Winston on a relaxed winter walk in Central Park to go over birding basics and see sparrows, finches, woodpeckers, ducks, and more. Binoculars available upon request.
Registration: Registration page
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Let's Go Birding Together on Randall's Island
Saturday, March 30, 2024, 10:00am - 11:30am
Leader: NYC Audubon and the Randall's Island Park Alliance
Description: Pride shouldn't only be celebrated during June! Join NYC Audubon and the Randall's Island Park Alliance for a Let's Go Birding Together (LGBT) event in the early spring. Randall's Island contains meadows, marshland, and shoreline that offer excellent habitat for all sorts of birds.
Registration: Registration page
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Early Spring Birding at Jamaica Bay
Saturday, March 30, 2024, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Leader: Don Riepe
Description: Join longtime birder and educator Don Riepe at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and explore this gem of New York City on an early morning stroll. The Refuge is home to nesting Cedar Waxwings, Brown Thrashers, Tree Swallows, Yellow Warblers, American Redstarts, Osprey, Willets, Clapper Rails, and up to seven species of wading birds. We'll traverse the refuge trails and observe these species and many more on their breeding grounds.
Registration: Registration page
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Accessible Birding in Fort Tryon Park
Saturday, March 30, 2024, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Leader: Alex Wang
Description: The beautiful Fort Tryon Park commands views of the Palisades and the Hudson River from soaring cliffs of bedrock. Fort Tryon Park’s 67 acres feature many well-paved walkways suitable for birders with strollers and carriages, as well as wheelchairs, walkers, canes, etc.
Registration: Registration page
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Pelham Bay Park Birding
Sunday, March 31, 2024, 9:00am - 10:30am
Leader: Jack Rothman
Description: Join NYC Audubon to explore New York City's largest park this spring. Pelham Bay Park's forested areas, salt marshes, and grassy meadows offer rich habitat for a variety of migrating birds.
Registration: Registration page
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Protectors of Pine Oak Woods

A Walk in the Woods at Blue Heron Park
Sunday, March 31, 2024, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Leader: Don Recklies
Description: Participants will walk some of the lesser walked trails on the east side of the park hoping that March has indeed “gone out like a lamb” and spring buds are breaking. From the Nature Center at 222 Poillon Avenue we’ll follow the Red Trail to Butterfly Pond, then by local roads to the eastern part of the park where we’ll check out some awful, unwanted Wisteria, then return to continue the Red Trail loop back to the Nature Center.
Registration: For more information call Don Recklies at (718) 768-9036.
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Urban Park Rangers

Saturday, March 30, 2024
Riverside Park Birding Club at West 103rd Street and Riverside Drive (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
8:00am – 9:30am
Monthly walks through birding hotspots in Riverside Park. Learn and build a birding community.
Free

Birding: Early Spring Migration at West 218th Street and Indian Road (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan
1:00pm – 2:30pm
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a birding adventure around Inwood Hill Park to look for spring migrants that include warblers, raptors and more!
Free

Birding: American Woodcocks at Pelham Bay Nature Center (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
7:00pm – 8:30pm
Join the Urban Park Rangers on an evening nature walk at Pelham Bay Park to learn all about the wacky world of woodcocks.
Free