Upcoming Trips

Below are the birding/nature trips from Saturday, June 8 - Sunday, June 9, 2024:

Freshkills Park Alliance

Insect & Bird Walk
Sunday, June 9, 2024, 2:00pm
Leader: Rangers
Description: Join The Freshkills Park Alliance to count and identify birds and insects living in North Park!
Registration: Registration page
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Gateway National Parks

All About Baby Birds at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Sunday, June 9, 2024, 11:00 am — 2:00pm
Leader: Park Rangers
Description: Spring means baby birds! Join Ranger Flor and learn about how the Jamaica Bay Wildlife provides a safe space for many different species of wild birds to raise their young.
Registration: Registration NOT required.
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Linnaean Society of New York

Ward Pound Ridge Reservation
Saturday, June 8, 2024
Leader: Rick Cech
Description: Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, in Westchester County, New York, is a perennial destination for butterfly aficionados, and this is a peak date for early summer species, when nectar-rich dogbane and milkweed come into bloom. Targets include many skippers, as well as showy “true” butterflies, hard to find in significant numbers elsewhere. This is also a top site for odonates, invertebrates, reptiles, and—yes—many birds.
Registration: Anne Lazarus — amlazarus47@gmail.com
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New York City Audubon

8th Annual Horseshoe Crab Festival
Saturday, June 8, 2024, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Leader: NYC Audubon, the National Park Service, Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy, and the American Littoral Society
Description: We're back with the 8th Annual Jamaica Bay Horseshoe Crab Festival just in time for World Oceans Day! This festival celebrates the ancient mating ritual of these charismatic "living dinosaurs" that come to our shores each year, helping provide a vital food source for migrating shorebirds like the endangered Red Knot!
Registration: Registration link to come
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Accessible Birding in Fort Tryon Park
Saturday, June 8, 2024, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Leader: Alex Wang
Description: Nearly 240 bird species have been spotted on Governors Island, which provides excellent habitat all year round. Whether you’re an expert birder or a beginner, these tours will help you discover all of the birdlife the island has to offer. Binoculars are available to borrow.
Registration: Registration page
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New York Botanical Garden Bird Tour
Saturday, June 8, 2024, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Leader: Haley Scott
Description: Join NYC Audubon and the New York Botanical Garden for some spring birding! 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: No registration required. Free.
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Let's Go Birding Together on Governors Island
Saturday, June 8, 2024, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Leader: _____
Description: Nearly 240 bird species have been spotted on Governors Island, which provides excellent habitat all year round. Whether you’re an expert birder or a beginner, these tours will help you discover all of the birdlife the island has to offer. Binoculars are available to borrow.
Registration: No registration required. Free.
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Birding by Boat with the Bronx River Alliance
Sunday, June 9, 2024, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Leader: NYC Audubon and the Bronx River Alliance
Description: Join NYC Audubon and the Bronx River Alliance for a special birding by boat event! This guided tour takes paddlers through the lower saltwater portion of the Bronx River (to the river mouth and back), featuring a duality of estuarine and urban habitat. While on the way we will get the chance to look at a wide variety of shorebirds, as well as other wildlife. Binoculars and other equipment will be provided.
Registration: Registration page
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North Fork Audubon Society

Return of the Osprey - Inlet Pond County Park
Saturday, June 8, 2024, 9:00am - 11:00am
Leader: Marina DeLuca
Description: Join Marina DeLuca, an Environmental Associate with Group for the East End to learn the local history of our beloved Osprey through a PowerPoint Presentation. Discover the history of this miracle bird's return from the brink of extinction, their unique adaptations, key identification markers, migration patterns and more. Learn about the Ospreys exciting return to the east end for the summer breeding season and ways to manage and prevent inopportune nesting. Then join us for a group bird walk celebrating the Osprey, led by Richard Bundy. Whether you're an avid birder or just starting out, all are welcome - individuals, families and nature enthusiasts alike.
Registration: Registration Page
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Protectors of Pine Oak Woods

Mount Loretto Unique Area: The Fields, Bluffs and Bay
Saturday, June 8, 2024, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Leader: Ray Matarazzo
Description: Few locations on Staten Island can compete with the beauty of Mount Loretto. Participants will walk the trails throughout the property exploring the meadow, wetlands systems and shoreline with naturalist Ray Matarazzo.
Registration: For more information contact Ray Matarazzo at (718) 317-7666.
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South Shore Audubon Society

Hempstead Lake State Park
Sunday, June 9, 2024
Leader: Members of SSAS
Description: From the Southern State Parkway, take Exit 18 (Eagle Avenue) south to Field 3 (use second park entrance and make an immediate left turn.)
Registration: Registration is required by calling Joe Landesberg at 516-467-9498
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Urban Park Rangers

Saturday, June 8, 2024

Birding: Hawk Watch at Pelham Bay Nature Center (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
10:00am – 11:30am
Join the Rangers as they hike up the hills of the Bronx-Pelham Landfill, a site closed off to the public. Registration required. Registration opens Wednesday May 29
Free

Birding: All About Pigeons at Entrance - Center Boulevard and Borden Avenue (in Hunter's Point South Park), Queens
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Pigeons are among some of the most abundant species of birds in our city. Learn more about what makes these birds so unique and interesting.
Free