Upcoming Trips

Below are the birding/nature trips from Wednesday, October 9 - Sunday, October 13, 2024:

Brooklyn Bird Club

Prospect Park Saturday Fall Migration Walks
Saturday, October 12, 2024, 7:30am
Leader: Dennis Hrehowsik
Description: Walks typically go into early afternoon or later if the birding is great. Bring water, snacks and/or a sandwich if you plan to stay the whole duration–but feel free to leave whenever you want.
Registration: No registration necessary.
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Introduction to Birdwatching
Saturday, October 12, 2024
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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Feminist Bird Club

NYC - Guided Birding at the Naval Cemetery Landscape
Saturday, October 12, 2024, 9:00am - 11:00am
Leaders: Alex Tey, Feminist Bird Club
Description: Explore a native pollinator meadow and memorial landscape. The fall bird event will be a rare chance to see the Naval Cemetery Landscape (NCL) in earlier morning hours (prime time for bird activity). Participants will have a chance to see many of the 79+ species that have been observed here, including some species such as chimney swifts seen year round at the landscape but rare to the Brooklyn area plus fall migrating birds.
Registration: Registration page
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Gateway National Parks

7th Annual Raptorama at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Saturday, October 12, 2024, 10:00am — 1:00pm
Leader: Park Rangers
Description: Meet at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center to learn all about the hawks and owls of Jamaica Bay. See some of these amazing raptors during a live demonstration and go on walks with NPS Rangers and partners to get a look at hawk species flying south for the winter.
Registration: Reservation or Registration: No.
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Great South Bay Audubon Society

Caumsett SP
October 12, 2024, 8:30am - 12:00pm
Leader: John Gluth, Ken Thompson
Description: Park is located at 25 Lloyd Harbor Rd, Lloyd Harbor, NY 11743.
Registration: info@greatsouthbayaudubon.org
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Green-Wood Cemetery

Birding in Peace
Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 7:00am – 8:30am
Description: No matter when you stop by, you’ll always see a variety of species passing through. By September, offspring of summer’s nesting birds will be on their own. Returning warblers will be in their less flamboyant fall plumage. Large numbers of blackbirds, flycatchers, sparrows, vireos, and swallows will also be passing through. By October, we’ll be on the lookout for returning waterfowl and raptors heading south. November will bring back our overwintering feathered denizens from the north.
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Hudson River Audubon Society

The Big Sit and Hawk Watch
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Leader:
Description: Rain Date Sunday Oct 13. Enjoy birds without an effort! The object of the "BIG SIT" is find as many bird species in a day from a single position. We'll be at our hawk watch sight at Lenoir; overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades. Bring a chair, drink and snacks and join us anytime on that day and help us find the birds!
Registration: bochnikm@cs.com
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Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society

Heckscher State Park
Sunday, October 13, 2024 - 9:00am
Leader: _____
Description: A late fall excursion here will be sure to uncover some lingering songbird and shorebird migrants and early arriving waterfowl. But the real treat should be the migrating butterflies that travel along the dunes, drinking from the seaside goldenrod flowers. We may even be able to catch and tag a few for scientific research.
Registration: To register, call (585) 880-0915.
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Linnaean Society of New York

Floyd Bennett Field
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Leader: Rob Jett
Description: Listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places for its historic significance, Floyd Bennett Field’s 1,280 acres feature one of the few remaining grasslands within New York City. Part of the Gateway National Recreation Area and located in southwestern Brooklyn, it is a major birding destination with a freshwater pond, successive upland areas, wooded campgrounds, and extensive coastal views of Jamaica Bay. The number of bird species recorded at Floyd Bennett Field totals 281. October is sparrow season, and we should expect to observe anywhere from 10-14 different species on a good day. Over the grasslands, expect to see American Kestrel, Northern Harrier, Cooper’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, and more.
Registration: Debbie Mullins — deborramullins3@gmail.com
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Randall’s Island
Sunday, October 13, 2024
Leader: Alan Drogin
Description: Randall’s Island is unique as it provides one of the only salt marshes in the borough of Manhattan. Historically, this location was not known as a popular birding destination for New York City birders. However, the island became a birding hotspot after Alan Drogin discovered Nelson’s Sparrows in the northeast section near the backstop of field 42 in the Bronx Kill salt marsh in 2012. Since then, mid-October has been the time to bird Randall’s for sparrows—Savannah, Swamp, Song, Chipping, Field, and an occasional Vesper, but especially the elusive Ammodramus sparrows of the marshes—Nelson’s, Saltmarsh, Seaside. We also get late-migrating warblers and, sometimes, interesting gulls.
Registration: Dom Ricci — domricci@gmail.com
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NYC Bird Alliance

Intro to Birding in Marine Park on World Migratory Bird Day
Saturday, October 12, 2024, 9:00am - 10:30am
Leader:
Description: Join NYC Bird Alliance (formerly NYC Audubon) and explore the beauty of Brooklyn’s largest green space, Marine Park, on World Migratory Bird Day! 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. No limit. Free.
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World Migratory Bird Day Birding at Conference House Park
Saturday, October 12, 2024, 9:00am - 10:30am
Leader: Anthony Ciancimino
Description: Discover a diversity of early spring migrants with longtime birder and Staten Island resident, Anthony Ciancimino on World Migratory Bird Day! Expect to see a variety of species of songbirds, including warblers, vireos, and tanagers. Waterfowl can be present in numbers off the beach and ponds as well.
Registration: Registration page
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World Migratory Bird Day Birding at Van Cortlandt Park Birding
Saturday, October 12, 2024, 9:00am - 10:30am
Leader: Woo Sung Park
Description: Join NYC Bird Alliance (formerly NYC Audubon) on a bird tour in one of the Bronx's largest green spaces on World Migratory Bird Day! Participants will look for various species of resident and migrant birds and discuss a wide range of avian topics. This event is held in partnership with Van Cortlandt Park Alliance.
Registration: Registration page
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World Migratory Bird Day Birding at Crotona Park Birding
Saturday, October 12, 2024, 9:00am - 10:30am
Leader: Rich Aracil
Description: Join NYC Bird Alliance (formerly NYC Audubon) bird guide and Bronxite, Rich Aracil, and explore the beautiful Crotona Park on World Migratory Bird Day! Its meadows, flowering trees, and sizable pool provide excellent habitat for a variety of birds including woodpeckers, warblers, and wading birds.
Registration: Registration page
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Bilingual Birding at Alley Pond Park
Saturday, October 12, 2024, 9:00am - 10:30am
Leader: Oliver Lopez
Description: Alley Pond Park is an ecological treasure. Containing both fresh and saltwater wetlands, forests, tidal flats, meadows, and glacier-formed landscape, this park supports a vast array of birds. Join NYC Bird Alliance (formerly NYC Audubon) on World Migratory Bird Day for a stroll through this green space in English and Spanish, led by naturalist Oliver Lopez.
Registration: Registration page
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7th Annual Raptorama! Part 1: Jamaica Bay
Saturday, October 12, 2024, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Leader:
Description: It's that time of the year again, time for Raptorama! Meet at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center to learn about the hawks and owls of Jamaica Bay. See some of these amazing raptors during a live demonstration, and go on walks with experts to get a look at hawk species flying south for the winter.
Registration: Registration link to come.
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Accessible Birding in Fort Tryon Park on World Migratory Bird Day
Saturday, October 12, 2024, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Leader: Alexandra Wang
Description: This World Migratory Bird Day enjoy the beautiful Fort Tryon Park as it commands sweeping views of the Palisades and the Hudson River from soaring cliffs of bedrock in northern Manhattan. Past encounters include a variety of birds such as Bald Eagles and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds.
Registration: Registration page
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Governors Island Bird Tour on World Migratory Bird Day
Saturday, October 12, 2024, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Leader:
Description: October 12 in World Migratory Bird Day! 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 not required. No limit. Free.
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Intro to Birding at Van Cortlandt Park
Sunday, October 13, 2024, 8:00am - 11:00am
Leader: Tod Winston
Description: Join NYC Bird Alliance's (formerly NYC Audubon) Tod Winston on an Intro to Birding tour in one of the Bronx's largest green spaces. Participants will look for various species of residents and migrants and discuss a wide range of avian topics.
Registration: Registration page
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Birds, Boats, and Bivalves on the Bronx River
Sunday, October 13, 2024, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Leader:
Description: Join NYC Bird Alliance (formerly NYC Audubon), Bronx River Alliance, and Billion Oyster Project for a special event featuring not only birds but also oysters! 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 that is also home to an oyster bed regularly monitored by Billion Oyster Project and Bronx River Alliance. Come and learn how birds, oysters, and other wildlife coexist and depend on the Bronx River for resources. Binoculars and other equipment will be provided.
Registration: Registration page
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Canarsie Park Birding
Sunday, October 13, 2024, 9:30am - 11:00am
Leader: Russell Jacobs
Description: Join NYC Bird Alliance (formerly NYC Audubon) bird guide, Russell Jacobs, and visit the coastal woodlands, tidal channel, and one of the only freshwater ponds in Brooklyn. Expect to see herons, shorebirds, flycatchers, vireos, warblers, and sparrows. All birding levels welcome!
Registration: Registration page
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NYC Queer Birders

Highbridge Park
Saturday, October 12, 2024, 7:30am
Leader: Leo Wexler-Mann
Description: Meet at W. 158th St. and Edgecombe Ave.
Registration:
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North Fork Audubon Society

Inlet Pond County Park: Exploring Health and Conservation
Saturday, October 12, 2024, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Leader:
Description: Join us in collaboration with Suffolk County Department of Health, Office of Minority Health, Long Island Sound Study, Sea Grant New York and Suffolk County Parks in a community walk with health professionals & environmental conservationists. We will chat about health and how to access to clean outdoor spaces, can impact us and the environment. You can ask health questions, bird watch, & learn about preserving our Long Island Sound.
Registration: Registration page
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North Shore Audubon Society

Forest Park
Saturday, October 12, 2024, 8:00am – 11:00am
Leader: Michelle (347) 526-0598
Description: FALL BIG DAY
Registration: Limited registration. You must register via email to nsaudubonsociety@gmail.com, and you will receive a confirmation email. If you become unable to attend, please email to allow someone on the waiting list to take your slot.
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Queens County Bird Club

Big Sit
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Leader: Corey Finger - 10000birdsblogger@gmail.com
Description: The QCBC "Big Sit" takes place from dawn to dusk. You may come and go as you choose. Park in the lot shown in the map. Then, proceed west on Range Road (may also be called Murray Rd or Center Rd) until you reach the observation platform near Battery Harris East. You need to climb up several flights of stairs to access the platform.
Registration: Please contact trip leader for meeting time and location.
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South Shore Audubon Society

Mill Pond Park
Sunday, October 13, 2024
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.
Registration: Registration is required by calling Joe Landesberg at 516-467-9498
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Urban Park Rangers

Saturday, October 12, 2024

Birding with an Indigenous Perspective at Perkins Visitors Center (in Wave Hill), Bronx
9:30am – 11:00am
Join Bronx-based BIPOC birder Haley Scott from the Feminist Bird Club on a birding walk with an indigenous perspective.
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Birding: Fall Migration at Hanover Avenue and Palma Drive (in Eibs Pond Park), Staten Island
11:00am – 12:30pm
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a birding adventure around Eib's Pond Park to look for fall birds that include warblers, raptors and more!
Free