Upcoming Trips

Below are the birding/nature trips from Saturday, May 10 - Sunday, May 11, 2025:

Brooklyn Bird Club

Spring World Migratory Bird Day Birdathon
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Leader: For more information, and to donate: https://givebutter.com/brooklyn-bird-club-2025-spring-birdathon
Description: The annual Birdathon asks birders to form teams of up to 6 members and count bird species in Brooklyn in support of a cause that helps the birds we love. Everyone is welcome ─ hardcore birders, backyard feeder watchers, and beginners! Like a walkathon, participants collect pledges and donations from friends and family for finding and counting bird species on the day of the Birdathon. Instead of getting a pledge per mile walked, Birdathon participants ask for a pledge for each bird species seen by the team.
Registration: Please register your team by sending team members, your day’s goal, and a team name to Bobbi Manian birdathon@brooklynbirdclub.org by Tuesday, May 6.
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Introduction to Birdwatching
Saturday, May 10, 2025, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Leader: A member of the Brooklyn Bird Club. These outings will start at The Audubon Center at the Boathouse.
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. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
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Prospect Park Saturday Spring Migration Walks
Saturday, May 10, 2025, 7:30am - 1:00pm
Leader: Dennis Hrehowsik
Description: Meet 7:30 am at the “Pergola” entrance on Ocean and Parkside Avenues.
Registration: No registration necessary. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
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Eastern Long Island Audubon Society

Hubbard County Park
Sunday, May 10, 2025, 8:00am
Leader: Brian Moldashel
Description: Meet at 8:00 am at the trail head on Red Creek Road, Hampton Bays, this area features pine/oak forest, beetle-ravaged clearings, tidal creeks, high and low salt marsh and Peconic Bay. The walk is approximately 2.5 miles over level – but maybe muddy – trails. This exciting area to explore showed us a Red-headed Woodpecker last year, spotted initially by one of the walk participants!
Registration: Please register with Eileen Schwinn for this trip (beachmed@optonline.net)
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Great South Bay Audubon Society

Alley Pond Park
Saturday, May 10, 2025, 7:00am
Leader: Mike Cooper, John Gluth
Description: Join us for a wonderful bird walk as we head out to Ally Pond Park for an early morning adventure.
Registration: _____
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Connetquot River SPP Bird and Breakfast
Sunday, May 11, 2025, 8:00am - 12:00pm
Leader: Jack Carlson, Ken Thompson
Description: Join us as we head out to Connetquot River SPP for an early morning adventure.
Registration: _____
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Green-Wood Cemetery

Birding in Peace
Satyrday, May 10, 2025, 6:00am - 8:30am
Description: Throughout the season, you'll witness an ever-changing display of wildlife. April brings pine warblers, woodpeckers, and thousands of migrating songbirds among the blooming magnolias and dogwoods, while herons gather at the glacial ponds. May and early June offer peak birding with over 163 species passing through, including ruby-throated hummingbirds and wood warblers. Summer sees young red-tailed hawks taking flight, along with abundant butterflies and dragonflies. By late July, the first migratory birds begin their journey south.
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Birding in Peace: Late-Risers Edition (Members Only)
Saturday, May 10, 2025, 10:00am - 11:30am
Description: You may know birding expert Rob Jett from his Birding in Peace tours. You know, the ones that meet at 6am? Always wanted to go on a birding tour at Green-Wood but not much of a morning person? This tour is for you! May and early June offer peak birding with over 163 species passing through, including ruby-throated hummingbirds and wood warblers. Summer sees young red-tailed hawks taking flight, along with abundant butterflies and dragonflies. By late July, the first migratory birds begin their journey south.
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Birding in Peace
Sunday, May 11, 2025, 6:00am - 8:30am
Description: Throughout the season, you'll witness an ever-changing display of wildlife. April brings pine warblers, woodpeckers, and thousands of migrating songbirds among the blooming magnolias and dogwoods, while herons gather at the glacial ponds. May and early June offer peak birding with over 163 species passing through, including ruby-throated hummingbirds and wood warblers. Summer sees young red-tailed hawks taking flight, along with abundant butterflies and dragonflies. By late July, the first migratory birds begin their journey south.
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Hudson River Audubon Society

Hillside Woods and Its New Deer Exclosure
Saturday, May 10, 2025 , 7:00am
Leader: Michael Bochnik
Description: We’ll look for spring migrants, both in and out of the deer exclosure. We’ll note the difference in habitat where deer can’t graze the understory.
Registration: bochnikm@cs.com
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Mother’s Day Warbler Walk
Sunday, May 11, 2025 , 8:00am
Leader: Michael Bochnik
Description: Our annual bird walk in celebration of Mother’s Day.
Registration: bochnikm@cs.com
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Linnaean Society of New York

Clove Lakes Park, Staten Island
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Leader: Richard ZainEldeen
Description: Clove Lakes Park was created in the 1930s by filling in marshland and damming up a brook that ran to the Kill van Kull. Almost half of its 198 acres include some excellent bird habitat, in the form of Brooks Pond, Martling Pond, Clove Lake, streams, and one hundred acres of hilly woodlands. Paved pedestrian roads encircle the lakes, and an informal network of dirt trails wind through the woods. The Park’s name is derived from the Dutch word “kloven,” meaning a stream-cut valley. Birding is particularly good during spring migration, especially if you are looking for warblers. On spring days, it is possible to see 15-20 warbler species, including Louisiana Waterthrush (early in spring) and Cerulean, Prothonotary, Kentucky, and Mourning (later in spring) Warblers. Also watch for Scarlet and Summer Tanagers, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Empidonax flycatchers, and more.
Registration: Miriam Rakowski — rakowskimiriam@gmail.com
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NYC Bird Alliance

Dawn Chorus in Central Park
Saturday, May 10, 2025, 5:00am - 8:00am
Leader: Tod Winston
Description: This World Migratory Bird Day, rise before the sun, and join NYC Bird Alliance's Tod Winston for a very early morning adventure! We'll meet before dawn and enter the park together, to experience the sounds of birds as they awaken. (Bring a foldable blanket or mat to sit on in Strawberry Fields.) Then as the sun rises, we'll explore the Ramble and other nearby spots in a small group, looking and listening for warblers, vireos, tanagers, orioles, and more.
Registration: Registration page
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World Migratory Bird Day Bronx Zoo Outing
Saturday, May 10, 2025, 8:00am - 10:00am
Leader: _____
Description: Join the NYC Bird Alliance, in partnership with the Bronx Zoo, for an exclusive early access to explore the zoo grounds and search for migratory birds. During this special event, guests will explore the World of Birds exhibit to discover the zoo's diverse avian collection. Learn about the challenges these birds face in the wild and hear about the Wildlife Conservation Society’s global efforts to protect them.
Registration: Registration required on the Bronx Zoo's website
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Bilingual Birding at Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Saturday, May 10, 2025, 8:00am - 10:00am
Leader:
Description: Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day with the NYC Bird Alliance, led by naturalist Oliver Lopez, in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Begin at the iconic Unisphere and explore the diverse bird species that call this vibrant Queens park home.
Registration: Registration page
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World Migratory Bird Day: Intro to Birding in Marine Park
Saturday, May 10, 2025, 9:00am - 10:30am
Leader: _____
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. No limit. Free.
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World Migratory Bird Day in Jamaica Bay
Saturday, May 10, 2025, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Leader: Don Riepe
Description: Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day with longtime birder and educator Don Riepe at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge! Explore this gem of New York City, home to dozens of warblers like Yellow and Yellow-rumped Warblers, and up to seven species of wading birds, such as Great Egrets and Great Blue Herons. 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, May 10, 2025, 8:00am - 10:00am
Leader: Alex Wang
Description: Fort Tryon Park offers stunning views of the Palisades and Hudson River from its soaring cliffs of bedrock. Spanning 67 acres, the park features many well-paved walkways designed to accommodate a wide range of mobility needs for birders with stroller, wheelchair, walker, cane, and other mobility aids.
Registration: Registration page
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Governors Island Bird Tour on World Migratory Bird Day
Saturday, May 10, 2025, 2:15pm - 3:45pm
Leader: _____
Description: Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day on Governors Island! With nearly 240 bird species spotted on Governors Island, learn what makes the island an 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 but limited.
Registration: Registration page
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North Shore Audubon Society

Global Big Day Alley Pond Park
Saturday, May 10, 2025, 6:30am – 4:00pm
Leader: Ian (917) 626-9562
Description: 76th Ave. parking lot. After lunch, the day continues.
Registration: Contact leader for more information.
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Garvies Point
Saturday, May 10, 2025 9:00am – 12:00pm
Leader: Lindy (516) 628-1315
Description:
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 Day - Multiple Queens Sites
Saturday, May 10, 2025, 6:30am - 4:00pm
Leader: Ian Resnick (917-626-9562) & Eric Miller (917-279-7530)
Description: Big Day is an informal competition in which we try to see as many species as possible in one day.
Registration: Please contact trip leader for meeting time and location.
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South Shore Audubon Society

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Sunday, May 11, 2025
Leader: Members of SSAS
Description: From the Southern State Parkway, travel west to the Belt Parkway. Exit at Cross Bay Boulevard (Exit 17) south. Continue south on Cross Bay Blvd. through Howard Beach and over the North Channel Bridge (also known as the Congressman Joseph P. Addabbo Bridge). The entrance to the refuge parking lot is on the right side of the road, at a traffic light approximately one and a half miles past the bridge.
Registration: Registration is required by calling Joe Landesberg at 516-467-9498
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Urban Park Rangers

Saturday, May 10, 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
Bird Bonanza at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00am–1:00pm
Fly over to Randall’s Island Park to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day at our annual Bird Bonanza!
Free
Migratory Bird Hike at Greenbelt Nature Center - Hike Start Point (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island
10:00am–11:30am
We will be celebrating International Migratory Bird Day by birding around the Greenbelt.
Free

Sunday, May 11, 2025
Mother's Day Birding at Forest Park at Buddy Monument (in Forest Park), Queens
9:00am–12:00pm
Join NYC Parks, the Queens County Bird Club, and the Forest Park Trust for a Mother's Day birding event in Forest Park's natural areas!
Free
Spring Birding at Wave Hill, Bronx
9:30am–11:00am
Welcome migratory birds back to Wave Hill this spring! Explore the gardens and woodlands with birders Gabriel Willow and Ryan Mandelbaum to look for resident and rare birds as they pass through on their northern journey or settle down for the season.
Free
Mother’s Day 2025 at Wave Hill, Bronx
10:00am–5:30pm
Celebrate Mother's Day at Wave Hill!
Free