Upcoming Trips

Below are the birding/nature trips from Saturday, August 9 - Sunday, August 10, 2025:

Bedford Audubon Society

Field Trip to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Sunday, August 10, 2025, 8:00am - 1:00pm
Leader: Tait Johansson
Description: If you can’t make our Shorebirds Workshop and Field Trip, we are offering another chance to take a trip birding with Naturalist Tait Johansson to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. This trip is timed to coincide with high tide when the marshes of the open bay are submerged, but the East Pond mudflats are not tidal, providing foraging and/or resting areas while the waters are high outside. Wear rubber boots, or old sneakers and a change of footwear for later, as we’re expecting mud possibly up to above the ankles while we search for Glossy Ibis, Great Blue and Yellow-crowned Night Herons, Osprey, egrets, and possibly flocks of hundreds of sandpipers and plovers of many species.
Registration: Cost: Free. Level of Difficulty: Moderate. Registration required by emailing Susan at info@bedfordaudubon.org or by calling 914-302-9713.
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Brooklyn Bird Club

Southward Shorebirds on the Fly: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Saturday, August 9, 2025
Leader: Tom Stephenson
Description: The early wave of shorebirds and water birds, terns, marsh species.
Registration: Peter Dorosh, email Prosbird@gmail.com or Prosbird@aol.com
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Gateway National Parks

Birding for Beginners
Sundays, July 06, 2025 to August 31, 2025, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Leader: Park Rangers
Description: Interested in birds, but feel intimidated about getting into birding? No problem, this is birding for beginners! Together we will take a nature walk, talk about what makes Jamaica Bay such a great place for birds, and give you the tools to learn the basics of bird identification and appreciation. Bug spray and sunscreen are recommended, binoculars available.
Registration: No required.
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Green-Wood Cemetery

Birding in Peace
Sunday, August 10, 2025, 6:00am - 7:30am
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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NYC Bird Alliance

Governors Island Bird Tour
Saturday, August 9, 2025, 2:15pm - 3:45pm
Leader: ______
Description: Did you know that nearly 240 bird species have been spotted on Governors Island? Whether you’re an expert birder or a beginner, these tours will help you discover what makes this island an excellent place for birding.
Registration: Registration page
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Protectors of Pine Oak Woods

LaTourette Park Walk
Saturday, August 9, 2025, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Leader: Don Recklies
Description: We’ll meet at the Greenbelt Nature Center Nature Center, 700 Rockland Avenue at the intersection of Rockland and Brielle, for a late summer walk on the Blue, Red and Nature Trails. In this loop, we’ll stop at Hyerdahl Hill, identify some of the common trees and try to stay in the shade. If the day is hot, bring water. Inclement weather (but not a light rain) will cancel this walk.
Registration: For more information call Don Recklies at (718) 768-9036 (on the day of the walk call (646) 675-5787).
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Dragonfly Talk and Walk
Sunday, August 10, 2025, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Leader: Paul Lederer
Description: Join naturalist Paul Lederer and explore the lives of dragonflies, insects that have inhabited our planet millions of years before dinosaurs walked the earth. Paul will discuss the biology, life histories and identification of these creatures of wonder and then conduct a “dragonfly safari” to the shores of Lake Ohrbach. Bring binoculars if you have them and dress appropriately for the woods and trails of the great outdoors. It is recommended that you bring water/hydration fluids, insect repellent and sunblock. Participants will meet in the main Pouch Camp parking lot along Manor Road, beside the Boy Scout store.
Registration: Spots are limited so call Paul Lederer at (718) 354-9200 to confirm your registration.
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Urban Park Rangers

Saturday, August 9, 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

Sunday, August 10, 2025
Summer Birding at Wave Hill, Bronx
9:30am–11:00am
Naturalist Gabriel Willow leads this walk through the gardens and woodlands to seek out summer birds.
Free