Upcoming Trips
Below are the birding/nature trips from Saturday, June 13 - Sunday, June 14, 2026:
Bedford Audubon Society
Field Trip to Bashakill + Shawangunks
Saturday, June 13, 2026, 7:30am - 2:00pm
Leader: Tait Johansson
Description: Join us for a day of birding at two of New York's premier birding destinations: Bashakill Wildlife Management Area and Shawangunk Grasslands. Led by Naturalist Tait Johansson, we'll explore a remarkable variety of habitats, from marshlands to woodlands to expansive grasslands, in search of nesting birds and summer specialties. June is an excellent time to visit both sites, offering opportunities to observe a diverse array of species while enjoying some of the Hudson Valley's most productive birding hotspots.
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
Beach Nesters of Nickerson Beach (Lido Beach, Long Island)
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Leader: Tom Stephenson
Description: Join one of NYC’s top birders exploring an exceptional shorebird and tern breeding location. Bring a camera and enjoy watching beach nesters in the sunshine as you relax, learn, and take in the beauty of these coastal birds.
Registration: Adelia Honeywood email honeywood5@yahoo.com
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Eastern Long Island Audubon Society
ELIAS & South Fork Natural History Museum
Sunday, June 14, 2026, 8:00am
Leader: Brian Moldashel
Description: SoFo & ELIAS join together for the Eric Salzman Memorial Walk. Meet at 8:00 am near the trail head, for a walk along the mowed path around open fields and the bordering woods. The approximately 1.5 mile walk will allow us to hear and see nesting warblers and other song birds.
Registration: Please register with South Fork Natural History Museum on their website: Eric Salzman Memorial Walk
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Green-Wood Cemetery
Birding in Peace
Sunday, June 14, 2026, 6:00am – 7:30pm
Description: Before our gates open to the public, this early morning walking tour provides special access to discover the many birds that call Green-Wood home, some temporarily. 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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Linnaean Society of New York
Van Cortlandt Park Nature Walk: Birds, Butterflies, and Insects
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Leader: Ken Chaya
Description: Van Cortlandt Park is New York City’s third largest green space. It contains a variety of natural habitats within its 1,146 acres, including woodlands, marshes, meadows, and a lake. Here, we will search for Green Herons, Mute Swans, Red-winged Blackbirds, Tree Swallows, Eastern Wood-Pewees, Double-crested Cormorants, Great Egrets, Gray Catbirds, and Northern Flickers. We will also search for dragonflies and damselflies, including the Ebony Jewelwing, beetles such as the Net-winged Beetle, butterflies including the Banded Hairstreaks, and one of our prime target species, the Silvery Checkerspot butterfly. These species are only a fraction of the bird and insect species encountered during past Linnaean walks. Attendees should bring lunch, water, and insect and sun protection. There is a restroom at the beginning of our walk and another about halfway through the park with a water fountain.
Registration: Dom Ricci — domricci@gmail.com
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NYC Bird Alliance
Breeding Birds of Inwood Hill Park
Saturday, June 13, 2026, 7:30 am — 11:30am
Leader: Tod Winston
Description: Come explore the varied habitats of Northern Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park on an early morning hike. This lovely park's mature forest and open meadows attract nesting species such as Wood Thrush, Hairy Woodpecker, and both Baltimore and Orchard Orioles, while its salt marsh and mudflats draw nesting ducks and foraging herons and shorebirds.
Registration: Registration page
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Spring Birding at Kissena Park
Saturday, June 13, 2026, 9:30 am — 11:00am
Leader: _____
Description: Join us as we explore the beautiful Kissena Park in Queens. This green space contains a wide variety of trees as well as a lake that make great habitat for migrating and resident birds alike.
Registration: Registration page
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Queens Botanical Garden Birding
Saturday, June 13, 2026, 930 am — 10:30am
Leader: _____
Description: Explore Queens Botanical Garden in search of migrants and learn about the resources the Garden offers to birds and other wildlife. These outings are held in partnership with the Queens Botanical Garden.
Registration: Registration page
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Governors Island Bird Tour
Saturday, June 13, 2026, 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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Spring Birding in Van Cortlandt Park
Sunday, June 14, 2026, 9:00am — 10:30am
Leader: _____
Description: Join NYC Bird Alliance on a bird tour in one of the Bronx's largest green spaces. Participants will look for various species of resident and migrant birds and discuss a wide range of avian topics. This outing is held in partnership with Van Cortlandt Park Alliance.
Registration: Registration page
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Protectors of Pine Oak Woods
A Greenbelt Walk on the Yellow and Blue Trails
Sunday, June 14, 2026, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Leader: Don Recklies
Description: Meet in the High Rock Park parking lot at the end of Nevada Avenue. We’ll make a loop passing Pumphouse Pond and Hourglass Pond to see what growing things summer has brought us. We will return by way of Orbach Lake.
Registration: For more information call Don Recklies at (646) 675-5787.
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Queens County Bird Club
Nickerson Beach
Saturday, June 13, 2026, 7:30am - 12:30pm
Leader: Mike Zito (516) 507-9419
Description: The first part of this trip is Nickerson Beach, where we will view various species of terns, hopefully some that are rare to our area. Common Terns, which nest on this beach, will be abundant. If you are ready for more birding afterwards, head over to the Marine Nature Study Area in Oceanside, where we will look for Seaside and Saltmarsh sparrows, as well as wading birds. Ian Resnick will lead wherever we go afterwards.
Registration: You must contact the trip leader to register.
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South Shore Audubon Society
Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve
Sunday, June 14, 2026
Leader: Members of SSAS
Description: From the Meadowbrook Parkway, use the Merrick Road M9 east exit. Enter the Department of Sanitation entrance immediately on right (if you’re driving west on Merrick Road, make a U-turn after Central Boulevard and before the Meadowbrook Parkway). Look for signs to Levy Park and Preserve parking lot.
Registration: Registration is required by calling Joe Landesberg at 516-467-9498
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Urban Park Rangers
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Salt Marsh Saturday at Little Hell Gate Salt Marsh (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:00am–12:00pm
The marsh pathway gates will be open and our Natural Areas Team will be on site to answer questions, share facts and show off the unique species that call this ecosystem home.
Free
Birding: Shorebird Families at Entrance - Beach 44th Street and Boardwalk (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk), Queens
11:00am–12:30pm
New York City is home to an amazing abundance of wildlife. Our Urban Park Rangers will guide you to the best wildlife viewing spots in the urban jungle.
Free
Sunday, June 14, 2026
Birding: Hawk Watch at Unisphere (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens
10:00am–11:30am
Experience the majesty of NYC’s top aerial predator. Join us to learn about Red-Tailed Hawks and other raptors of NYC and hopefully catch a glimpse of a nesting pair.
Free
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