Central Park Birding

Come out and see what New York City has to offer!

Upcoming Events - Click on each event title to learn more

Sunday, March 3: Central Park Birding with Families Begins

Monday, April 8: Bryant Park Birding Tours Begin (Mondays and Thursdays) 

Sunday, May 19: Come and Support the First-ever Documentary Film About Jamaica Bay

Sunday, May 19: Explore the Bronx River by Rowboat with Chrissy Word

Saturday, May 25: Jamaica Bay Sunset Ecology Cruise with Don Riepe, Mickey Cohen

Sunday, May 26: Red Knots & Horseshoe Crabs at Jamaica Bay with Don Riepe

Saturday, June 1: Hawks Watch in Astoria Park with Urban Park Rangers

Sunday, June 2: Explore the Mysteries of the Meadowlands by Pontoon Boat with Mike Newhouse

Sunday, June 2: Sunset Ecocruises to the Harbor Herons Islands with Gabriel Willow - Brother Islands

Wednesday, June 5: The Breeding Birds of Doodletown Road, Rockland County, NY with Joe Giunta

Saturday, June 8: Biking & Birding: Jamaica Bay with Gabriel Willow

Sunday, June 9: Birding at Wave Hill with Gabriel Willow

Sunday, June 9: Sunset Ecocruises to the Harbor Herons Islands with Gabriel Willow - Jamaica Bay

Tuesday, June 11: Twilight Bat Walks in Central Park with Paul Keim

Saturday, June 15: The Parakeets of Green-wood Cemetery with Gabriel Willow

Sunday, June 16: Sunset Ecocruises to the Harbor Herons Islands with Gabriel Willow - Hoffman & Swinburne Islands

Tuesday, June 18: Twilight Bat Walks in Central Park with Paul Keim

Saturday, June 22: Birding by Canoe in Constitution Marsh, NY, with Gabriel Willow, Eric Lind

Sunday, June 23: Jamaica Bay Sunset Ecology Cruise with Don Riepe, Mickey Cohen

Sunday, June 23: Sunset Ecocruises to the Harbor Herons Islands with Gabriel Willow - Brother Islands

Tuesday, June 25: Twilight Bat Walks in Central Park with Paul Keim

Saturday, June 29: Photography Workshop: Nesting Waterbirds of Nickerson Beach with David Speiser

Saturday, June 29: Horseshoe Crabs & Terrapins at Jamaica Bay with Don Riepe

Sunday, June 30: Sunset Ecocruises to the Harbor Herons Islands with Gabriel Willow - Jamaica Bay

Tuesday, July 2: Twilight Bat Walks in Central Park with Paul Keim

Sunday, July 7: Birding at Wave Hill with Gabriel Willow

Sunday, July 7: Sunset Ecocruises to the Harbor Herons Islands with Gabriel Willow - Hoffman and Swinburne Islands

Tuesday, July 9: Twilight Bat Walks in Central Park with Paul Keim

Sunday, July 14: Sunset Ecocruises to the Harbor Herons Islands with Gabriel Willow - Brother Islands

Sunday, July 21: Sunset Ecocruises to the Harbor Herons Islands with Gabriel Willow - Jamaica Bay

Sunday, July 28: Sunset Ecocruises to the Harbor Herons Islands with Gabriel Willow - Hoffman & Swinburne Islands

Sunday, August 4: Sunset Ecocruises to the Harbor Herons Islands with Gabriel Willow - Brother Islands

Sunday, August 11: Sunset Ecocruises to the Harbor Herons Islands with Gabriel Willow - Jamaica Bay

Ongoing Events

VAN CORTLANDT BIRD WALKS, THE BRONX
Saturdays, Yearround, 8-9:30am
Guide: NYC Audubon or Urban Park Rangers (first Saturday of the month)
With the Van Cortlandt Park Conservancy and NYC Department of Parks & Recreation
Meet at Van Cortlandt Nature Center. Influential birders such as Roger Tory Peterson and Allan D. Cruickshank learned their craft on Van Cortlandt Park’s ecologically diverse grounds, and these walks celebrate the tradition set by them. Participants will look for resident and migrant species and discuss a wide range of avian topics. For more information, please call 718-548-0912. No registration necessary. No limit. Free.

CENTRAL PARK BIRDING WITH FAMILIES
Sundays, March 3 - May 26, 10-11am
Guides: New York City Audubon
With the Central Park Conservancy
Meet at the Dana Discovery Center (inside the Park at 110th Street between Lenox and Fifth Avenues). Bring the kids and visit one of New York City’s richest bird habitats. Learn as a family how to spot and identify our feathered neighbors in their natural surroundings. Binoculars can be borrowed from the Visitor Center. For weather cancellation information, call 212-860-1370 or click here. Limited to 20. Age 5 and up. Free.

BIRDING TOURS OF BRYANT PARK, MANHATTAN
Mondays, April 8-May 20, 8-9am
Thursdays, April 11-May 23, 5-6pm
Guide: Gabriel Willow
With Bryant Park Corporation
Meet at the Birding Tour sign at the 42nd Street and 6th Ave. entrance to the park. Discover the birds that call Bryant Park home, as well as those that may stop by during migration. No limit. Free