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New York City parks boast a wide variety of bird species throughout the year, and the Urban Park Rangers host the guided tours you need to locate and identify them. Come learn what’s flying through your neighborhood this season! Visit our Birding at NYC Parks page for a list of some of the best places to go birding in New York City.
Fall Migration
Fall migration has begun! Learn about migratory birds passing through NYC on their journey south and listen to our Good Migrations playlist while you're out birding!
Raptor Fest
Meet owls, hawks, and falcons up close at Raptor Fest with the Urban Park Rangers at Prospect Park on Sunday, September 15, 2024.
Birding Events
Saturday, October 3, 2026
City of Forest Day – Forest Walk & Birding
at 10 Central Road (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Come explore the urban forest of Randall’s Island Park through a guided nature walk!
Free!
Event
Birding: Hawk Watch
at Pelham Bay Nature Center (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx 
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Rangers as they hike up the hills of the Bronx-Pelham Landfill, a site closed off to the public.
Free!
Event
City of Forest Day: Conference House Park
at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Celebrate City of Forest Day at Conference House Park with Protectors of Pine Oak Woods on Staten Island’s South Shore.
Free!
Event
Community Paddle at Shoelace Park
at Shoelace Park, Bronx
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join us for a Community Paddle at Shoelace Park
Free!
Event
Sunday, October 4, 2026
Birding: Fall Migration
at Pelham Bay Nature Center (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a birding adventure around Pelham Bay Park to look for fall migrants that include warblers, raptors and more!
Free!
Event
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Birding in the park with the West Harlem Art Fund
at Morningside Park, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Join the West Harlem art Fund in partnership with NYC Bird Alliance on Saturday, October 10th at 10 am for a morning of birding through Morningside Park.
Free!
Event
Community Paddle at The Bronx Zoo
at Mitsubishi River Walk in the Bronx Zoo (in Bronx Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join the Bronx River Alliance for a free community paddle at the Mitsubishi River Walk in the Bronx Zoo!
Free!
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Birding with Ryan
at East Fourth Street Community Garden, Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Join local birdwatching author and garden member Ryan Goldberg for a fall birding event.
Free!
Raptorama!
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
See live birds of prey up close at the Salt Marsh Nature Center with NYC Bird Alliance, American Littoral Society, and the MPA Forever Wild Committee.
Free!
Event
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Birding: Fall Migration
at Beach 54th and Almeda Avenue (in Rockaway Community Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers on an exclusive tour of the closed Edgemere Landfill to find bird species migrating through this grassland ecosystem.
Free!
Birding: Fall Migration
at West 116th Street and Riverside Drive (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a birding adventure around Riverside Park to look for fall migrants that include warblers, raptors and more!
Free!
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Bird Friendly Garden Management Workshop
at The Ramble
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Participants will explore bird habitat through guided observation, sound-based activities, and three ecological themes: water, food, and shelter.
Free!
Saturday, November 7, 2026
Birding: Fall Migration
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a birding adventure around Salt Marsh Nature Trail to look for fall migrants that include warblers, raptors and more!
Free!
Family Art Project: Raptors in Autumn Sky
at Wave Hill, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Keep your eyes on the sky as you look for migrating hawks soaring above the Hudson River!
Kids
Sunday, November 8, 2026
Fall Birding
at Wave Hill, Bronx
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Explore Wave Hill’s gardens, woodlands, and the skies overhead to look for resident and migrating birds.
Event
Family Art Project: Raptors in Autumn Sky
at Wave Hill, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Keep your eyes on the sky as you look for migrating hawks soaring above the Hudson River!
Kids
Sunday, November 29, 2026
Birding: Winter Birds
at Fort Greene Park Visitor Center (in Fort Greene Park), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join us on this Ranger led walk along the park identifying various birds that stick around for the winter and some that might fly through on their journey south
Free!
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