Urban Park Rangers: Wildlife Viewing
With the Urban Park Rangers as your guides, meet our many wild neighbors, from the salamanders of the forest floors to the bald eagles that soar our skies.
Urban Park Rangers: Wildlife Viewing Events
Saturday, May 21, 2022
Birding: Spring Migration
at Rose Avenue and Oak Avenue (in Kissena Park), Queens
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a birding adventure around Kissena Park to look for spring migrants that include warblers, raptors and more!
Free!
Sunday, May 22, 2022
Birding: Hawk Watch
at Driggs Avenue and Lorimer Street (in McCarren Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
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!
Saturday, May 28, 2022
Birding: Warbler Watch
at Oakland Lake (in Alley Pond Park), Queens
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a birding adventure around Oakland Lake to look for spring warblers and more!
Free!
Birding: Spring Migration
at Fort Greene Park Visitor Center (in Fort Greene Park), Brooklyn 

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a birding adventure around Fort Greene Park looking for spring migrants such as warblers, sparrows and birds of prey.
Free!
Birding: Raptors
at Arthur Kill Road and Brookfield Avenue (in Brookfield Park), Staten Island
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a birding adventure around Brookfield Park to look for raptors that include hawks, eagles, osprey and more.
Free!
Community Science: Horseshoe Crab Monitoring
at Great Lawn (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers and Greenbelt Nature Center Education for an evening on the shore engaging in a community science project as we collect scientific data on horseshoe crabs.
Free!