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AccessibilityUrban 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.
Please note: Based on New York State guidance for sports and recreation during COVID-19, we’ve put protocols into place to keep our participants and staff safe and healthy. We're asking everyone to help us stay safe:
- Stay home if you are sick
- Maintain six feet of physical distance between households
- Wear a face covering
- Wash your hands
Additionally, we encourage participants to bring their own hand sanitizer to our programs.
Some programs may be modified, rescheduled or cancelled due to weather, health, or safety concerns.
Urban Park Rangers: Wildlife Viewing Events
Saturday, April 24, 2021
Birding: Hawk Watch
at Saint Marks Place and Avenue A (in Tompkins Square Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Birding programs are appropriate for all skill levels and beginners are welcome. To enhance your experience we recommend bringing binoculars.
Free!
Birding: Shore Birds
at Sunset Cove, Queens
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
What do Sandpipers, Oystercatchers and Stilts have in common? Join the Urban Park Rangers for a birding adventure and find out what makes shorebirds unique.
Free!
Event
Sunday, April 25, 2021
Birding: Spring Migration
at Parking Lot (in High Rock Park), Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–10:00 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 1, 2021
City Nature Challenge: Nature Exploration and Discovery
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn 
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Which city around the world has the most nature? The City Nature Challenge 2021, happening April 30 to May 3, will help us find out!
Free!
Event
City Nature Challenge: Biodiversity Blitz
at Soundview Park Butterfly Meditation Garden (in Soundview Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Which city around the world has the most nature? The City Nature Challenge 2021, happening April 30 to May 3, will help us find out!
Free!
Sunday, May 2, 2021
City Nature Challenge: Nature Exploration and Discovery
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Which city around the world has the most nature? The City Nature Challenge 2021, happening April 30 to May 3, will help us find out!
Free!
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