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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

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from July 1, 2025 to July 27, 2025

Saturday, July 5, 2025

Jul 5

Nature Exploration: Urban Wildlife

at Chapin Parkway and 85th Avenue (in Captain Tilly Park), Queens

1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Learn about the diverse wildlife found in New York City’s parks and the best ways for people and animals to coexist, including the many benefits of having so many animals in our city!
Free!

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Sunday, July 6, 2025

Jul 6

Birding: Shorebirds

at Ocean Breeze Pier, Seaview Avenue and Father Capodanno Boulevard (in Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach), Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Learn more about cormorants, gulls, terns, oystercatchers and other shorebirds. Bring binoculars and sunscreen!
Free!

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Jul 6

Birding: Beginner Birding

at 165th Street and Edgecombe Avenue (in Highbridge Park), Manhattan

1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Learn a new skill and take up a new hobby as we help you identify some of the most common birds found in our parks.
Free!

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Saturday, July 12, 2025

Jul12

City of Water Day: Wading Birds and Waterfowl

at Freshkills North Park Entrance (in Freshkills Park), Staten Island 
This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Celebrate City of Water Day with the Urban Park Rangers and walk this reclaimed outdoor space along Richmond Creek, identifying wading birds and waterfowl in this vital waterway.
Free!

Jul12

Wild About Wildlife

at Play Area (in Murray Playground), Queens

1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers as we celebrate Wild About Wildlife Month, highlighting the need for protection of wild animals and their habitats.
Free!

Sunday, July 13, 2025

Jul13

All About Foxes

at Visitor Center - Satterlee Street and Hylan Boulevard (in Conference House Park), Staten Island 
This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Learn all about the very resourceful and elusive Red Fox. We might even see one if we're lucky.
Free!

Saturday, July 19, 2025

Jul19

Birding: Summer Birds

at Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx

9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Learn a new skill and take up a new hobby as we help you identify some of the most common colorful birds found in our parks during the summer.
Free!

Sunday, July 20, 2025

Jul20

Summer Seasonal Insect Exploration

at Bowling Green Cottage (in Parade Ground), Brooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Celebrate summer with the Rangers and hunt for some seasonal bugs. Learn why you can find mayflies and june beetles in other months, and what makes them all so special!
Free!

Sunday, July 27, 2025

Jul27

Birding: All About Pigeons

at Hoyt Avenue North and 19th Street (in Astoria Park), Queens

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Pigeons are among some of the most abundant species of birds in our city. Learn more about what makes these birds so unique and interesting.
Free!

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