We are proud to be a Christmas Bird Count site again this year. Join us for a collabirdtive excursion on Sunday, December 19, 3pm ET. Christmas Bird Count Covid-19 Guidance Please do not attend this program if you meet any of the below conditions on the day that it is held, as per CDC guidelines.…
Join Loyan Beausoleil at the 6th Street and Avenue B Community Garden on September 16, 6:30-7:30pm EDT for the 3rd Annual Swift Night Out bird count.
Join Washington Square Park Eco Projects on Saturday, May 8, 7:30-8:30pm ET, and learn how to find the Chimney Swifts that live near you! We will explore photos and videos, learn about Chimney Swift behavior, discuss conservation and have a Chimney Swift craft project. Chimney Swifts are a lesser known urban bird which are listed…
Kids 5-10 years old, join Eco Projects + KoKo NYC for free bird natural history and maker classes! We will learn about birds, their super powers, and create bird-inspired objects using common household items. There is a new theme each class. The first theme is BINOCULARS and class will be held on Tuesday, August 25th,…
Please save the date for the 2020 Great Backyard Bird Count in the park. We will be walking the transect and counting winter birds on the morning of Saturday, February 15th. Email us for start time and meeting location. By the way, a Carolina wren (pictured above) was last seen in the park on October 5, 2019.
On an unseasonably warm Saturday last December, five observers counted birds in Washington Square Park for the 2019 Christmas Bird Count (CBC). The CBC is a project of the Audubon Society and is organized in the five boroughs by NYC Audubon. We hope to make the CBC a regular annual event in the park. We…
EXPLORE BIRDS will be presented at the Municipal Art Society’s Innovation Exhibition on October 25, 2019. The exhibition is part of the 2019 Summit for New York City: Fight for Light. EXPLORE BIRDS By Washington Square Park Eco Projects Birds are an ideal symbol for the importance of light and air in a livable city.…
Our second annual fall bird walk with the Feminist Bird Club was held on October 5th. We walked the WSP Wildlife Survey transect for over two hours and observed 23 species. In addition to pigeon, house sparrow, and starling, we saw catbird, creeper, vireo, jay, pewee, wrens, warblers, woodpeckers, and thrushes.
EXPLORE BIRDS will participate again the Biodiversity Day at the 6&B in the Lower East Side. Learn about the many aspects of backyard biodiversity with Melinda Billings, Loyan Beausoleil, Georgia Silvera Seamans, & Amy Berkov on Saturday, September 28, 2019 1:00 – 4:00 pm at the Sixth Street & Avenue B Garden in the Lower…