Join NYC Bird Alliance's (formerly NYC Audubon) Woo Sung Park, a Queens birder and Park Ranger, as we take a stroll through the newly opened Arverne East Nature Preserve in Far Rockaways, Queens. The preserve is full of native plants and grasses that provide habitat for a variety of sparrows and other birds stopping over in New York City, while shorebirds like Piping Plovers, American Oystercatchers, and Black Skimmers can be found nesting on the beach.

The group will meet at the entrance of the preserve at 190 Beach 44th Street. Registration not required but encouraged. No Limit. Free.

Accessibility and Directions:

Arverne East Nature Preserve has fully paved paths. Accessible public restrooms can be found at the Arverne East Nature Preserve building at Beach 44th Street. Public transportation is available via the A Train to the Beach 44th street station, about a block away from the entrance of the preserve.

Photo: Americann Oystercatchers are one of the birds that can be seen nesting along Rockaway Beach. Credit: Nicholas Wetzel.