Join NYC Bird Alliance bird guide Annie Barry to go birding in one of New York’s most special and unique green spaces. Governors Island is host to a wide array of avian visitors in the spring, including raptors, woodpeckers, warblers, and other songbirds. Though substantially transformed over the past few centuries, the island’s placement in the middle of the upper harbor continues to make it a natural stopover spot for migrating birds. 

Registration required. NYC Bird Alliance members only. Limited to 20.

Accessibility and Directions: 

This event is free but attendees will need to purchase tickets for the Governors Island ferry. Approximately an eight-minute ferry ride from the Battery Maritime Building in Lower Manhattan (10 South Street). Participants should take the 9:30 AM ferry at the latest to make the start of the event, as the next one is at 10:00 AM.

Photo: A Ruby Crowned Kinglet sitting on a branch facing the sun. Credit: Joe Tanen