Staten Island Museum

Bird and Nature Walk: Conference House Park
2026-05-06 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Conference House Park, 298 Satterlee St., Staten Island, NY, 10307
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on guided walks through the borough of parks.
Depending on weather conditions, there should be plenty of migrant birds in the woods, on the lawn and along the shoreline.
Meet on Satterlee St. in front of the Visitor’s Center.

Bird and Nature Walk: Clove Lakes Park
2026-05-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Clove Lakes Park
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on guided walks through the borough of parks.
By mid-May, Clove Lakes Park is usually teeming with migrating birds.
Meet at the corner of Victory Blvd. and Royal Oak Road.

Bird and Nature Walk: Mount Loretto Unique Area
2026-05-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Mount Loretto Unique Area, 20 Kenny Road, Staten Island, NY, 10309, United States
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on guided walks through the borough of parks.
Migration is slowing, but there should still be plenty of birds to see.
Meet in the parking lot off Hylan Blvd.

Bird and Nature Walk: Great Kills Park
2026-05-27 11:00 - 13:00 | Great Kills Park
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on guided walks through the borough of parks.
Shorebirds and waders will be the target species on this trip.
Meet at 11am in the big parking lot near the playground (Low tide is 11:39 am).

Bird and Nature Walk: Field of Dreams - New Springville
2026-06-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Greenbelt Field of Dreams, Alaska Place &, Forest Hill Rd., Staten Island, NY, 10306, United States
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on guided walks through the borough of parks.
We will be looking for nesting birds, evidence of old grist mills, and other interesting things in this little visited (at least by us) park.
Meet in the parking lot located off Forest Hill Road, just down from Richmond Ave.. (Entrance is across Forest Hill Road from Costco.)

Bird and Nature Walk: Wolfe's Pond Park
2026-06-24 10:00 - 12:00 | Wolfe’s Pond Park, 420 Cornelia Ave., Staten Island, NY, 10312, United States
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on guided walks through the borough of parks.
We will search for nesting birds in the woods and open areas, as well as gulls, terns and waders along Raritan Bay.
Meet in the parking lot near the Parks Dept. buildings.

Bird and Nature Walk: Great Kills Park
2026-08-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Great Kills Park
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on guided walks through the borough of parks.
The highlights for this walk will be migrating shorebirds, in addition to waders and assorted gulls and terns.
Meet in the big parking lot at 1pm (Low tide is at 1:28 pm), and we will decide which route to take down to the beach & mud flats. Could be hot, bring sunscreen & drinks.
