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Great Backyard Bird Count 2025 poster featuring a Ruby-crowned Kinglet perched on twig, tail up and crown flashing. Details to join a count in Washington Square Park on Friday, February 14th at 8 am in the southeast corner of the park.

Great Backyard Bird Count 2025 in Washington Square Park

Join us to count birds in Washington Square Park. We will meet on Friday, February 14th at 8 a.m. in the southeast corner of the park (Washington Square South//Washington Square East). This is a limited capacity event (a max of 20 people). The event is accessible. We will stay on flat, paved paths. The event

person with dark skin wearing a white short with the word "volunteer" in all caps on the front, crossing their arms across their chest. Photo by RDNE Stock project.

Monitor a tree in Washington Square Park

We attended an intensive two-day phenology workshop hosted by the National Phenology Network and the USGS Powell Center last week. To improve the value of our data, we have increased the number of pairs of plant species we will observe in the park. Monitoring multiple individuals of a species/genus helps to reduce “noise” in the data. We’ve

Graphic announcing the Christmas Bird Count 2024 in Washington Square Park. A Tufted Titmouse is perched on a branch. Template by NYC Bird Alliance.

Christmas Bird Count 2024 in Washington Square Park Recap

Christmas Bird Count (CBC) 2024 is in the books! This year marks one of the largest number of participants since we began participating in the CBC. Thank you to those who attended the event. We saw and heard 14 distinct species, which is one additional species compared to 2023, and four more than in 2022.

a person with pale skin holding a colored maple leaf in their left hand against a background of dark green leaved plants. Photo by Ave Calvar Martinez: https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-holding-brown-leaf-3220230/

Fall Events in Washington Square Park

The October 13th bird outing has concluded. It was a success with more than 20 species observed including a Black-throated Green Warbler. We are still accepting registrations for the fall foliage outing on November 2nd, 10 am. Sign up now at tiny.cc/leafpeepingnov2.