Sheldrake Environmental Center

Mother’s Day Bird Walk

Photo by Gary Lilien

Celebrate Mother’s Day morning at Sheldrake! Expert birder Doug Bloom will help us search for spring migrating birds, using sights and sounds to identify them. Binoculars are helpful but not required.

Doug is a former president of the Bronx River Sound Shore Audubon Society and its current vice president.  He is a lifelong birder, the current birding field trip leader at the Audubon Society, and all-around nature and birding enthusiast.

This program is FREE, thanks to the generous support of Con Edison.

Advance registration is required. A separate form must be submitted for each member of your party, regardless of age.

For related programming options, visit our Event Calendar.

In accordance with COVID safety requirements, group size will be limited to a total of 10 (including the leader). Each participant must register separately, regardless of age, to allow for collection of contact information in the event contact tracing should be needed. All participants are required to wear a mask, as well as to sign a waiver and complete a brief health-assessment survey. Attendance is limited. We thank you for your cooperation with these safeguards.

Registration for this program is now full. To be added to the wait list, please email scheduling@sheldrakecenter.org with the subject Mother's Day Wait List.

Spring Birding Walk

Photo by Christina Baal

Celebrate the return of spring at Sheldrake, as we observe birds through sights and sounds. Binoculars are helpful but not required.

Date: Saturday, March 20

Time: 8:30-9:30 am

Cost: This program is FREE, thanks to the generous support of Con Edison.

For related programming options, visit our Event Calendar.

In accordance with COVID safety requirements, group size will be limited. Each participant must register separately, regardless of age. All participants are required to wear a mask, as well as to sign a waiver and complete a brief health-assessment survey. We thank you for your cooperation with these safeguards.

Advance registration is required. A separate form must be submitted for each member of your party, regardless of age.

Winter Friends

Join us for some winter fun at Sheldrake. We’ll start by making pine cone bird feeders. Then we will head out on our trails, looking for our winter birds and the other creatures that spend the winter here. Take your bird feeder home, hang it outside, and see who comes for a treat!

Class is held entirely outdoors, with nature as our classroom.

This program is being offered two times: 2/17 & 2/19. Additional programs during Presidents Week are listed on our Event Calendar.

Date: Wednesday, February 17

Time: 1:00-2:00 pm

For ages: 3-5 (this is a drop-off program; children must be at least 3 prior to the program)

Fee: $20 for members, $25 for non-members

COVID-19 Precautions: All participants are required to wear a mask, complete a health screener, have their temperature taken, and sign a waiver. This program will be conducted entirely outdoors, including in mildly inclement weather. Group size is limited.

Register below to secure your spot.