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.

April Fool’s Big Foot Walk!

You caught a shadow cross the street out of the corner of your eye…. Something has raided your bird feeder.  You hear strange noises at night.  Could it be a Sasquatch?  Come to Sheldrake to look for clues.

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

Additional programs during Spring Break Week are listed on our Event Calendar.

Date: Thursday, April 1

Time: 9:30-10:30 am

For ages: For families (not a drop-off program)

Fee: $10/person (adults and children; each must register separately)

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.

Nests for All Needs

Spring is here. The birds are out and chirping, you should come out too! We’ll spend some time learning about bird nests and calls while you create your own nest.  Then we will head out on the trail to observe nests of all kinds that can be found at Sheldrake.

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

Additional programs during Spring Break Week are listed on our Event Calendar.

Date: Wednesday, March 31

Time: 9:30-11:00 am

For ages: Grades K-2 (this is a drop-off program)

Fee: $30 for members, $35 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.