Meet the Fledglings!
Recommended for ages 6 - 10
Saturday May 4th, 2 pm
Macy's Sunday Story Time: Earth Day
Recommended for children ages 4–7.
When Liam finds a struggling garden on abandoned train tracks in the city he decides to take care of it, sparking a new green movement in the city! After reading how the dreams and efforts of one person can make a difference, discover what happens to a plastic bottle after you throw it in the recycling bin!
The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle: A Story About Recycling by Alison Inches
Macy's Sunday Story Time: New York City Birds!
Recommended for children ages 4–7.
Learn all about New York City’s own birds, including Pale Male the Red-Tailed hawk and the baby Blue Jays of 87th Street. Then head upstairs to see colorful and innovative depictions of birds (including Red-Tailed hawks!) in the first installment of the three-part series Audubon’s Aviary.
Bird Tales: Folk Telling from Around the World
Join folklorist Bill Gordh and celebrate bird heroes, tricksters, and villains. Don’t forget to visit Audubon’s Aviary to see the birds of America!
March 9 and 10, 2 pm
The Trees of Central Park: Summer Walk
Note: This event is sold out
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Home to over 100 species of trees, Central Park is a superb place to observe specimens both native and transplant alike. Journey through the park and learn how to identify some of the trees that call it home. Walking tours are limited to 35 guests per tour. Please buy tickets in advance.
Spring Migration Walk in the Ramble 2
Note: This event is sold out.
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Central Park’s 38-acre Ramble is a bird watcher’s paradise, where more than 270 species have been spotted in a single year. Journey with wildlife artist and illustrator Alan Messer to some of the most magical places in the Ramble, discovering along the way both resident and migrating birds. During the spring migration in May, delight in the colorful warblers, hummingbirds, tanagers, and thrushes. Walking tours are limited to 35 guests per tour. Please buy tickets in advance.
Spring Migration Walk in the Ramble 1
Note: This event is sold out.
EVENT DETAILS
Central Park’s 38-acre Ramble is a bird watcher’s paradise, where more than 270 species have been spotted in a single year. Journey with wildlife artist and illustrator Alan Messer to some of the most magical places in the Ramble, discovering along the way both resident and migrating birds. During the spring migration in May, delight in the colorful warblers, hummingbirds, tanagers, and thrushes. Walking tours are limited to 35 guests per tour. Please buy tickets in advance.
Audubon’s Aviary Gallery Tour
Note: This event is sold out
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This spring, the New-York Historical Society celebrates the sesquicentennial of its purchase of the 470 avian watercolors by Audubon, including the 435 models for The Birds of America, from Lucy Bakewell Audubon in 1863.
Audubon: National Treasures—Birds of Winter for The Birds of America (1827–38)
Right:
Smew (Mergellus albellus), Havell plate no. 347, ca. 1834–35
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, oil, and black ink with scratching out and touches of glazing
on paper, laid on card
Purchased for New-York Historical by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon,
1863.17.347
The Trees of Central Park
Note: This event is sold out
Event details
Central Park is home to over 100 species of trees. Join naturalists Leslie Day and Trudy Smoke and learn how to identify some of these trees. Become avid observers of the characteristics of trees that help us understand who they are and how they live. Immerse yourself in the beauty of Central Park’s trees in autumn and learn about what trees do for us and what we can do for them. Walking tours are limited to 35 guests per tour. Please buy tickets in advance.
