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 Common Yellowthroat by Ed Hughes 

It’s the Best Time of Year for Birds and Birders!

Audubon Offers over 30 Guided Birding Walks in May

Spring migration is here! May is the peak month for the spring bird migration, with something different moving through each week. Get in on the best birding of the year with Audubon! Novice birders are welcome. Walks are geared for teen to adult. Masks and social distancing are required.

Register online through the events calendar.
 

  • Sundays
    Caratunk Wildlife Refuge, Seekonk, MA
    May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2022; 7:00-8:30 am

    Mondays
    Fort Nature Refuge, (Rt. 5), 1443 Providence Pike, North Smithfield, RI
    May 2, 9, 16, 23, 2022; 8:00-10:00 am
    Note that no walk will be held on Memorial Day, May 30.

    Tuesdays
    Maxwell Mays Wildlife Refuge, 2820 Victory Highway, Coventry, RI
    May 3, 10, 17, 24, 2022; 8:00 am-10:00 am

  • Birding walks are offered almost every day in May, so take time to hit the trails and explore those special places in Rhode Island with Audubon Naturalists!

Wednesdays*
Locations are determined weekly, please visit the program listing on our website for details.
May 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022; 9:00-11:00 am.

Thursdays

Marion Eppley Wildlife Refuge, Dugway Bridge Road, West Kingston, RI
May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2022; 8:00-10:00 am.

Touisset Marsh Wildlife Refuge, Touisset Road, Warren, RI
May 5, 19, 2022; 9:30 am-12:00 pm
This walk is geared toward beginning birders.

Emilie Ruecker Wildlife Refuge, Seapowet Avenue, Tiverton, RI
May 12, 26, 2022; 9:30 am-12:00 pm
This walk is geared toward beginning birders.

Fridays

Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge, 99 Pardon Joslin Road, Exeter, RI
May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022; 8:30 – 10:30 am

Saturdays (Two dates and locations)

Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge, 12 Sanderson Road, Smithfield, RI
May 21, 2022; 9:00-11:00 am

Caratunk Wildlife Refuge, 301 Brown Avenue, Seekonk, MA
May 28, 2022; 9:00-11:00 am

Birding with Your Kids
Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge, 12 Sanderson Road, Smithfield, RI
May 7, 2022; 9:00-11:00 am. Free. Ages: 6 and up.

 

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