Image courtesy of Providence Parks Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership, featuring the mural "Still Here" by Gaia.
Providence Birding
Next Outing: Tuesday, April 23rd; 9:00-10:00 am.
Join naturalists from the Audubon Society of Rhode Island and the Providence Parks Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership for a FREE GUIDED BIRD WALK in Providence on Tuesday, April 23, from 9-10am.
We will meet at one of the northern entrances to Neutaconkanut Hill, at the intersection of Neutaconkanut Road and Jacqueline Drive. You can reach Neutaconkanut Road off the main road where Sunset Avenue in Providence meets Central Avenue in Johnston. Click for a Google map of this location.
We encourage you to walk, bicycle or carpool if you are able. The RIPTA bus route #19 stops near Neutaconkanut Park on Plainfield Pike, just down the hill from our meeting spot.
If you are carpooling or driving yourself, there is parking along Neutaconkanut Road and Jacqueline Drive. Please be sure to avoid blocking any driveways of our Neutaconkanut neighbors.
Our rain date will be Thursday, April 24.
Some recommendations:
- Please dress for the weather and wear sturdy walking shoes.
- This time of year, we might find ticks along the edges of the path. If you wear long socks and tuck your pants into your socks, that makes it easier to spot ticks when we do a critter check at the end of the walk.
- We encourage you to bring your own equipment, such as binoculars and field guides, but we will have some that you can borrow as well.
We acknowledge that these lands we will explore are the traditional, ancestral and contemporary lands of the Nahaganset, Wôpanâak, and Pokanoket nations. We are grateful to these local indigenous nations for being the first to steward these lands and waters, and for continuing that stewardship in the present and into the future.
These birding adventures began in 2018 as part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s Urban Bird Treaty Program, and in 2019, Providence was designated a Bird Treaty City. This year, we are celebrating the 5th anniversary of this program in Providence! To read more about the Urban Bird Treaty and other participating cities, visit the website and check out the story map.
