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Image courtesy of Providence Parks Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership, featuring the mural "Still Here" by Gaia.

Providence Birding

Next Outing: Friday, March 29; 9:30-10:30 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 Friday, March 29, 9:30-10:30 am.

We will be looking for our neighborhood birds, who frequent the parks and green spaces around the city, and along a wooded path on the Rhode Island College campus. We can practice listening for the birds, and being able to pick out the songs and calls of the familiar ones. We look forward to exploring this new spot for us, and we welcome Rhode Island College students to join us!

WHERE TO MEET
We are meeting in front of the Rhode Island College Alumni and Visitor Center, 612 Mount Pleasant Avenue. The building is off College Road, and it is the closest Rhode Island College building to the intersection of Mt. Pleasant Avenue and College Road.

More Details:

  • The path we will walk is paved most of the way, with a slight incline. There are two areas we will travel through that are unpaved, and across short grass. If you have any concerns about the accessibility of this walk, we have some options. (Please feel free to email lmaloney@asri.org to discuss this.)
  • We encourage you to walk, bicycle, carpool or take public transit if you are able to. The RIPTA bus Routes # 55 and 92 stop across from the Visitor Center on College Road, and in front of Roberts Hall, off College Road, where the walk will end.
  • If driving, you can park in the RIC Visitor Center parking lot.
  • Dress for the weather and wear sturdy walking shoes.
  • If you are able to bring your own equipment - binoculars and field guides – please do so. We will bring some extra binoculars and fold-out field guides.

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.