Please join us for a Wednesday, June 1 Providence Birding Adventure at 3:30 pm
Lisa Maloney
Hi everyone,
Come join us to look for and listen for some of our spring birds who are here for the breeding season!
Here are the details of our June walk:
June 2022 Providence Birding Adventure
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 Wednesday, June 1, from 3:30-4:30 pm.
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. For a Google map of this location, try this link.
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. J
Our rain date will be Thursday, June 2 at 3:30 pm.
Some safety recommendations:
- 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.
- Please wear a mask if you are not vaccinated or if you feel more comfortable doing so.
- If you are fully vaccinated, then you may attend without a mask, but we will still remain aware of how close we get to each other when looking for birds.
- Families with children who may not be able to be vaccinated, please feel welcome joining us!
- We encourage you to bring your own equipment - binoculars and field guides – so that we can limit sharing among
participants.
We acknowledge that these lands we will explore are the traditional, ancestral and contemporary lands of the Narragansett, Nahaganset, Wôpanâak, and Pokanoket nations.
It was and still remains a special meeting place as one of the highest points in the region.
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 Urban Bird Treaty Program, and in 2019, Providence was designated a Bird Treaty City. To read more about the Urban Bird Treaty and other participating cities, visit the website and check out the Storymap.
Lisa Maloney
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Community Education Coordinator
Audubon Society of Rhode Island
Nature Center and Aquarium
1401 Hope Street
Bristol, RI 02809