Jamaica Bay Raptorama

NYC Ferry is Proud to be a Sponsor of the Jamaica Bay Raptorama

Details Date: October 21, 2018 iCal
Start: 10:00 AM
End: 3:00 PM

This year, NYC Ferry is proud to be a sponsor of the Jamaica Bay Raptorama. Take NYC Ferry’s Rockaway Route to visit the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Come to see and celebrate hawks, falcons, eagles, owls, and other birds of prey. Learn about raptors, their behavior, biology, and migration, as well as where to find many species around the city. Activities include meeting live hawks and owls provided by a local rehabilitation center, indoor slide programs, family art activities, and a visit to the hawk watch platform nearby at Fort Tilden.

Bring your binoculars (or borrow ours) and lots of curiosity!  Free* and open to the public. For more information and reservations, contact the American Littoral Society at 718-474-0896 or [email protected].

Jamaica Bay Raptorama Agenda:

9:45 a.m.                 Complimentary Coffee and Doughnuts
10:00                        National Park Service Welcome
10:15 – 11              Jamaica Bay Raptor Management Indoor Presentation with Don Riepe
10:15 – 11               Ranger-led “Bird Olympics” Outdoor Activity for Kids
Noon – 1 p.m.        Lunch:  Bring Your Own (or visit a nearby deli or take-out)
11:00 – 2                 Meet-and-Greet Live Raptors with Rehabilitator Bobby Horvath
11:00 – 3                 Ranger-led Raptor Arts and Crafts
1:00 – 3                    Ranger and Naturalist-led Walk at the nearby Fort Tilden Hawk Watch
See other birds and pollinators too–travel there with us by bus or follow on your own
3:30                           Fort Tilden Bus Arrives Back at the Refuge.
Help Support!
Donations appreciated help to offset costs. Find out more at www.nycaudubon.org/shorebird-festival. This event is a collaboration among NYC Audubon, Gateway National Recreation Area, American Littoral Society—Jamaica Bay Guardian, Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy and NYC Ferry.
Directions to Jamaica Bay Raptorama:
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center is located along Cross Bay Blvd in southern Queens approximately 2¼ miles south of Howard Beach and ¼ mile north of Broad Channel. The Q52 and Q53 buses stop on Cross Bay Blvd at the Visitor Center parking entrance traffic signal. It is a flat 10-minute walk to the Visitor Center from the subway. A train stop at Broad Channel is approximately ¾ mile. NYC Ferry will provide an additional shuttle for this event from its Rockaway ferry landing at Beach 108^th Street to the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge at 9:30 am. NYC Ferry will collect passengers at 2 pm and 3 pm at Fort Tilden to return to the ferry dock.