Event Calendar
Disclaimer: The events shown in this calendar are hosted by a variety of different environmental organizations and non-profits. Jersey City Birds is not affiliated with all of them.
Jersey City Birds Art Show!
The Jersey City Birds Art Show is back for its third year!
Join us August 7-9 for a weekend celebrating the birds of Jersey City through the work of talented local artists and photographers.
Browse original artwork, meet the artists, and connect with fellow nature lovers throughout the weekend. We'll also have bird-themed merchandise, information about local bird conservation, and plenty of opportunities to celebrate the wildlife that makes our city so special.
Friday evening kicks things off with an opening reception featuring live music, light bites, and a bird trivia challenge.
Saturday is Discovery Day, with activities for all ages, including a peregrine falcon talk by journalist Jim Wright, a nature journaling activity, a bird-themed art workshop, STEM and craft activities, and some special feathered guests from @flatrockbrook.
Whether you're an artist, birder, photographer, or simply curious about the wildlife around you, we'd love to see you there.
Barrow Mansion
83 Wayne St, Jersey City
Art Show Discovery Day
Join us for a jam-packed Discovery Day at the Jersey City Birds Art Show at Barrow Mansion! 11am: Art Workshop - DIY Field Guide to Jersey City: FBC.JC welcomes participants of all ages and skills to create their own field guide contributions. We will have collage materials, art supplies, and prompt ideas for participants to share personal observations, knowledge, and appreciation of local wildlife. Bird House STEM Kit Workshop: Questionable Engineering members will guide kids through the construction of student-designed birdhouse STEM Kits. All participants can personalize and decorate their own to take home!
1pm: Peregrine Falcons
Jim Wright, author of The Peregrine Falcon, tells all about these incredible raptors in this lavishly illustrated talk: how they can travel at 200 mph, why they nearly went extinct, how they were saved (in the unlikeliest way) and how they became an internet superstar. Even if you think you know a lot about peregrines, prepare to be surprised.
2pm: Birds of Prey Program
Meet Jones the Red-tailed Hawk, Tilly the Screech Owl, and Josephine the Great Horned Owl along with Rosetta Arrigo from Flat Rock Brook Nature Center, who’ll provide fascinating info about these beautiful raptors!
3.30pm: Paint Your Own Bird Brooch: Create and decorate your own wooden bird-shaped brooch using paints, markers, metallic pens, and other decorative materials. All supplies provided! For all ages.
Barrow Mansion
83 Wayne St, Jersey City
Jersey City Birds Art Show
We’ll wrap up the Art Show weekend with a final chance to enjoy the art PLUS a screening of Listers, the acclaimed birding documentary, at 12pm, plus complimentary snacks!
Barrow Mansion
83 Wayne St, Jersey City
Monthly MBC Meeting: Fierce and Fastest
Montclair Bird Club is hosting Jim Wright, author of the book The Peregrine Falcon! Learn all about raptors in this highly illustrated talk—even if you know a lot about peregrines, prepare to be surprised! Jim Wright is a long-time author, having wrote The Screech Owl Companion and The James Bond. He monitors nesting peregrines for the state of New Jersey in the spring, coordinates the State Line Hawk Watch this fall, and writes a birding column for The Record in Northern New Jersey every two weeks.
Garret Mountain Wednesday Morning Walks
Join Fred Pfeifer every Wednesday morning at 8 AM for a birding walk around the Garret Mountain Reservation! Text/call Fred at 973-809-7674 to register and find out each week’s meeting location.
This is a recurring event.
Garret Mountain Wednesday Morning Walks
Join Fred Pfeifer every Wednesday morning at 8 AM for a birding walk around the Garret Mountain Reservation! Text/call Fred at 973-809-7674 to register and find out each week’s meeting location.
This is a recurring event.
For the Birds
Join us for For the Birds, a Jersey City community event celebrating migratory birds through art, storytelling, and action, taking place at Neighbors Studio, 370 Pacific Ave, Jersey City from 1-5pm on April 18th.
🎨 Bird artwork from local artists
🗺️ Learn about migratory birds in Jersey City
🌱 Native seed giveaways
🎁 Silent auction + local prizes
✍️ Letter writing & reflection station
🍕 Pizzas from neighborhood favorite, @tinosartisanpizzaco
Come by, learn something new, and support local efforts to protect migratory birds.
📍 @Neighborsstudio__
📅 4/18, 1-5pm
🎟️ RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/muvwh67f
Garret Mountain Wednesday Morning Walks
Join Fred Pfeifer every Wednesday morning at 8 AM for a birding walk around the Garret Mountain Reservation! Text/call Fred at 973-809-7674 to register and find out each week’s meeting location.
This is a recurring event.
Mill Creek Marsh Photography
Join Montclair Bird Club for a photography trip to Mill Creek Marsh! You’ll follow the trail, share tips, and assist each other with photography equipment and reviewing shots! Non-photographers or beginner photographers, you’re welcome to come along too!
Crazy Bird Lady
Join us at the Museum of Jersey City History for a live staged reading of Chris Widney’s “Crazy Bird Lady,” a play about a reclusive birdwatcher whose day is ruined by a Smartphone-obsessed teen. Presented by Speranza Theatre Company. A great evening of entertainment for birders, with raffles, art, and more! Tickets are a $10 donation, with all proceeds going to benefit Our Tern Hoboken.
Crazy Bird Lady
Live staged reading of Crazy Bird Lady at Mile Square Theatre, Hoboken, with all proceeds going to benefit Our Tern. Suggested ticket donation: $10. Presented by Speranza Theatre Company. Includes raffles, art, and more!
Event starts 6pm, show starts 7pm.
Monthly MBC Meeting: The eBird Review Process
Montclair Bird Club is hosting Patrick Belardo, an early eBird reviewer, volunteer associate naturalist with NJ Audubon, a past editor of NJ Birds, former CBC compiler, and annual competitor in the World Series of Birding! Learn about what happens behind the scenes at the eBird review process.
Garret Mountain Wednesday Morning Walks
Join Fred Pfeifer every Wednesday morning at 8 AM for a birding walk around the Garret Mountain Reservation! Text/call Fred at 973-809-7674 to register and find out each week’s meeting location.
This is a recurring event.
Garret Mountain Wednesday Morning Walks
Join Fred Pfeifer every Wednesday morning at 8 AM for a birding walk around the Garret Mountain Reservation! Text/call Fred at 973-809-7674 to register and find out each week’s meeting location.
This is a recurring event.
Birder’s Meetup: Montclair Bird Club & Sierra Club
Join Montclair Bird Club and Hudson Sierra Club for a birding session and dinner! Walk along Caven Point and watch the early migration, and then head to Zeppelin Hall Beer Garden for European and American beers, sausages, and barbecue.
Garret Mountain Wednesday Morning Walks
Join Fred Pfeifer every Wednesday morning at 8 AM for a birding walk around the Garret Mountain Reservation! Text/call Fred at 973-809-7674 to register and find out each week’s meeting location.
This is a recurring event.
Garret Mountain Wednesday Morning Walks
Join Fred Pfeifer every Wednesday morning at 8 AM for a birding walk around the Garret Mountain Reservation! Text/call Fred at 973-809-7674 to register and find out each week’s meeting location.
This is a recurring event.
NJ Birds x NJ Artists Opening Reception
Opening reception of NJ BIRDS X NJ ARTISTS: A Bird Art Show, presented by NJCF at Smush Gallery (340 Summit Ave)!
Monthly MBC Meeting: Stranger Things — Synthetic Biology & De-Extinction
Montclair Bird Club is hosting Dan Lewis, the Dibner Senior Curator for the History of Science & Technology at the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens in Southern California! Listen and learn from his expertise as he explains synthetic biology and de-extinction!
Garret Mountain Wednesday Morning Walks
Join Fred Pfeifer every Wednesday morning at 8 AM for a birding walk around the Garret Mountain Reservation! Text/call Fred at 973-809-7674 to register and find out each week’s meeting location.
This is a recurring event.
Woodcock Watch: A Birder’s Meet-Up [March 11-15]
Montclair Bird Club member Deb DeSalvo is hosting a meet-up to view the elusive woodcock courtship dance at her Hunterdon County farm! Date is to be determined.
Wednesday Bird and Nature Walks
Join the Bayonne Nature Club and attend a recurring nature walk at Rutkowski Park! This walk occurs every Wednesday.
Garret Mountain Wednesday Morning Walks
Join Fred Pfeifer every Wednesday morning at 8 AM for a birding walk around the Garret Mountain Reservation! Text/call Fred at 973-809-7674 to register and find out each week’s meeting location.
This is a recurring event.
Sunday Bird and Nature Walks
Join the Bayonne Nature Club and attend a recurring nature walk at Lefante Walk! This walk occurs every Sunday.
February Virtual Bird Walk with Montclair Bird Club
Come along on Montclair Bird Club’s monthly virtual bird walks (VBW)! This month’s theme is “In the Air.”
To access the Zoom link, email montclairbirdclub1920@gmail.com.
Wednesday Bird and Nature Walks
Join the Bayonne Nature Club and attend a recurring nature walk at Rutkowski Park! This walk occurs every Wednesday.
Garret Mountain Wednesday Morning Walks
Join Fred Pfeifer every Wednesday morning at 8 AM for a birding walk around the Garret Mountain Reservation! Text/call Fred at 973-809-7674 to register and find out each week’s meeting location.
This is a recurring event.
Book Club: The Feather Detective by Chris Sweeney
Read about the life of Roxie Laybourne at Montclair Bird Club’s book club, centered on the book “The Feather Detective”!
Sunday Bird and Nature Walks
Join the Bayonne Nature Club and attend a recurring nature walk at Lefante Walk! This walk occurs every Sunday.
[Art Showcase] Photography of Michael Yellin
Montclair Public Library is showcasing the photography of Michael Yellin! The exhibit will be on view from February 2 to February 28, 2026.
Wallkill River Birding
Montclair Bird Club’s Wallkill National Wildlife Refuge walk was rescheduled for Saturday, February 21st! Walk along the Wallkill and catch sight of rare birds of prey like the northern harrier, red-shouldered hawk, and American kestrel!
Wednesday Bird and Nature Walks
Join the Bayonne Nature Club and attend a recurring nature walk at Rutkowski Park! This walk occurs every Wednesday.
Garret Mountain Wednesday Morning Walks
Join Fred Pfeifer every Wednesday morning at 8 AM for a birding walk around the Garret Mountain Reservation! Text/call Fred at 973-809-7674 to register and find out each week’s meeting location.
This is a recurring event.