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!
Aug
7

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

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Art Show Discovery Day
Aug
8

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

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Aug
9

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

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Monthly MBC Meeting: Fierce and Fastest
May
13

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.

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For the Birds
Apr
18

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

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Mill Creek Marsh Photography
Apr
11

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!

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Crazy Bird Lady
Apr
10

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.

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Crazy Bird Lady
Apr
9

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.

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Wallkill River Birding
Feb
21

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!

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