Get up close with one of nature's most remarkable travelers! Liberty State Park invites you to discover the incredible journey of the monarch butterfly — from its role as a pollinator to its epic multi-generational migration spanning thousands of miles. Kids and adults alike will love learning fun facts about these striking orange-and-black beauties, followed by a hands-on butterfly craft to take home as a keepsake.

Event Details
📅 Date: Sunday, September 20, 2026
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
📍 Location: Liberty State Park
200 Morris Pesin Drive, Jersey City, NJ 07305
🦋 All ages welcome

Pre-Registration Required
Space is limited. To register, call 201-915-3400 (press #4 for Nature Center) or email LSPNatureCenter@dep.nj.gov with your email, phone number, and group size (# adults, # children). Max six participants per reservation. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Schedule is subject to change.

Explore one of the area's premier birding destinations! Much of Lincoln Park's square mileage is protected wetland, offering excellent birding opportunities, including Great Piece Meadows, a remnant wetland of Glacial Lake Passaic that attracts numerous migrants. Centennial Park, a small "pocket" park at the edge of the meadows, has hosted an impressive concentration of bird species — including Morris County's first Ash-throated Flycatcher. Expect a variety of migrating songbirds and raptors, plus resident and lingering breeding birds such as the wood duck, great crested flycatcher, yellow-throated vireo, wood thrush, and rose-breasted grosbeak.

Event Details
📅 Date: Saturday, September 19 at 8:00 AM
📍 Meet at: Centennial Park, Pine Brook Road, Lincoln Park, NJ
🚻 Port-o-john available on site
🎒 Bring: Binoculars, sunhat, insect repellent, water, and a snack

RSVP / More Information
Contact Ivan Kossak at ivankossak@gmail.com to RSVP or learn more.

Witness one of New Jersey's most fascinating birding spectacles! Each evening, flocks of chimney swifts fill the sky over Buzz Aldrin Middle School, feeding on flying insects until, one by one, they dive into the school's chimney to roost for the night. Come watch this remarkable phenomenon up close — bring a lawn chair and a snack or beverage, and settle in for the show.

Event Details
📅 Date: Monday, September 14 at 6:30 PM
🌧️ Rain Date: Tuesday, September 15 at 6:30 PM
📍 Meet at: Norwood Avenue, between Lorraine Avenue and Bellevue Avenue, next to the parking lot of the Bellevue Avenue branch of the Montclair Public Library
🕢 Ends around 7:30 PM, once the final swift enters the chimney

More Information
Write to mbcoutings@gmail.com with any questions.

Bring your creative skills to Liberty State Park and express your natural side! Explore some of nature's most captivating creations, then make your own nature-inspired work of art to take home as a keepsake. All ages welcome.

Event Details
📅 Date: Saturday, September 12
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Meet at: Nature Center, 275 Freedom Way, Jersey City, NJ 07305
🚗 Parking: Lot #6, across the street from the building
🎨 All ages welcome

Pre-Registration Required
Space is limited. To register, call (201) 915-4300, option 4, or email LSPNatureCenter@dep.nj.gov.

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

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