Birding, Poetry and Power
A monthly bird walk to learn more about what birding can teach us about community
Date and time
Location
Lincoln Road Playground
Lincoln Road Brooklyn, NY 11225Refund Policy
About this event
- 1 hour 30 minutes
Nature is for the birds! In this community bird walk, participants will become familiar with our local "backyard birds" and migratory birds and be able to identify them with sight and sound. This walking workshop will allow us to discuss community and bird behavior across themes of migration, symbolism, and more.
Each walk will end with a moment of reflection and journaling in response to a writing prompt provided by the artist.
May Prompt:
There are always birds around us. Some are birds we may notice all the time like pigeons, house sparrows, and Northern Mockingbirds. Some are birds we may have to look for like Red-tailed Hawks, American Goldfinches, and Ruby-crowned kinglet. Reflect on the ways that being visible and ever-present can shape one's perception of something. How does the search to “find” something or someone shift perception?
What’s Included:
- 3 pairs of share binoculars
What to Bring:
- Binoculars (optional)
- Download Merlin Bird ID app to help identify birds by sound and sight (optional)
- Download eBird to keep track of the birds you see (optional)
Requirements: This is a 1.5-hour, moving, workshop.
Disclaimer: Rain or shine. If weather is inclement, we will email participants 2 hours before the start of the event. Wheelchair accessible. Bathroom accessible.
About Indigo Goodson-Fields
Indigo Goodson-Fields is a poet, writer and birder based in Brooklyn. She served as a New York Birding Consultant on the For the Birds exhibition committee at Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. Indigo is featured on an episode of Always Be Birdin’ and The Brian Lehrer Show.
About Field Meridians Nature School
FM Nature School is a project to co-create an arts-based urban ecology curriculum that reflects our neighborhood in Brooklyn—aiming to generate tools for resilience.
Field Meridians is an artist collective committed to strengthening local food ecologies. Through site-specific programming, publishing, and radio broadcast, Field Meridians engages the Crown Heights community to lay the foundations for food sovereignty in the heart of Brooklyn. Field Meridians is an extension of MOLD magazine, the critically acclaimed online and print magazine about design and the future of food.
Frequently asked questions
This is a 1.5-hour, moving, workshop. Wheelchair accessible. Bathroom accessible.
This activity is rain or shine. If weather is inclement, we will email participants 2 hours before the start of the event.