Louis C. Moser Playground

The Daily Plant : Friday, October 3, 2014

This Weekend In Parks

Photo by Malcolm Pinckney

Saturday, October 4

Highbridge Hawk Watch

West 172nd Street and Amsterdam Avenue (in Highbridge Park), Manhattan

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Bring the whole family and roam the winter woods in search of hawks with expert naturalist Mike Feller.

Dachshund Octoberfest

Washington Square Park, Manhattan

11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

The Dachshund Friendship Club organizes this non-competitive social gathering of dachshunds and their owners as a celebration of the beloved dog breed.

Pumpkin Picking at Historic Richmond Town

Decker Farm 435 Richmond Hill Road, Staten Island

11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Saturday and Sunday)

Visit the historic 1800s Decker Farm and bring home a pumpkin! Enjoy a self guided tour, hayride, face painting, farm animals, arts and crafts, and corn stalk maze.

Free shuttle bus.

Central Park Tour: Hallett Nature Sanctuary and the Pond

6th Avenue and Central Park South (in Central Park), Manhattan

12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Take a break to enjoy this walk through the Park’s smallest woodland area, open to visitors only on guided tours and limited open hours April through October. Tickets: $15 per person. Central Park Conservancy members: $10 per person.

Bike Ride! Celebrate Park Communities

Green Map System 220A E. 4th Street, Manhattan

2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

The Catalyst Program at Partnership for Parks will highlight the East River Park community with a bike ride and a photography exhibition featuring portraits.

Sunday, October 5

Art in the Garden: The Evolution of an Artist

Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main Street, Queens

8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

From Landscapes to portraits to modern abstraction, Elaine Hajian’s work consistently expresses the artist’s vision through myriad styles and mediums.

Wheelchair Football League

Bulova Park, Queens

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Are you ready for some wheelchair football? Come out and play pickup wheelchair football every Sunday.

Birding: Fall Migration

Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx

10:00 a.m.

Our Rangers will guide you to the best wildlife viewing spots in New York City.

Raptor Fest

Peninsula (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn

12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Experience the thrill of viewing New York’s premier predators, live and up close with the Urban Park Rangers and the Prospect Park Audubon Center.