Programs

Out in the field with me.

I lead public programs through SOFO, CEED, the Eastern Long Island Audubon Society, and the Quogue Wildlife Refuge. Most are family-friendly. All of them get you outside.

Upcoming & featured

  • May 4, 2026 · 7 PM

    Community Center, Center Moriches, NY

    Aidan’s Big Year in Suffolk

    Eastern Long Island Audubon Society

    A full-length talk on the 2025 Suffolk County Big Year — the strategy, the species, the long pre-dawns, and what it took to break a seven-year-old record.

  • Recorded October 2025 — watch anytime

    Wainscott, NY

    East End Environment: Hidden in Plain Sight

    SOFO · LTV Studios lecture series

    An hour-long lecture on Long Island’s rare and unusual fish — microfishing, bycatch, and the species most people never realize live here.

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Recurring programs

  • Third Saturday monthly · 10 AM · Ages 8–18

    Bridgehampton, NY

    Young Birders Club

    South Fork Natural History Museum

    A monthly club for young birders. We go out into the field, identify what we find, and build the habit of paying attention. Free with museum admission.

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  • Evenings, seasonal

    Bridgehampton, NY

    Owl Walk

    South Fork Natural History Museum

    Indoor slide presentation followed by a guided field walk to listen for and hopefully see Long Island’s resident owls. Registration through SOFO.

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  • Winter, weather-dependent

    Montauk, NY

    Winter Sea Ducks

    South Fork Natural History Museum

    A morning at Montauk Point looking for eiders, scoters, long-tailed ducks, and whatever else the cold ocean is hiding that day.

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  • Winter, monthly

    Shinnecock Inlet, NY

    Winter Specialties of Shinnecock

    South Fork Natural History Museum

    One of SOFO’s most popular birding walks. Gulls, alcids, sea ducks, and the occasional rarity along one of the best winter birding stretches on the East Coast.

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  • Spring & summer

    Shinnecock Bay, NY

    Nature & Birdwatching Cruise

    South Fork Natural History Museum

    A boat tour of Shinnecock Bay, narrated. Terns, herons, ospreys, and the bay ecosystem from the water.

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Private bookings

Birthday walks, school groups, birding tours, lectures for clubs and libraries — reach out and tell me what you have in mind.

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