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.
More info →
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.
More info →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.
More info →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.
More info →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.
More info →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.
More info →
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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