First Fridays: Beyond the Bird Blinds

First Fridays: Beyond the Bird Blinds
Friday, Sep. 5 2025
3 – 5pm
$20 per person
Check in begins 15 minutes prior.  

Did you know that Planting Fields is home to hundreds of birds?

After a brief lesson on birds and birding from the North Shore Audubon Society, participants will explore the woodland trails from the Meadow District to the Costich and Wedell Gardens and Bird Sanctuary to search for and observe birds. They’ll receive the exclusive invitation to enter the Posh Bird Blind, an installment from our first Catalyst project, the Great Bird Blind Debate with Mark Dion and David Brooks, where they’ll learn more about the Coes and their love of birding from Sustainability Coordinator, Rebecca Slagle. Free standing photography welcome. Learn more about the Catalyst 2020: The Great Bird Blind Debate here. 

This tour will take place in the woodland trails from the Meadow District to the Costich and Wedell Gardens and Bird Sanctuary. Please come prepared with your own binoculars. A very limited amount may be available. 

More about First Fridays
This monthly series dives into the various themes that make up Planting Fields, with exclusive behind-the-scenes walking tours and workshops led by Planting Fields Foundation and New York State Parks staff, who are experts in their respective fields. From wellness and Olmsted landscape features to the life-stories of Coe family members and their unchallenged spectacular horticultural, historic and personal collections, participants of this series will see this site with a new lens. Each month a new theme is explored with at least one staff expert serving as your guide. This series will take place on the first Friday of each month.

For any additional information and questions, please contact Kayla Cheshire, Communications and Marketing Manager at kcheshire@plantingfields.org

Thank you to our partners in this program:

All ticket sales final. Outside tours will continue in the case of light rain. Should weather become inclement, tour participants will be notified and the tour will be rescheduled.

48 Hour Cancellation Policy: Should you need to cancel; you will be credited the amount towards a future 2025 First Friday event.

By registering for this event, you consent to Planting Fields Foundation photographing and filming during the event. These images may be used for promotional purposes, including social media, on our website, newsletters, grant requests, reports. As it may not be feasible to identify individuals who may wish to opt out, your registration implies your consent to be photographed. If you have any concerns, please contact us at kcheshire@plantingfields.org