Starr Saphir Memorial Fall Migration Walk, Central Park

Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025

Leader Jeffrey Kimball
Transportation: Public Transportation: Participants can use public transportation to arrive at the meeting location.
Meeting Point: After your registration is confirmed, the Registrar will share directions, the exact meeting place, and time with attendees.
Schedule: This trip ends in the early afternoon.
Relative Difficulty: We will walk on paved and unpaved paths with some moderate inclines.

Trip Description: This memorial walk honors the legendary Central Park birder, Starr Saphir. An inspiration to many, Starr led walks for nearly forty years and taught her birding skills and techniques to many Linnaean Society and NYC Bird Alliance members. This walk will follow her traditional paths through the Ramble in Central Park and teach her fundamental principles, including how to describe the location of a bird and her famous mantra, “Please don’t point at the birds!”

Jeffrey Kimball, the producer and director of Birders: The Central Park Effect, a documentary film that included conversations with Starr, will lead the walk. Jeff is also the former President of the Board of NYC Bird Alliance.

Please read The Linnaean Society of New York COVID-19 Field Trip Guidelines before registering.

Registration: Registration opens at 9 am on Monday, September 8. After that time, click here to register. Registration closes at 6 pm on Wednesday, September 17. Members (and those who have applied for membership) will be prioritized over non-members.

Please read the About Our Trips page, if you’re going on a field trip for the first time. It details our field trip policies, recommends what to bring on a trip, and offers other useful information, pro tips, and tricks.

If after visiting the About Our Trips page, you still have questions, feel free to contact the Registrar via email.