Birding the MET
Date: Friday, February 21, 2025
Leader: Kevin Sisco
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: Half-day trip
Relative Difficulty: Easy. Indoor walking around the climate controlled museum.
Trip Description: Join us as we explore the beauty and significance of birds in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection. We will view the artistry of birds across various civilizations, cultures, and traditions from the earliest art of the Egyptians through modern times.
Please read The Linnaean Society of New York COVID-19 Field Trip Guidelines before registering.
Registration: Registration opens at 9 am on Monday, February 10. After that time, click here to register. Registration closes at 6 pm on Tuesday, February 18. 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.