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Here are my upcoming Big Year presentations. It’s been a joy to share the birds, healing and growth I experienced during my big year with so many people. 

Texas Monthly did a great job summarizing my multi-faceted Big Year in the article here.

Another great article in Audubon Magazine can be found here. 

Podcast interviews by the American Birding Association, Naturally Adventurous: Episode 1 and Episode 2, New Jersey Audubon. 

Video interview by Badgerland Birding. 

 

Birdie Big Year: Elevating Women Birders

Tiffany Kersten didn't set out to do a Big Year, but after a series of unanticipated and serendipitous events, she suddenly found herself amidst one. As a sexual assault survivor, she spent 2021 traveling to all corners of the Lower 48 States, tallying birds and gifting personal safety alarms to women she met along the way. Her goal was to see 700 species, and to raise awareness of women's safety in the outdoors. She ended up surpassing her goal and setting a new record, of 726 species. In her presentation, Tiffany will lead us through the fear, empowerment, struggles, and healing that all played vital roles in the personal growth she experienced on this wild adventure.

Biography:

Tiffany Kersten is a Wisconsin native. She holds a B.S. in Wildlife Ecology from Northland College, and has spent over a decade as an environmental educator, teaching about bird migration with the Cape May Bird Observatory, monitoring shorebirds on Cape Cod, banding Honeycreepers in Hawaii, and finally landing in South Texas where she worked at Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge and then managed the McAllen Nature Center. After completing her Lower 48 States Big Year in 2021, she founded her own company, Nature Ninja Birding Tours. She guides primarily in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, and offers international tours as well.

2024 Virtual Presentations

Feb 5: Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club, Virtual Presentation

March 28: Minnesota River Valley Audubon, Virtual Presentation

April 15: El Paso Audubon, Virtual Presentation

2024 "Birdie Big Year" Road Trip Speaking Tour!

Saturday, April 27: Tennessee Ornithological Society Conference, Knoxville, TN

From May 4 to May 12, I'll be at the Biggest Week in American Birding, representing Swarovski Optik, in NW Ohio!

Tuesday, May 14: Brew City Birding Festival, Milwaukee, WI

Wednesday, May 15: Indian Creek Nature Center, Cedar Rapids, IA

Saturday, May 18: Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Birding Festival, Cortez, CO

Monday, May 20: Carpenter Nature Center, near Minneapolis, MN

Friday, May 24: Chequamegon Bay Birding & Nature Festival, Ashland, WI

Monday, May 27: North Dakota Birding Society, Fargo, ND

Friday, May 31: Montana Birding Festival, Helena, MT

June 6: Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Aspen, CO

Saturday, June 8: Llano Estacado Audubon, Lubbock, TX

Sunday, June 9: Trinity River Audubon, Dallas, TX

June 10: Bexar County Audubon & San Antonio Audubon joint presentation, San Antonio, TX

Past Presentations: 

2024

Kitsap Audubon, Washington (Virtual Presentation)

2023

Alabama Ornithological Society, Guntersville, Alabama

Laredo Birding Festival, Laredo, Texas

Napa-Solano Audubon Society, California (Virtual Presentation)

South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center, Texas

Chequamegon Audubon Society, Ashland, Wisconsin (Virtual Presentation)

Northwood Woman's Club, Dallas Texas

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center, Dallas Texas

Texas Woman's University, Denton Texas

Mitchell Lake Audubon Center, San Antonio, Texas

New York Audubon & Connecticut Audubon (Virtual Presentation)

Lek Treks Festival, Hays, Kansas (Keynote)

Stockton College Bird Club, New Jersey (Virtual Presentation)

The Birdiest Festival in America, Corpus Christi, Texas (Keynote)

Hoosier National Forest, Bloomington, Indiana

Allerton Park & Retreat Center, Monticello, Illinois

Chicago Audubon Society, Chicago, Illinois

Kane County Audubon, St. Charles, Illinois

Ottawa County Parks & Recreation / Holland Audubon Club, West Olive, Michigan

Erie Bird Observatory, Erie, Pennsylvania 

Buffalo Audubon Society, New York 

The Discovery Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Baltimore Bird Club, Maryland

John Burroughs Natural History Society, Kingston, New York 

Ocean State Bird Club, Providence, Rhode Island 

Birds & Brews, Newburyport, Massachusetts 

Audubon Everglades, Florida (Virtual Presentation) 

Grand Valley Audubon Society, Grand Junction, Colorado

Denver Audubon, Lakewood, Colorado

Aiken Audubon Society, Colorado (Virtual Presentation) 

2022

Texas Ornithological Society Annual Meeting, Texas 

Biggest Week in American Birding, Ohio (Keynote) 

Acadia Birding Festival, Maine (Keynote)

Maine Audubon, Portland, Maine 

Rockport-Fulton HummerBird Fest, Rockport, Texas 

South American Birdfair, Cusco, Peru (Keynote) 

Travis Audubon, Austin, Texas (Virtual Presentation) 

Rio Brazos Audubon, College Station, Texas 

2021

Atlantic Audubon Society, New Jersey (Virtual Presentation) 

Southwest Wings Birding Festival, Arizona (Virtual Presentation) 

For information on booking in-person and virtual presentations, email tiffanykersten@gmail.com.