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What Might You See This Week?
Please have a look at Bob's weekly narrative report on what was seen on his Central Park walks in recent days and weeks. A good way to predict what birds you might possibly see on this week's walks.
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Late Autumn Bird Migration: Central Park 2023
The last of the big migration days are upon us. See it now for 2023...Sparrows, Ducks, Woodpeckers and perhaps an owl
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
Nov 1, 202329 min read
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Mid-October Birding: the Mass Arrival of Sparrows, Thrushes and Rarities too.
Banding migrant Northern Saw-whet owls near NYC; more reports about night migrating birds 1885-1960; September 2023 weather in Central Park.
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
Oct 18, 202326 min read
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September Bird Migration Ramping Up: Central Park/NYC
A discussion of the breeding birds of Central Park in 1892; and an analysis of the cooler weather of August 2023 in NYC.
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
Sep 6, 202316 min read
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BIRDALERO: Central Park Spring
We send info on birds in Central Park seen in March 1905 (Snow Buntings!) and March 1982, including hundreds of Northern Flickers.
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Mar 30, 202316 min read
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The Long-eared Owls of Kikinda SERBIA
Kikinda, Serbia is the world capitol of wintering Long-eared Owls: up to 1500 have been counted. We take you there.
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Jan 12, 202314 min read
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The Amazing, yet common, Tufted Titmouse in NYC/LI 1840-2022
The Tufted Titmouse, with its elegant crest, has much to tell you about the history of birding in our area. We whisper its story herein.
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Oct 27, 202213 min read
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Warblers, Sparrows, Raptors: Mid-October Birding in Central Park
Bird Diversity is the game in October in Central Park. Migrants are small to large, warblers to hawks. Anything is possible on a bird walk.
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Oct 12, 202211 min read
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Moving in One Direction: the Birds
The tempo of migration is picking up. The bird walks maintain a steady pace: Thursdays through Mondays and twice on Sat-Sun.
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Sep 14, 20228 min read
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MIGRATION now BIRD WALKS now LATE APRIL now in Central Park
The best birding of the year is now through early June. Best Bird Walks? Mornings on Thursday/Fri/Sat/Sun/Monday - schedule herein.
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Apr 27, 202211 min read
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***** *** Central Park Spring 2022
Birds: Migrants Birds: Warblers Birds: Many Birds: WALKS! Birds! Birds!
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Apr 13, 20227 min read
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Everything's Coming Our Way ~ Central Park April 2022
Warblers are trickling through, up to five species on a walk. But how to quantify the warmth everyone feels again? We made it to spring.
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Apr 7, 20228 min read
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April is Birds + Bird Walks ~ Central Park Spring 2022
Calling All Falcon Birders: Spring Bird Walks Begin 1 April: four days per week, and on weekends twice per morning. Big Kahuna Bird Walks!
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Mar 31, 20227 min read
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On the Cusp of Spring Birding ~ Late March 2022 ~ Central Park
Magnolias are ready to bloom; Bumblebees are making their rounds; Will the first big bird wave arrive this weekend here in Central Park?
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Mar 24, 20229 min read
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A Baedeker of NYC Wildlife - March 2022
No to winter; Yes to Spring. Here we are in mid-March 2022 for the arrival of warblers, woodcocks and singing sparrows: Central Park.
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Mar 17, 20228 min read
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Spring Solidarity: the Birds are Coming
Historical info on Am. Robins including atrocities committed against them (1913); and 2021: one of the wettest/warmest years ever in NYC
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Mar 3, 20228 min read
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Birding during the First World War: Candles in the Rain
Ornithological observations from the trenches of WW1; + a 1970 prayer, written by a Ukrainian New Yorker, to keep the dark away.
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Feb 23, 202210 min read
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Who Discovered the Slaty-backed Gull in Central Park? The Spanish Inquisition.
We set the record straight about how a rare bird was "discovered" in Central Park: by CHANCE (and error)! This is not the first time...
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Feb 10, 202214 min read
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The Bald Eagle in NYC 1866 to 2022
Bald Eagles are urban birds too. Give them city parks w/lakes and reservoirs with ice: they will come. We tell their NYC history herein.
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Feb 5, 202222 min read
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NYC Big Three: Snowy Owls, Peregrines and Bald Eagles + a warm December 2021
The big three raptors all put in major appearances in Central Park/NYC this January 2022. We give details with photos in this Newsletter.
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Jan 27, 202212 min read
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The 1921 and 1971 Christmas Counts of the NYC Area: A Century of Change
We examine Christmas Bird Counts from 100 years ago, and from 50 years ago: what changes in the birds of the NYC area!
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Dec 22, 202113 min read
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