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.
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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Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Oct 12
- 11 min
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.
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Sep 14
- 8 min
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.
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Apr 27
- 11 min
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.
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Apr 13
- 7 min
***** *** Central Park Spring 2022
Birds: Migrants Birds: Warblers Birds: Many Birds: WALKS! Birds! Birds!
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Apr 7
- 8 min
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.
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Mar 31
- 7 min
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!
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Mar 24
- 9 min
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?
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Mar 17
- 8 min
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.
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Mar 3
- 8 min
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
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Feb 23
- 10 min
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.
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Feb 10
- 14 min
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...
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Feb 5
- 22 min
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.
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Jan 27
- 12 min
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.
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Dec 22, 2021
- 13 min
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!
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Dec 16, 2021
- 11 min
Birding NYC: Christmas Bird Counts 1921 + Central Park Bird Walks 2021
What was a Christmas Bird Count like in NYC in 1921? We send bird lists from several counts that December. And some South Africa photos 2021
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Nov 18, 2021
- 10 min
ALBATROSS! via Cape Town South Africa
The day an Albatross came to Long Island, and the war that almost broke out among the birders; ++ D. Allen's pelagic bird photos from S.A.
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Oct 7, 2021
- 30 min
Central Park Birding mid-October 2021: DIVERSITY (+ an Owl)
The first autumn migrant owl was discovered on 3 Oct. Seeing that owl and stopping pesticide use in Central Park: YES that's important!
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Sep 30, 2021
- 15 min
Mega Bird Migration Now Now Now - Central Park October 2021
October is the best time to see migrants as they stop to refuel in Central Park.
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Sep 23, 2021
- 13 min
A Brief History of the Night Migration of Birds in NYC 1887 - 2021
Besides the bird walks (join us!), we do research on birds in NYC/internationally. Herein historical info on nocturnal bird migration in NYC