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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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Spring is Acumen: the Occurrence of the Black-backed Robin in Central Park
Yes the Black-backed Robin is a real bird; yes it occurs in Central Park annually - but no one knows to look for it! We send details...
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Apr 7, 20217 min read
Beyond Good or Bad: Becoming an EVIL BIRDER
Being a bad birder is no longer good enough. In this Newsletter we give "slights" on how to be a truly evil birder.
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Mar 31, 20218 min read
NYC Cardinals, Chocolate Snow and the Weather, the Weather
Are NYC Cardinals indicators of mild winters? + A summary of the second warmest year on record in NYC: 2020
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Jan 20, 202110 min read
Christmas Bird Count Season Begins, December 2020
Excerpts from the 1920 Christmas Bird Count - and more good owl walks
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Dec 10, 202014 min read
EVENING GROSBEAK: Extraordinary Finch from the Far North
Two Owl Walks in Central Park! See details in this Newsletter. We also profile the stunning Evening Grosbeak.
Robert DeCandido PhD
Nov 4, 202018 min read
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Pine Siskins! Screaming Banshees from the North [Part 1 - Historical Info] - Oct 2020
Pine Siskins are amazing birds: they readily respond to recorded calls; come in close; and remain a long time. Come see them with us.
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Oct 21, 202013 min read
Rarest of the Rare? Henslow's Sparrow + October Bird Migrants in Central Park
Rare Birds! The History of Henslow's Sparrow in Central Park and the region...plus October migrants = good times.
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Oct 7, 202016 min read
Central Park at Its Best: The Autumn Migration of Birds
Central Park migrants calling: see the best ones now on our bird walks.
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Sep 30, 202010 min read
Last Call Winter Bird Walks: Central Park
The highlands of Mexico are an amazing wintering area for North American warblers from both the eastern and western USA (and Canada) - just
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Feb 26, 202015 min read
Gyrfalcons, Golden Eagles + = Winter Birds of the Short-Grass Prairie
Deborah Allen sends photos of Gyrfalcons, Golden Eagles and other rare raptors from our recent trip to the short grass prairie of South Dako
Robert DeCandido PhD
Feb 12, 202011 min read
GEESE! Grand Birds of NYC in Winter
Up until the 1960s most waterfowl species were rare in NYC. Indeed the Canada Goose was an occasional flyover Central Park until the the mid
Robert DeCandido PhD
Jan 29, 202019 min read
OWL MAN: Irving Kassoy, Barn Owls and the BCBC
In 1936, New Yorker magazine published an article on nesting Barn Owls in the Bronx, and the man (Irving Kassoy) who studied them. We send t
Robert DeCandido PhD
Jan 23, 202019 min read
Wishing You Eastern Screech-owls for Mid-January 2020
We present a summary of the weather in NYC for November-December 2019, as well as articles about Crossbills in upper Manhattan (1899), and p
Robert DeCandido PhD
Jan 15, 20209 min read
Winter Birds of the NYC Area - Jan. 2020
This has been a mild January so far, and southern birds such as Painted Buntings can be found in our area. We send photos of this fair weath
Robert DeCandido PhD
Jan 8, 202026 min read
Iceland Gull (Central Park) + Christmas Bird Counts 1919: LI, SI, NJ and CT
We present the December 1919 Christmas Bird Count from the NYC area to show what birds were commonly found in early winter one hundred years
Robert DeCandido PhD
Jan 1, 202023 min read
OWL WALKS by Night + Historical Christmas Counts of Central Park: 1919/1949
We present historical Christmas Bird Count results from 1919 in NYC including three from Central Park. There are so many more birds seen now
Robert DeCandido PhD
Dec 24, 201912 min read
GANNETS of New Zealand + Central Park Birding
Lots of bird walks coming up: Owl walks on several nights including Christmas and New Years evenings - check the Newsletter info or the sche
Robert DeCandido PhD
Dec 17, 201931 min read
ALBATROSS!
Besides Hummingbirds and the Needletail Swifts, no other group of birds has impressed us as the Albatrosses of New Zealand. We document five
Robert DeCandido PhD
Dec 4, 201921 min read
November Birding in Central Park is Snail Dynamite BOOM!
November is the beginning of the slow winter season - but there are always surprises. We compare what we've seen so far to November 1982
Robert DeCandido PhD
Nov 13, 201916 min read
Purple Gallinule: First Occurrence in Central Park Since 1928
For only the second time in the history of Central Park, a Purple Gallinule was seen...some 90 years after the first. We present the history
Robert DeCandido PhD
Nov 6, 201916 min read
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