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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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Best Birding of 2021 is Now ~ mid-May
Besides amazing bird walks we send historical info on a big fall-out of migrants in Madison Square Park on 15 May 1921 exactly 100 years ago
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May 12, 20218 min read
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The Vaccination = Birding Central Park
Rare Warblers for Central Park: Yellow-throated and Cerulean...and how Deborah Allen determined they were first spring males.
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May 5, 202111 min read
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Everybody, Everybody...Birds are Over Here
Spring Birding Supremissimo is about Birds and NYC Birders
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Apr 28, 202113 min read
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Migrants: WARBLERS Migrants: VIREOS Migrants: SPARROWS Migrants: BIRDS!
Migration: Bird Walks; Central Park: Bird Walks; Mornings (5) and Evenings (2): Bird Walks.
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Apr 21, 202110 min read
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BIG WAVE WEEKEND: Warblers +++
Migrant Warblers arriving now; Great Horned Owlets ready to fledge. And Central Park in Spring 1982: what a difference 40 years makes!
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Apr 15, 202117 min read
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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
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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
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Great Horned Owls in Gotham + A History of March Weather in NYC
March in NYC is warmer now than in the 19th century: we can find spring migrants AND nesting Great Horned Owls without trudging through snow
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Mar 24, 20218 min read
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Cry, the Beloved Park
A brief history of the American Robin and American Woodcock in Manhattan in the mid- to late 19th century.
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Mar 17, 202112 min read
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The New York City REDHEAD
REDHEAD! We trace the history of this rare NYC visitor from the late 19th century to the present.
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Mar 4, 202111 min read
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Remembering Tom Ahlf (1947-2021) + + the Snowy Owl in Queens 1964-1989
Tom Ahlf stood as tall as anyone who has birded Central Park. We commemorate his life. And, 25 years of Snowy Owl data from Queens.
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Feb 17, 202111 min read
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The Snowy Owl in NYC, mostly pre-1900
Th early history of the Snowy Owl in NYC and environs. They've always come into cities (for the food) - and fascinated even non-birders
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Feb 5, 202113 min read
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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
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City of Great Horned Owls (Part 2)
Where and when do Great Horned Owls nest in NYC? When do young leave the nest? Info and photo documentation in this Newsletter.
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Jan 14, 202120 min read
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City of Great Horned Owls (Part 1)
Herein we tell the story how Great Horned Owls, once rare in NYC (1900) now nest in every boro 2011-2021.
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Jan 6, 202113 min read
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Goose, Duck, Owl: Welcome January 2021
The first record (EVER) of Greater White-fronted Goose for Central Park; how to see a Snowy Owl; CBCs, December 1920, for New Jersey.
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Dec 30, 202016 min read
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Christmas Bird Counts NYC in 1920 and Alvah Bessie: Black-listed Author/Birder
CBCs are about birds AND people. We feature a 1920s "not-famous-enough" NYC Birder: Alvah C. Bessie soldier, novelist and playwright.
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Dec 23, 202012 min read
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Christmas Owls 2020 and Historical CBCs from 100 Years Ago
A brief history of the Long-eared Owl in NYC; and records of the 1920 Christmas Bird Count on Long Island
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Dec 16, 202014 min read
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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
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The Ethics of Watching OWLS in NYC
Owls! Always exciting to find, and controversial to watch here in NYC. We provide mucho info on why watching owls is GOOD for you, and owls.
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Dec 2, 202015 min read
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