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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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Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Apr 15
- 17 min
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!
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Apr 7
- 7 min
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...
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Mar 31
- 8 min
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.
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Mar 24
- 8 min
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
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Jan 14
- 20 min
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.
Deborah Allen and Robert DeCandido PhD
- Jan 6
- 13 min
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.
Robert DeCandido PhD
- Feb 8, 2018
- 18 min
Winter Birds in Central Park + gearing up for Manhattan Owls
We return from Utah to find there are still birds in Central Park. However, we may not find them this Sunday because of the forecast
Robert DeCandido PhD
- Jan 17, 2018
- 21 min
A mild (50f!) night for more NYC Owls: Van Cortlandt Park (Bronx) for Screechers and Great Horneds..
Fun bird walks for everyone (anyone) including one at night for owls. No experience necessary - just an eye for birds and a keen interest
Robert DeCandido PhD
- Jan 10, 2018
- 8 min
The Big Thaw: Bird Walks resume in Central Park by day, with Night Owls at Inwood Hill Park = 14 Jan
Now that global warming is back again, we are up to our old bird walks (since 1992) in Central Park on Sunday mornings. And we are adding an
Robert DeCandido PhD
- Jan 3, 2018
- 10 min
Birds on Ice in Early January: Our Walks Resume on 13 January
A Great Horned Owl made a spectacular appearance on our night walk, but an Eastern Screech-owl was a bit shyer. Deborah Allen captures Horne