Latest Sightings

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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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.

Oct 21, 202013 min read

American Golden Plover - First Time Seen in Manhattan [Special Issue] - Oct 2020

Owls, Pine Siskins and warblers: Mid-October Birds of Central Park. And we devote this issue to the American Golden Plover.

Oct 14, 202019 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.

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.

Sep 30, 202010 min read

Good Trouble: Bird Migrants in an Urban World (Central Park)

Bird Walks on Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon...We win a major award! And hunting migrating Passenger Pigeons in Manhattan in the 19th century

Sep 23, 20208 min read

More Bird Migrants Headed Our Way

Bird Migration is still hot: join us and get in good trouble while finding birds in Central Park - just $10! That's not much trouble either.

Robert DeCandido PhD

Sep 10, 202011 min read

September! Bird Migration in Full-Swing

Southbound bird migration is in full swing right now: Early September. See you on a Central Park Bird Walk on Sat-Sun-Mondays.

Robert DeCandido PhD

Sep 2, 202012 min read

More Owls, More Nuthatches, More Migrants: The Last Days of August

This coming weekend Sat-Sun Aug. 29-30 looks like a good one to see migrant birds in NYC Parks. See you in Central Park.

Robert DeCandido PhD

Aug 25, 202012 min read

Warblers (11), Red-breasted Nuthatches + Eastern Screech-owls: August 2020

Warblers! And another species, the Red-breasted Nuthatch of the far north, perhaps an indicator of more boreal birds to come.

Robert DeCandido PhD

Aug 19, 202019 min read

Bird Walks Sat-Sun 15-16 August + Owl Walk Re-Scheduled

Birding Central Park August 1982 compared to August 2020? We look at some long-term changes.

Robert DeCandido PhD

Aug 12, 202020 min read

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