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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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Fox Sparrows, Skunk Cabbage and Frogs in NYC: Signs of Spring

We look at NYC's historical record to see if signs of spring can be found even if snow is still on the ground. How early did spring arri

Robert DeCandido PhD

Mar 6, 20195 min read

On The Precipice of Spring Birding: Early March 2019

By early March Great Horned Owls and Turkey Vultures are nesting in our area. Rare migrants such as Glaucous Gull and Common Redpoll have be

Robert DeCandido PhD

Feb 27, 20197 min read

Birds in the Hand: A Brief History of Bird Feeding in Central Park 1899-2019

Central Park has long been a place to watch birds, but people have also had fun interacting with them too. From taming wild chickadees (1898

Robert DeCandido PhD

Feb 20, 201910 min read

Pine Grosbeak, Great Grey Owl and Northern Hawk-owl: Rare Winter Migrants to the NYC Area

Some of the rarest birds ever seen in NYC were winter migrants from the great northern forests. Some species such as Pine Grosbeak have not

Robert DeCandido PhD

Jan 23, 20199 min read

Sleeper's Awake: No Rest for the Urban Birder

Feeling like a Baked Alaska? Join us in Central Park - the ground zero of winter birding. More owls, waterfowl and starlings than you could

Robert DeCandido PhD

Jan 9, 20198 min read

Birding 2019 - January Edition: The Message

Some rare winter visitors are still in and around Central Park: Three owl species including Northern Saw-whet

Robert DeCandido PhD

Jan 2, 201912 min read

The Goddess of Wisdom Only Spreads Her Wings at Dusk

NYC Parks continue to be overwhelmed with a tsunami of birds of prey: lots of owls of different species and many Cooper's Hawks and Pere

Robert DeCandido PhD

Dec 26, 201811 min read

Of Winter Finches and Owls: Central Park

We present Christmas Bird Counts from the NYC Region in 1918, one hundred years ago, and compare them to this past Sunday's 2018 CBC.

Robert DeCandido PhD

Dec 18, 201824 min read

Christmas Owls - Central Park

We don't know where these owls are coming from, but they keep coming. Owls are piling up in Central Park, and it is difficult to turn a

Robert DeCandido PhD

Dec 12, 201817 min read

A December of Owls - Central Park

This December there are a number of owls in NYC and even Central Park: Northern Saw-whet, Barred, Great Horned and others as well. Our bird

Robert DeCandido PhD

Dec 5, 201814 min read

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