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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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May 12, 20218 min read

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 5, 202111 min read

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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Apr 28, 202113 min read

Everybody, Everybody...Birds are Over Here

Spring Birding Supremissimo is about Birds and NYC Birders

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Apr 21, 202110 min read

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 15, 202117 min read

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 7, 20217 min read

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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Mar 31, 20218 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 23, 20218 min read

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 17, 202112 min read

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 4, 202111 min read

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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Feb 17, 202111 min read

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 5, 202113 min read

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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Jan 20, 202110 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 14, 202120 min read

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 6, 202113 min read

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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Dec 30, 202016 min read

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 23, 202012 min read

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 16, 202014 min read

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 10, 202014 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 2, 202015 min read

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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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.

Sign up for our Newsletter to receive weekly updates in your inbox.

What Might You See This Week?