One of the first Black-and-white Warblers of the season in the Central Park Ramble.
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Congratulations to the Peregrine Falcon parents of 55 Water Street! For the first time since 2023 they have hatched a chick. They still are incubating at least two eggs. ๐๐๐ 55water.com/falcon-cam/
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A rare Virginia Rail drew many viewers to Bryant Park on Friday. Like the American Woodcocks of previous weeks (not present now), it ate earthworms in the plantings.
An Eastern Cottontail forages in the Central Park Ramble. ๐ ๐งก
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Astoria the Wild Turkey in the warm glow of the setting sun in The Battery. ๐ฆ ๐งก ๐
A Palm Warbler on the rocks by Central Park's Belvedere Castle. ๐
Vesper Sparrow is rare in both annual migrations here, moreso in spring, but this one showed for many on Saturday in Central Park's North Meadow.
A Bald Eagle flies over Central Park. The species was once in danger of extinction, but its population has rebounded and continues to grow, thanks to extraordinary conservation efforts. ๐ฆ ๐งก
Though Astoria the Wild Turkey gets some water from the things she eats, she still needs more, so her caregivers offer her plenty of water throughout the day. ๐ฆ โค๏ธ ๐ฆ
Sergeant Grant Wheeler led a team of Urban Park Rangers who rescued and released this Silver-haired Bat that had gone into a state of torpor, trapped behind netting on the ceiling of the Belvedere Castle Overlook in Central Park. ๐ฆ ๐งก ๐ ๐ ๐
A Winter Wren in the Central Park Ramble.
Astoria the Wild Turkey enjoys some daytime rest in a favorite tree in The Battery. ๐ฆ ๐งก
This Brown Thrasher hopped up high on a structure in Bryant Park to give a great view. ๐
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A Golden-crowned Kinglet in the Central Park Ramble. ๐
A locally-rare Wilson's Snipe, the first we have seen in Central Park in three years, showed on Saturday in the Ramble. This shorebird is shaped like an American Woodcock but pattern and color are different.
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A Red-breasted Nuthatch in Central Park. ๐งก
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Astoria the Wild Turkey shows her warm colors in a garden in The Battery. ๐ฆ ๐งก
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An Osprey flies off from Central Park's Harlem Meer with its catfish catch.
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Palm Warblers have begun to arrive in Central Park.