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He did not live in New York City, but was active in its birding community, including playing a leadership role in the Bronx County Bird Club. [22] Starr Saphir (1939–2013), led bird walks in Central Park for nearly four decades. [36] Gabriel Willow (b. 1978), environmental educator who has led bird walks in New York City since 1999. [131] [132]
NYC Bird Alliance (formerly New York City Audubon) is an American non-profit environmental organization incorporated in 1979. The group undertakes a variety of activities to protect wild birds and their habitats in New York City. With nearly 10,000 members, it is one of the largest organizations in the Audubon movement.
About 3,921,500 birds — including bald eagles — have already flown through the Big Apple this autumn migration season, which kicked off in August, according to BirdCast data. There have been ...
"Helping New York City's Wild Birds" , a feature produced while the facility was run in McMahon's apartment Life and Death in a Bird E.R. ( National Geographic )—short documentary (via YouTube) 40°47′14″N 73°58′17″W / 40.78735°N 73.97131°W / 40.78735; -73
Pale Male (1990 – May 16, 2023), or Palemale, was a red-tailed hawk that resided in and near New York City's Central Park from the 1990s until 2023. Birdwatcher and author Marie Winn gave him his name because of the unusually light coloring of his head. He was one of the first red-tailed hawks known to have nested on a building rather than in ...
The first bird flu death in the U.S. was reported last month in Louisiana, with health officials saying the person was older than 65, had underlying medical problems and had been in contact with sick and dead birds in a backyard flock. In New York, live bird markets where the virus was detected have to dispose of all poultry in a sanitary ...
Plume hunting is the hunting of wild birds to harvest their feathers, especially the more decorative plumes which were sold for use as ornamentation, particularly in hat-making (millinery). The movement against the plume trade in the United Kingdom was led by Etta Lemon , Eliza Phillips , Emily Williamson , and other women and led to the ...
This refuge is the sixth largest park in New York City out of a total of 1,700 parks; it is only 30 acres (120,000 m 2) smaller than Central Park. Fiddler crabs are found in the refuge's salt marshes The refuge is at the confluence of Main and Springville Creeks, two tributaries of Freshkill Creek, a tidal creek which is connected to the Arthur ...