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Birds and nature in Manhattan. bigmanhattanyear.com

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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 6h

A Belted Kingfisher perches over Central Park's Turtle Pond.

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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 6h

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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 6h

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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 6h

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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 1d

A Black-throated Green Warbler perching in Central Park. 💛

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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 2d

Astoria the Wild Turkey uses a short runway to fly to her roost in The Battery on a recent evening. 🦃 ❤️

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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 3d

Astoria the Wild Turkey spreads her wings in The Battery. 🦃 ❤️ 👑

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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 4d

A Black-throated Green Warbler in Central Park. 💛

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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 5d

A Virginia Rail showed at Verizon Plaza this Monday morning but then proceeded to stay under cover, so we bring you a photo of this rarity better seen in nearby Bryant Park in April 2025.

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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 5d

A Nashville Warbler in Central Park. 💛

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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 6d

A Cape May Warbler in Central Park. 💛

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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 6d

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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 7d

The full Harvest Moon rising over the East River as seen from Manhattan on Monday evening.

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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 7d

Sharp!

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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 7d

Astoria the Wild Turkey catches the warm light of the setting sun in The Battery. 🦃 ❤️

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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 8d

Saturday's Central Park rarity, an Eastern Whip-poor-will resting in the Ramble north of the Swampy Pin Oak area.

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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 8d

It's peak time for Pine Warblers migrating though Central Park. You can find them in both conifers and deciduous trees and also on lawns as they hunt insects. 💛

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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 8d

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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 9d

A rare Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly in Central Park's Conservatory Garden.

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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 9d

Great, thanks! As the name implies, the other organization takes only wild bird species.

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