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

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 · 14h

A Nashville Warbler in Central Park. 💛

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

A Cape May Warbler in Central Park. 💛

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

Thank you!

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

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 · 2d

Sharp!

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

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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

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

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

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

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

The Lost Budgerigar continues in Central Park, often near a rock outcropping by West Drive and 83rd Street. She is fine with the slightly cooler weather but will need a rescue when cold arrives. 🦜 💛

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

An unusually friendly Connecticut Warbler gave close views earlier this week in Madison Square Park.

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

A rare Yellow-breasted Chat appeared in the midtown micro-park Verizon Plaza this Monday, just as a much friendlier one did in October 2021. It continues this Thursday. 💛

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

Thank you! The NYC Bird Alliance has volunteer rescuers, so contact them if this bird still needs transport.

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

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

A rare Sora popped out of a planter in midtown Manhattan on Monday morning near Two Bryant Park. These birds live in marshes, but they often drop in elsewhere during migration.

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

Astoria the Wild Turkey flaps her mighty wings in The Battery. 🦃 ❤️

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

A Cape May Warbler in Central Park's Shakespeare Garden. 💛

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

Right, as she is not a wild bird species!

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

Central Park's Lost Budgerigar is still being seen between 81st and 86th Streets on either side of West Drive, usually in the company of a House Sparrow flock. 🦜 💛

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