Hallett Nature Reserve Opens to the Public

Hallett Nature Reserve Opens to the Public

by | May 11, 2016

Central Park boasts attractions with some of the cities most recognizable names: Loeb Boathouse, Wollman Rink and Tavern on the Green to name a few. Now, for the first time since 1934, a little-known, four-acre woodland called Hallett Nature Sanctuary will join that...

114th Annual Christmas Bird Count

by | Dec 7, 2013

Experience the beauty of the park in winter while you help collect valuable data, and learn about birds when you participate in this annual event with the National Audubon Society. The Christmas Bird Count is a citizen-science tradition started by ornithologist Frank...

111th Annual Central Park Christmas Bird Count

by | Dec 17, 2010

Take part in this annual citizen-science tradition started by ornithologist Frank Chapman on December 25, 1900.  The collected data will be added to an ever-growing database that provides valuable information to research scientists who study early winter bird...

Bard For The Birds

by | Sep 9, 2009

The starling is only mentioned once by Shakespeare, in a passage which shows that in his time this bird, which possesses remarkable powers of imitation, was taught to say words. The fiery Hotspur declares that although the King had forbidden him to speak of Mortimer...