by John Moore | 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...
by John Moore | Apr 1, 2016
Central Park, New York City New York City’s Central Park has a birding population that rivals that of many forests. (Michael Yamashita/Corbis ) It may come as a surprise, but Central Park in New York City is a birders’ paradise. For decades, the 843-acre...
by John Moore | 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...
by John Moore | 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...
by John Moore | 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...
