Christian Cooper’s encounter in Central Park with a white woman who called 911 to falsely accuse him of threatening her spurred a national outcry. Now he is hosting a birding series for National Geographic. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “birds”
The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings
By Gotham Rex on April 11, 2022
Researchers debunked a long-repeated yarn that the common birds owe their North American beginnings to a 19th-century lover of the Bard. Maybe this ubiquitous bird’s story is ready for a reboot. Source: New York Times
Will the Jamaica Bay Restoration Project Save New York From Rising Seas?
By Gotham Rex on April 1, 2022
A major restoration project aims to protect the Jamaica Bay area — and all of New York — by returning salt marshes and sand dunes to their natural states. But will it be too late for the people of Broad…
A Ferry Is Coming to Coney Island. Here’s Why Some Residents Are Angry.
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2021
Critics are concerned the ferry service would release toxic pollution and disrupt the habitat of horseshoe crabs, toppling an entire food chain. Source: New York Times
How Lili Taylor, Actress and Birder, Spends Her Sundays
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2021
When she’s not onstage, she’s often at her bedroom window, taking in Brooklyn’s wildlife. Source: New York Times
Meet the People Rescuing Piping Plover Birds In New York
By Gotham Rex on September 6, 2021
A group of volunteers patrols beaches where endangered Piping Plovers nest. Source: New York Times
Barry the Central Park Owl Dies
By Gotham Rex on August 6, 2021
The barred owl had attracted a devoted following of New Yorkers, drawn to her elegant feathers and fearlessness toward people. Source: New York Times
Caring for the Wildlife That Stray Into the Suburbs
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2021
It’s baby-animal season in the towns north of New York. But with many of the mothers gone missing, humans are stepping in to help out. Source: New York Times
Red Knots in Steepest Decline in Years, Threatening the Species’ Survival
By Gotham Rex on June 5, 2021
The annual count along the Delaware Bay beaches showed another severe drop in numbers of the shorebird, whose migration is one of the longest avian journeys in the world. Source: New York Times
Man Caught Smuggling 35 Songbirds at J.F.K. Airport
By Gotham Rex on April 28, 2021
Kevin Andre McKenzie of Guyana concealed finches inside hair curlers in his clothing, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said. Source: New York Times
The Heated Debate in the Birding Community
By Gotham Rex on February 16, 2021
As the Manhattan Bird Alert account on Twitter gained traction, so did opposition. Critics said the crowds it encouraged could be harmful. Source: New York Times
Twitter Is Turning Birds Into Celebrities and Birders Against One Another
By Gotham Rex on February 15, 2021
A Twitter account helped spread the word about rare birds in New York City, but publicizing their locations exposed a rift among birders. Source: New York Times
‘I Had to See That Owl’: Central Park’s New Celebrity Bird
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2020
New Yorkers are so obsessed with Barry the barred owl that some are concerned he could be scared away. So far, he seems to like the attention. Source: New York Times
The Bird Bulletin: Artist Nicolas Holiber on Building ‘Birds on Broadway’
By Gotham Rex on May 16, 2019
The Bird Bulletin: Artist Nicolas Holiber on Building ‘Birds on Broadway’ It’s late on a brisk Wednesday evening in May and an eight-foot-tall Double-Crested Cormorant is making its way across the intersection
The Bird Bulletin: eBird, D-Bird, and How You Can Become a Community Scientist
By Gotham Rex on April 12, 2019
The Bird Bulletin: eBird, D-Bird, and How You Can Become a Community Scientist In January, birders around the globe shared their final contributions to the world’s longest-running wildlife census: the Annual