bird watching

NYC's celebrity bald eagle killed in vehicle collision

Rover, the majestic eagle who was spotted soaring above the Central Park Reservoir just last month, was killed on Monday.

Birdwatcher set to premiere TV show 3 years after ‘Central Park Karen’ clash

Birdwatcher Christian Cooper is set to premiere a TV show on National Geographic featuring his travels across the US -- leaving behind an ugly 2020 "Central Park Karen" fiasco.

Pale Male warmed New Yorkers' cold hearts before taking final flight

The red-tailed hawk, who chose a swanky, Fifth Avenue co-op building as his home, ushered in a widespread appreciation for urban wildlife.

Audubon-NYC's name change is cowardly way to avoid facing its heritage

The city chapter of the Audubon Society is changing its name to disassociate itself from the darker aspects of John James Audubon’s legacy. Count it as one more foolish effort...

'Central Park Karen' birdwatcher Christian Cooper lands new TV series

The black bird enthusiast was accosted by a white woman in 2020.

'Yellow-Tufted Danny DeVito?' Twitter's bird lovers try to ID rescued fledgling

It could be a Yellow-Tufted Danny DeVito bird. Or maybe a rarely-sighted "Forest chicken?" Twitter's bird lovers were hard at work Friday trying to identify a fuzzy fledgling now recovering...

Central Park 'Karen' 'pulled the pin on the race grenade': Christian Cooper

Central Park "Karen" "pulled the pin on the race grenade" when she called the cops on black birdwatcher Christian Cooper, he said in a new interview. "She was going to...

Man who filmed Central Park 'Karen' recounts what led up to video

The black man accosted by a white dog-walker in Central Park has posted an online rundown of what happened right before videotaping the now-infamous confrontation. Christian Cooper -- a Harvard...

Bird watcher stumbles upon man's dead body

A bird-watcher found something he wasn’t looking for when he stumbled upon a dead body in Queens on Sunday afternoon, cops said. The 52-year-old man was in the woods of...

4 colorful birds to spot in Central Park this season

Bird enthusiasts are chirping up a storm after a recent sighting of a rare Swainson’s warbler in Central Park. See more fab feathered friends at a Bronx Zoo bird walk...

Nemesis of NYC's prettiest bird put behind bars

The beautiful, rare bird that has been thrilling spectators at Prospect Park for nearly two weeks has avoided the clutches of a dangerous adversary -- a cat on the prowl....

People are losing their s--t over this bird

Birders are flocking to Prospect Park to catch a glimpse of a rare bird that touched down in Brooklyn over the weekend. At least 100 avian enthusiasts a day are...

Get sprung! It may be cold, but springtime fun is here

Time to pack up your winter coats and stash away your boots — in your dreams, anyway! But spring has officially begun and there are some activities around that will...

Meet the bird brains batty enough to go bird-watching in winter

If you thought NYC’s flying fauna was limited strictly to pigeons, it’s time to get your head in the clouds. The Big Apple is secretly a hotbed of bird activity,...

Bird-watcher makes a gruesome discovery

Bird-watcher Roberta Man­ian was hoping for a rare find Thursday — but this isn’t what she had in mind. Manian, of Brooklyn, was scanning the rocks and waters near the...