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Nov 7, 2023 · "This is a big change," says David Barrett, a Flaco-watcher who runs an account called Manhattan Bird Alert on the social media network X, as well as a website on the topic.
Feb 2, 2024 · A year later, Flaco the Eurasian eagle-owl is still a free bird. By Jillian Jorgensen Manhattan. PUBLISHED 6:20 AM ET Feb. 02, 2024. If you find yourself on the Upper West Side in the evening and ...
Feb 26, 2024 · David Barrett, who runs the account Manhattan Bird Alert, on Twitter, posted Flaco updates with the urgency of a breaking-news reporter. The crowd around Flaco grew. The bird was enormous and ...
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Apr 19, 2024 · Number: (212) 979-3070. Compiler: Tom Burke. Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County. Transcriber: Gail Benson. [~BEGIN RBA TAPE~] Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, April 5, 2024 at 11:00 pm. The highlights of today’s tape are WESTERN GREBE, “BLACK” form of.
Manhattan Bird Alert, a New York-based social media account, has fueled the rise of celebrity birds while attracting droves of new birders. But like many a story of unchecked fame, the phenomenon is also a cautionary tale. On May 11, 2018, Andrew Farnsworth saw something that was almost unbelievable.
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Mar 3, 2023 · David Barrett, who runs the popular Twitter account Manhattan Bird Alert — which many people have relied upon to track Flaco’s journey — noted that people who arrive in New York “need to ...
Feb 24, 2021 · Barrett’s account, Manhattan Bird Alert (@BirdCentralPark), has taken flight in recent months — with over 45,000 followers — as rare bird encounters have made headlines and enraptured New Yorkers. Barrett, 57, retired from working as a hedge fund manager in 2009 and published a book in 2013 titled “A Big Manhattan Year: Tales of ...
