A rare family of barn owls moved into Manhattan's Upper West Side. New Yorkers are captivated
One daysingle sourceOne outlet reported this themselves - 5 of the 6 reports ran its copy.
All 6 reports on Fri, 16 October 2026
What it is about
New YorkersManhattanUpper West SideCentral ParkAndrew FarnsworthElisabeth WilliamsJessica WilsonThomas ObersteinerDavid BarrettDepartment Of Environmental ConservationCornell Lab Of OrnithologyYork City Department Of Parks RecreationBird AllianceUpper West Side, New York, United StatesManhattan, New York, United StatesNew York, United StatesCalifornia, United StatesAmericanCentral Park West, California, United States
Who published it, and when
original reportcopy
knpr.org
wknofm.org
kenw.org
wohfradio.com
16 Oct, 06:27over 3 hours16 Oct, 09:15
2 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place
How it spread - 1 original report, 5 reprints
Fri, 16 October 2026
1 report- NPR News06:27
Manhattan's Upper West Side has been reveling in the company of its latest celebrities: A family of barn owls nested in a water tower atop a building near Central Park.
5 reprints
- knpr.org16 Oct, 06:27their copy
- wknofm.org16 Oct, 06:27their copy
- kenw.org16 Oct, 06:27their copy
- wohfradio.com16 Oct, 09:15their copy
- PBS NewsHour16 Oct, 22:52their copy