{"id":30212,"date":"2025-11-06T00:51:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T00:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/30212\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T00:51:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T00:51:13","slug":"owl-sightings-divide-bk-birders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/30212\/","title":{"rendered":"Owl sightings divide BK birders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Share this:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F348641%2Fowl-sightings-divide-bk-birders%2F&amp;linkname=Owl%20sightings%20divide%20BK%20birders\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F348641%2Fowl-sightings-divide-bk-birders%2F&amp;linkname=Owl%20sightings%20divide%20BK%20birders\" title=\"Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_button_reddit\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/reddit?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F348641%2Fowl-sightings-divide-bk-birders%2F&amp;linkname=Owl%20sightings%20divide%20BK%20birders\" title=\"Reddit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_button_flipboard\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/flipboard?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F348641%2Fowl-sightings-divide-bk-birders%2F&amp;linkname=Owl%20sightings%20divide%20BK%20birders\" title=\"Flipboard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_button_email\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F348641%2Fowl-sightings-divide-bk-birders%2F&amp;linkname=Owl%20sightings%20divide%20BK%20birders\" title=\"Email\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>BOROUGHWIDE \u2014 Brooklyn\u2019s birders are split over an unwritten \u201cowl code\u201d \u2014 a pact that discourages sharing owl locations to protect the birds from stress and crowds,  <a href=\"https:\/\/defector.com\/the-owl-code-tearing-apart-new-yorks-birders\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reports Defector<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn\u2019s community enforces it most strictly, with moderators on online birding platform eBird hiding sensitive sightings, while Manhattan birders freely post coordinates to popular social media accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Advocates say secrecy shields the nocturnal raptors from overexposure and dangerous \u201cplayback\u201d tactics, or blasting recorded calls to lure owls for photos. Critics argue that the secrecy is exclusionary and that public sightings build community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2730\u2730\u2730<\/p>\n<p> <a style=\"font-size: inherit; background-color: #fefefe;\" href=\"https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/whats-news-breaking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wnb-read-more aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761847445_0_read-more-wnb-shad-1024x341.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd5hEdpXLwpeWAPMPmcmdn--vHz1InXjphFdhedt_prXKoVFQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761847446_790_ultima-reader-response.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/newsletter-subscriptions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to our newsletters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    &#13;<br \/>\n      &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"signup-text\">Brooklyn Today \u2014 Daily top news in Brooklyn<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t&#13;<br \/>\n      &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"signup-text\">Daily Brief \u2014 An afternoon dose of borough buzz<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>    &#13;<br \/>\n      &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"signup-text\">Bluedot Living Brooklyn \u2014 Simple, smart, sustainable stories<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>    &#13;<br \/>\n      &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"signup-text\">BKLYN Live \u2014 Performance, arts &amp; culture<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>    &#13;<br \/>\n      &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"signup-text\">Home Reporter \u2014 South Brooklyn news<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Leave this field empty if you&#8217;re human: <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"padding-left: 20px;font-size: 24px;float:left;\" class=\"reddit\" href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?url=https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/348641\/owl-sightings-divide-bk-birders\/\" title=\"Share on Reddit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"padding-left: 20px;font-size: 24px;padding-right:20px;float:left;\" href=\"http:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#7b44080e19111e180f46340c175b08121c130f12151c085b1f120d121f1e5b39305b1912091f1e09085d1a160b4019141f024638131e18105b140e0f5b0f1312085b08120f1e5b130f0f0b0841545419091414101702151e1a1c171e5518141654484f434d4f4a54140c175608121c130f12151c08561f120d121f1e561910561912091f1e09085455\" title=\"Share by Email\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<br \/>\t<br \/>\n<a class=\"related-articles comment-link\" style=\"clear: both;padding-top:6px;color:#6cc4e8;\" href=\"#comments\" title=\"Leave a Comment\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/337838\/9-11-memorial-events-in-brooklyn\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761847446_926_AP24254764142461-250x250.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Flags are placed by the names of those killed during the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the reflecting pools at the National September 11 Memorial &amp; Museum, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in New York. One World Trade Center rises in the background. AP Photo\/Donald King\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t9\/11 memorial events in Brooklyn<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 11 |<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrooklyn Eagle Staff\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/337822\/americans-mark-the-24th-anniversary-of-the-9-11-attacks-with-emotional-ceremonies\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761847446_74_AP25254543237567-250x250.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"William Staudt, a firefighter that worked at Ground Zero on the day of the attacks, looks over a reflecting pool during a ceremony to mark the 24th anniversary of the 9\/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York. 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