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Oct 16, 2026 at 9:04 AM ET
Barn owls nest in a Manhattan water tower
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A family of barn owls has nested in a water tower atop a building on Manhattan's Upper West Side near Central Park, drawing attention from New Yorkers. A migration ecologist described the nest's discovery as “shocking.”
WHO: A family of barn owls
WHAT: nested in a water tower atop a building on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
WHEN: Reported Oct 16, 2026 at 2:27 AM ET
WHERE: Manhattan, USA
WHY: The reason the owls nested there is not reported.
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