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科学 · 曼哈顿仓鸮持续报道 · 第 2 篇,共 2 篇

曼哈顿七只仓鸮均已现身。水塔施工会暂停吗?

两只成年鸟和五只离巢幼鸟似乎已在别处休息,但仍有几只会造访它们受损的水塔。要求再等一周、暂不维修的请求仍未解决。

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自上次报道以来的变化

4 天后

当时

猫头鹰水塔的屋顶不见了。里面的这一家发生了什么?

我们当时说尚无定论的问题

  1. 施工后这些鸟的去向和状况、巢穴状况、确切施工时间线以及采取的任何保护措施,仍未得到核实。

    尚无定论

    有日期的观察记录和11月1日的统计,在一定程度上说明了这些鸟的去向,但无法确定它们各自的状况,也不能说明原巢的情况。已有报道称它们找到了其他栖息处;但它们是否在那里栖息、施工的完整时间线以及保护措施是否有效,仍未得到核实。⁠1⁠3⁠4⁠5

  2. 建筑业主或承包商的说明,以及带日期的野生动物观察记录或检查结果,可以查明发生了什么,以及幼鸟是否仍有可用的筑巢空间。

    尚无定论

    如今,施工后的野生动物观察记录已显示这些鸟曾返回水塔,也似乎使用了其他栖息地。但目前仍缺少经核实的业主或承包商说明,也没有确认幼鸟是否拥有可用的替代筑巢空间。⁠1⁠3⁠4⁠5

现在

两只成年鸟和五只离巢幼鸟似乎已在别处休息,但仍有几只会造访它们受损的水塔。要求再等一周、暂不维修的请求仍未解决。

新的进展

  • 有人观察到离巢幼鸟短暂造访受损的水箱,并在几条街区外另一栋建筑的高处活动。当天傍晚至少看到了两只离巢幼鸟。
  • 据报,七只鸟都已被看到。虽然这个鸟类家庭似乎在别处栖息,但仍有几只停在水塔上。

如果七只仓鸮都已被发现,那么曼哈顿那座曾是它们家园的水塔能否安全复工?最新目击消息让人松了一口气,却没有给出答案:一些鸟仍会回到受损的水塔,而要求再给它们一周时间、暂不维修的请求尚未得到公开同意。⁠1

曼哈顿区区长布拉德·霍伊尔曼-西加尔称,11月1日星期日夜间有人发现两只成年鸟和五只离巢幼鸟;据CBS纽约11月2日的报道。这个鸟类家庭似乎找到了其他栖息地。报道还援引纽约市鸟类联盟称,它们正在别处觅食。水塔施工惊扰了位于西76街与中央公园西路附近的巢穴,此后这些迹象表明它们正在适应变化,意义重大。但这并不意味着原来的地点已完全无虞。⁠1

我们在10月29日报道时,水塔屋顶已经拆除,只剩下裸露的横梁;施工后这些鸟的去向和状况尚不清楚。新的目击消息消除了这份不确定性中最紧迫的一部分:据报,这个由七只鸟组成的家庭已全部确认在列。但这并不能说明每只鸟的健康状况、每只幼鸟是否都能获得足够食物,或这个鸟类家庭是否已拥有安全的新家。

统计数量时也需要谨慎。此前的评估称有一对成年鸟和五六只幼鸟。这些是不确定的估算,并非定论。最新统计具体为两只成年鸟和五只离巢幼鸟;这并不能证明第六只幼鸟失踪了。

是迁移,而非彻底离开

霍伊尔曼-西加尔的评估谨慎乐观。他说,这些鸟似乎没有把水塔用作栖息地,并已找到其他休息地点。但星期日夜间仍有人看到几只鸟停在水塔上。在别处休息、同时返回旧居,是可以同时成立的观察结果,并非彼此矛盾的说法。⁠1

有日期的观察记录显示,迁移与其说是一次性离开,不如说是一个过程。野生动物观察者D. Bruce Yolton记录称,施工开始时幼鸟仍在水箱内栖息,之后曾短暂返回,并在附近另一栋建筑上活动。⁠3⁠4

施工开始后这个鸟类家庭的活动情况

  1. 2026年10月29日

    Yolton报告称,工人开始拆除水箱时,离巢幼鸟仍继续在里面栖息。

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  2. 2026年10月31日

    有人观察到离巢幼鸟短暂造访受损的水箱,并在几条街区外另一栋建筑的高处活动。当天傍晚至少看到了两只离巢幼鸟。

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  3. 2026年11月1日

    据报,七只鸟都已被看到。虽然这个鸟类家庭似乎在别处栖息,但仍有几只停在水塔上。

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10月31日的有限统计并未证明其他幼鸟失踪;它只记录了当晚看到的情况。范围更广、时间更晚的目击,是对这个鸟类家庭情况更全面的统计。即便如此,看到七只鸟不等于对它们进行了检查;它们在别处觅食,也不能说明哪些离巢幼鸟已能独立捕猎,或每只是否都获得了足够食物。⁠1⁠4

提供替代栖息地也是应对措施的一部分。纽约州环境保护厅称,正在设法提供其他栖息地点。DNYUZ转载的一篇11月1日的报道说,已搭建了一处替代筑巢区。但这两份报道都没有证实这个鸟类家庭实际使用了提供的栖息地;它们似乎在其他建筑上活动,也不能证明替代栖息地已奏效。⁠1⁠5

施工争议仍未解决

州自然保护机构于10月29日星期四下令业主停止拆除作业,以便展开调查。CBS报道称,市府官员在10月30日星期五看到工人回到水塔,并表示施工似乎仍在继续。Bulwark刊载的另一篇援引NY1报道的文章称,该机构当天再次到场,并发出了停止并终止作业函。⁠1⁠12

这些报道值得审视,但不足以证实有人违反了命令。目前无法得知该函件的确切条款,也没有经核实的说法能够区分拆除作业与获准进行的安全施工。仅凭工人到场以及施工似乎仍在继续,并不能判定这两个问题。现有报道没有证实公开调查结论、指控或执法处理结果。⁠1⁠12

仓鸮并非濒危物种,但受州法律保护,破坏正在使用的鸟巢属于违法行为。自然保护人士认为,施工可能违反了这项保护规定。这正是调查所关注的法律问题,并不代表已认定业主或承包商违法。⁠1

至少从8月起,这个鸟类家庭就与这座水塔有关联,它们在塔身的一个洞里筑巢。仓鸮在纽约市极为罕见,专家称这是已知首例在曼哈顿筑巢的仓鸮。“已知”一词很重要:它指有记录的情况,并不能证明此前从未有巢穴未被发现。⁠1

霍伊尔曼-西加尔希望将后续维修再推迟一周,因为仍有一些鸟会回来。目前尚未确认业主是否同意,也没有确定的复工日期。因此,他的请求只是提议为鸟类争取喘息时间,并非已达成的停工协议。⁠1

实际区别很简单:发现这个鸟类家庭,不等于证实水塔对它们已不再重要。据报道,七只鸟都已被看到,它们似乎也在使用其他栖息地,这是令人鼓舞的迹象。它们仍会回来,因此后续施工何时进行的问题仍值得得到答复。

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  1. Yolton报告称,工人开始拆除水箱时,离巢幼鸟仍继续在里面栖息。

  2. 最先报道

  3. 有人观察到离巢幼鸟短暂造访受损的水箱,并在几条街区外另一栋建筑的高处活动。当天傍晚至少看到了两只离巢幼鸟。

  4. 据报,七只鸟都已被看到。虽然这个鸟类家庭似乎在别处栖息,但仍有几只停在水塔上。

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  1. All seven barn owls have turned up after construction disturbed their rooftop nest.
  2. Some still return to the damaged water tower, and the borough president wants another week without repairs. Will the work wait while the family adjusts to life elsewhere?
  3. Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal says all seven were spotted Sunday night, November first. That's two adults and five fledglings, the young birds whose whereabouts had been uncertain after workers removed the tower's roof.
  4. On October twenty-ninth, we reported that the roof had been removed and the birds' condition and whereabouts were unknown. The latest sighting accounts for the family. Hoylman-Sigal also says they appear to have found other places to rest.
  5. Earlier estimates put the family at two adults and five or six young. Those were uncertain counts. The latest count is specifically five fledglings. That change doesn't mean a sixth youngster disappeared; the earlier estimates never settled how many young there were.
  6. The tower stands near West Seventy-sixth Street and Central Park West, on Manhattan's Upper West Side. The birds nested in a hole in the tower and had been associated with it since at least August.
  7. Barn owls are extremely rare in New York City. Experts have described this family as the first known barn owl nesting in Manhattan. That describes the known history of nesting here; earlier nests could have gone unnoticed.
  8. Fledglings were still resting inside the tank when removal work began on October twenty-ninth. Two days later, they made brief visits to the damaged tank, while observers also saw activity high on another building a few blocks away.
  9. At least two fledglings were seen that October thirty-first evening. The broader sighting followed the next night, when all seven were accounted for. A few still perched at the old tower, even as the family appeared to be resting elsewhere.
  10. Hoylman-Sigal says the owls appear to be adjusting. NYC Bird Alliance says feeding is happening elsewhere, too. Birds can rest at another building and still visit their former home, so those returns fit with the apparent move.
  11. The state conservation agency has also been working to provide alternative shelter, and a replacement nesting area was erected by November first. Whether this family has occupied that shelter isn't clear. Seeing the birds elsewhere also leaves open how well each youngster is feeding.
  12. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ordered demolition stopped on October twenty-ninth for an investigation. City officials saw workers back the next day and said work apparently continued. They haven't explained whether that activity was demolition or authorized safety work.
  13. The state also issued a cease-and-desist letter after a return visit that Friday. The investigation hasn't produced a public finding here that the owner violated an order. Conservationists have argued the construction might violate state law.
  14. Barn owls aren't endangered, but state law protects them, and destroying an active nest is illegal. That protection is why the work faces scrutiny. The birds' return visits also give the dispute an immediate consequence, even after all seven have been found.
  15. Hoylman-Sigal wants further repairs delayed one more week because some birds still come back. The owner hasn't publicly agreed to that request, and there's no confirmed restart date. The requested breathing space remains unresolved.
  16. The seven birds have been accounted for and appear to be using other roosts. Their continued visits mean the damaged tower is still part of their movements, including while officials weigh when further work can safely proceed.

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在此处引用的来源中,CBS New York最先发布,比本报道播出早4天。 随后还有9家媒体发布。

2篇早期文章作为背景资料参阅。2家媒体未注明日期:New York State PoliceNYC Bird Alliance

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