00:00What's drawing all the attention to this tree in Central Park?
00:03This little celebrity, of course.
00:05One of the barn owls from the Upper West Side's famous feathered family
00:09spotted resting in the park after construction disrupted their home.
00:13The family of seven, two parents, and five youngins made history
00:16as the first barn owls documented nesting in Manhattan in modern times.
00:21They had previously been nesting in a water tower on West 75th Street,
00:25but according to the NYC Bird Alliance, workers removed the tower's roof,
00:29exposing their nesting site and forcing the owls to relocate.
00:33The good news? The organization says all seven have been accounted for
00:37and appear safe for now as they adjust to their new surroundings.
00:40And while a glimpse of these elusive birds is exciting,
00:43giving them space can help keep them safe.
00:45NYC Bird Alliance encourages anyone watching to keep their distance,
00:49keep their voices down, and skip the flash photography.
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