Yesterday—the Origin of Species reports in a blog post titled "Take These Broken Wings"—an adult male Osprey was found injured in Queens. The bird was in a parking lot near Willets Point, where he was suffering a fracture to his right wing. He was on a way to a vet soon after to get x-rays on the wing, which may not be repairable, and there will be more updates to come. more ›

The Met sure is having a big week! First their Costume Institute Ball brought all the big names out, and then the NY Times reported on their recent renovation. They explain that in the 1970s the museum "unveiled a plan to create its own Crystal Palace in Central Park—a glass-enclosed, glass-roofed space to house its expanded American Wing—Community Planning Board 8 voted 24 to 1 against the proposal, and one board member called it a rape of the park." That board member was likely feeling violated around 1980, when the American Wing opened, and perhaps even more so now, following two years of construction and renovations it will open up to the public on May 19th. more ›