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One of the Black Lives Matter pro-

testers who allegedly assaulted and

tried to rob a dog walker who con-

fronted them near Central Park late

last month surrendered to cops this

week, authorities said.

Desmond Marrero (pictured), 25,

was part of a group of Black Lives

Matter protesters at the corner of

Central Park West and West 67th

Street at around 3:20 p.m. on Oct. 24,

police said.

The group was chanting, “Whose

streets? Our streets?” when a 40-

year-old man walking his dog nearby

responded that he believed the

streets were “everybody’s streets,”

according to police.

That prompted the protesters to

surround him — with one of them

punching him in the head and push-

ing him to the ground, police said.

While the victim was on the

ground, two others allegedly

punched and stomped on him.

Another protester tried to snatch

his phone, according to police.

The victim, who suffered minor

injuries, refused medical attention

at the scene.

The dog also sustained minor

injuries during the scuffle, cops

said.

Marrero, of The Bronx, turned

himself in at the 20th Precinct sta-

tion house on West 82nd Street

Thursday, authorities said. He was

charged with attempted robbery

and assault. Amanda Woods

Dog-walk ‘beater’ brought to heel

By NataLIE o’NEILL

Central Park’s newest superstar

is a total hoot.

A rare barred owl has been at-

tracting flocks of bird-watchers —

drawing comparisons to the fa-

mous Mandarin duck of 2018.

The owl, whose flat-round face

conveys a look of solemn judg-

ment, has been spotted perched in

trees next to the park’s Loch near

103rd Street since early last

month, according to Manhattan

birders.

Though the feathered phenom is

nocturnal, she has been happy to

pose, preen and munch chip-

munks in broad daylight as eager

fans snap photos. Bird buffs say

it’s the best thing to soar into the

urban jungle since the Hot Duck,

which mysteriously disappeared

two years ago.

“The BARRED OWL of the

Central Park Loch has many de-

voted and respectful admirers,”

the bird-watching group Manhat-

tan Bird Alert tweeted, along

with a photo of a crowd gathered

around the owl.

The account, run by local bird-

ing czar David Barrett, also posted

a close-up video of the owl taking

a break from hunting to preen —

and looking unfazed by a nearby

crowd of paparazzi.

The avian-world celeb, who

birders say is likely female due to

its large size, was recently spotted

with a boyfriend, Barrett told The

Post.

“This Barred Owl may have a

mate,” Barrett said. “On October

31, some observers clearly saw two

Barred Owls together in the Cen-

tral Park Loch, even flying to-

gether at one point. This second

owl was much harder to see, and

in the following days it eventually

could no longer be found. Now,

we think that only one owl is

present in the area.”

He said there’s no cause for con-

cern that the bird has been out

and about during the day.

“The Loch has plenty of chip-

munks and rats, and the owl cer-

tainly can see them moving below

as it rests. Why pass up an easy

meal?” he said.

Other fans gushed about how re-

laxed the animal seems in the city

that never sleeps.

“This Barred Owl in Central

Park took some blissful sips from

the Loch stream before it froze at

the sight of a perched Red-tailed

Hawk. Checked the time stamps

on my camera and it was standing

still in this spot for 15 minutes!!

What a treat, and a morning I will

not soon forget,” tweeted birder

Adam Cunningham.

But some birders fear throngs of

photo-snapping fans could “com-

promise” the owl’s safety.

“Would you disclose a coveted,

hidden cove on the beach?” Chris-

tian Sterling, a birder from Con-

necticut, told Forbes. “It compro-

mises his position. He could be

mobbed by bluejays or face com-

petition from a hawk.”

But he added, “It’s always thrill-

ing to see an owl.”

The owl eats rodents and other

small mammals, can grow nearly

2 feet tall, has a wingspan of up

to 3½ feet and is most often seen

in the woods of the southeastern

US, according to the National

Audubon Society. They also live

in parts of the Northeast, but are

a rare bird indeed in the Big

Apple and surrounding areas.

Well, look hoo’s

prowling Cent. Pk.

The BARRED

OWL of

the Central

Park Loch

has many

devoted and

respectful

admirers.

— Bird-watching group

Manhattan Bird Alert

@BirdCentralPark / Twitter