It was fowl play. Central Park's beloved barred owl, Barry, had 'potentially lethal' levels of rat poison in her liver when she flew into a truck and was killed last month, according to a necropsy report. The chemicals could have effected her motor skills, causing her to fly into the truck that hit her or preventing her from avoiding it, according to the report. The state Department of Environmental Conservation report determined that the amount of rat killers bromadiolone and difethialone in Barry's system could have given her a 'fatal hemorrhage' even if she hadn't been hit. In a cruel twist of fate, the celebrity among Manhattan bird-watchers was killed when she 'made contact with' a Central Park Conservancy maintenance vehicle around 2.30 am on August 6, the non-profit announced on Twitter. Barry was described in a November 2020 New York Times feature as 'a performer' who made 'regular daytime appearances' and was 'seemingly unfazed by adoring fans and the paparazzi, who have already made him Instagram-famous' It's unclear where the owl was poisoned - Central Park officials said they had last used bromadiolone at the park during a two-week period in July to address a rat infestation, The City reported. Although non-pesticide interventions are preferred, rat poisons like bromadiolone are used 'when there is significant rodent activity' and less-invasive methods don't do the trick In a cruel twist of fate, the celebrity among Manhattan bird watchers 'made contact with' by a Central Park Conservancy maintenance vehicle around 2.30 am on August 6, the non-profit announced on Twitter that day. Since it was first spotted in the park on October 9, the owl drew droves of birdwatchers and fans, even inspiring social media alerts when she was sighted. Now, an area of the park has been dedicated as a memorial for the bird, laden with flowers, owl figurines and notes from children and adults alike Commenters were incensed by the park's responsibility-shirking announcement. 'What does it say about your “conservancy” when your... vehicles are hitting and killing the park’s most well known and beloved ambassador?' asked @evanmustard 'I hope you will release actual details of what happened, this isn't good enough.' The necropsy was carried out on August 10, according to NBC New York, but was not made public until Monday, after the non-profit digital news outlet The City obtained it via a Freedom of Information Law request. Blunt force trauma ultimately killed the bird, the report said, but the veterinarians who conducted the necropsy speculated that the poisons impaired the two-year-old owl's motor skills prevented it from avoiding the collision. 'The bromadiolone [rat poison] level is potentially lethal,' the report reads. 'But it is unclear if it played a role in the death of this owl, i.e. was the anticoagulant affecting the owl’s ability to avoid collision with the vehicle.' The report could not determine whether Barry was under duress before she was hit. 'Currently known as Barry, the owl has intense black eyes and elegant poufs of white feathers streaked with brown and gray. He looks like a perfect stuffed animal from a high-end toy store,' read a November 2020 feature on the bird (who was then thought to be a male) in the New York Times Since it was first spotted in the park on October 9, the owl drew droves of birdwatchers and fans, even inspiring social media alerts when she was sighted It's unclear where the owl was poisoned - Central Park officials said they had last used bromadiolone at the park during a two-week period in July to address a rat infestation, The City reported. Surrounding residences and businesses, of course, also use rat poisons. Rat remains were found in the bird's digestive tract in the necropsy - poisoned rodents are often easier meals for birds to snag, since rat poison slows them down before killing them. 'NYC Parks is committed to integrated pest management as our parks are home to many birds of prey — for which we’ve made many strides, especially in parks where they nest,” Parks spokesperson Crystal Howard said at the time of the incident. Non-pesticide interventions are preferred, a Central Park Conservancy spokesperson told The City, but rat poisons like bromadiolone are used 'when there is significant rodent activity' and less-invasive methods don't do the trick. 'The most important message to come out of it is that life is really hard because we have made it hard for birds in the city,' Kaitlyn Parkins, the associate director of conservation and science at New York City Audubon told The City. Since the animal's death last month, bird lovers have planted flowers, written letters and drawn pictures of Barry for a memorial at the park. The attention the owl received was so great that it caused a rift among Manhattan birders, who argued over whether it was healthy for so many humans to stalk the animal with phones and cameras Since the animal's death last month, bird lovers have planted flowers, written letters and drawn pictures of Barry for a memorial at the park 'It was terrible when Barry died,' said Kevin Cisco, a 62-year-old birder from Manhattan who mimicked the owl's sounds when he was interviewed by The City Barry was described in a November 2020 New York Times feature as 'a performer' who made 'regular daytime appearances' and was 'seemingly unfazed by adoring fans and the paparazzi, who have already made him Instagram-famous.' 'Practically vogueing, he stares, preens and swoops into the shallow stream to wash and flick his feathers,' read the piece. 'Currently known as Barry, the owl has intense black eyes and elegant poufs of white feathers streaked with brown and gray. He looks like a perfect stuffed animal from a high-end toy store.' Since it was first spotted in the park on October 9, the owl drew droves of birdwatchers and fans, even inspiring social media alerts when she was sighted. The attention was so great that it caused a rift among Manhattan birders, who argued over whether it was healthy for so many humans to stalk the animal with phones and cameras. 'It was terrible when Barry died,' said Kevin Cisco, a 62-year-old birder from Manhattan who mimicked the owl's sounds when he was interviewed by The City. Barry's death hasn't just rocked New York City's community of serious bird-watchers - residents from all walks of life have posted gushing tributes for the bird on Twitter since the accident. Along with a memorial in the park, the bird has inspired a number of tributes on Twitter This isn't the first time a bird of prey became a park mascot before falling victim to rat poison. 'Pale Male,' a red-tailed hawk who enchanted city-goers 20 years ago with an ongoing romance with another hawk living on fifth-avenue, poisoned their babies with rodenticide after bringing some to the nest unwittingly. In 2012, more red-tailed hawks were killed by rat killers in the city's parks. Birders were incensed, and one even spent a night in a holding cell, after three hawks fell victim to rodenticide in the park and died, according to the New York Times. All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility