or did the local NBC news affiliate just discuss the results of the Central Park Christmas Bird Count? This is New York City we’re talking about! I hope my neighbors were as interested in hearing that the most common species were White-throated Sparrow, European Starling, and Herring Gull as I was.
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How cool is that? NY1 also did a spot on the Bird Count (tinyurl.com/3cwdhw). It’s nice to see the news groups paying attention to something really interesting for a change! 😉
That’s wonderful! Congrats!