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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

The first three sections are brief, presenting a summary of the bird’s current NYC status (migrant, resident, breeder, vagrant, etc.), Norse was a Wall Street broker; John Kieran was a sports reporter and radio panelist. Van Der Donck Meadows in the 1700s, with an Indian trail crossing it where W. 231st Street is now located. .