Michael Fritz-Graham
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The American Robin
by Michael Fritz-Graham
I'll take Manhattan!... and they have, by storm and popular demand. Possibly the most famous and loved bird in the USA, the American Robin…
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Monk (Quaker) Parakeets in New York City
by Michael Fritz-Graham
How The Quakers Landed. Urban legend has it (now documented) that c.1967 a large, live shipment of monk parakeets left their...
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Chimney Swifts
by Michael Fritz-Graham
What Is That? Twittering, chattering little acrobatic cinders with wings have been swooping in and out of your chimney stack. They're not bats. ...
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The Uncommon “Common” Nighthawk
by Michael Fritz-Graham
There is something incredibly sad, even tragic about a summer night in New York City without that magic spirit of the starry sky, ...