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Bird count has highest tally in years

The big city is going to the birds.

Nearly 8,000 were spotted yesterday during the annual Christmas Bird Count in Central Park, the highest number in four years.. That's a good sign for our feathered friends, according to Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe.

"It means conditions are stable," he said. "Birds are doing better in the city than they did 25 or 30 years ago."

He also...

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