Although the Swamp Sparrow is named after its favored habitat, I can't help projecting its other connotations, its hiding and lurking around on the ground, its coloration muddied like a ruined brown/gray watercolor. I spotted one earlier in the week at Bryant Park during the colder/damper days - hiding in the underbrush. Most of last weeks Song Sparrows were gone. This morning, however, it defied my prejudices, sitting atop a bush along the south edge of the lawn and breaking out into song, sharing happiness in the return of warm weather. To top it off, I caught the first Hermit Thrush at the garden shed on 40th street.
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