Conservation（保護） and joy are exactly what’s at the heart of NYC Bird Alliance, Roslyn Rivas, Public Programs Manager, explained. “The mission for our public programs is to inspire a love for birds and nature and to inspire people to become wildlife conservationists themselves.”
In getting to know the city’swinged transients（翼のある短期滞在者）, Co says people feel inspired to “care for lives that are different from our own.”
“One of the things at the core of wildlife education is that you’re more likely to care more about something if you’re exposed to （～に触れさせる）it,” added Rivas.”I’ve heard so many people be soin awe of （畏敬の念を抱く）their first time birding and it really does change your perspective （見方）on what you see in the city. Wildlife in NYC is not just pigeons and cockroaches..,” she said.
And what people also may not realize is how intertwined (関わる）
birds are with the very landscape of New York City. Speaking about a heron（サギ）, Co said that “one of the comments from new birders is, ‘Wow that bird looks like a dinosaur.’” And birds are prehistoric（有史以前の）. So is New York City.
Along the ancient formation（形成） is where you’ll find a habitat that attracts many migrating birds; Forest Park in Queens is a good spot to experience this. The best times to go birding are during migration periods as hundreds of species of birds fly through NYC on their way north or south. Because the green space in the city is concentrated, it’s easier to spot them than if they were spread out all over the city. Prospect Park, for example, lists a few “hot spots” for migration period sightings.
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