EUWI still around at BAT pier4 ,

Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope) (1)
- Reported Dec 05, 2024 09:03 by KZ F
- Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.646519,-74.026074&ll=40.646519,-74.026074
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S204516849
- Media: 4 Photos
- Comments: "Photos"

Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope) (1)
- Reported Dec 05, 2024 06:46 by Nate L-S
- Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.646519,-74.026074&ll=40.646519,-74.026074
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S204509682
- Comments: "Continuing in the western corner north of pier 4. Immediately distinguished by a very warm brown/red head and body"

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" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Around the nabe

Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.646519,-74.026074&ll=40.646519,-74.026074
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S204464912
- Comments: "Female. Semi-comfortable calling it Eurasian based on (a) earlier reports by birders more skilled than I and (b) proximity to female AMWIs allowing for a direct comparison. Head on this one wasn't just a little warmer, but a LOT warmer, almost rusty."

Below report : hemlock and battle aves intersection ,West side

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1)
- Reported Dec 04, 2024 09:20 by Z .
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S204464257
- Comments: "Continuing. Poking out of its hidey hole, leaf blowers nearby, but came out to yell at a red bellied in the tree"

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) (1)
- Reported Dec 04, 2024 09:20 by Z .
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S204464257
- Comments: "Seen briefly at the yew tree - gold/orange, dark wing with wingbars."

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"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall."
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

Latest on prospect OCWA

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (1)
- Reported Dec 04, 2024 07:02 by Asher Fusco
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S204446634
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Flitting around in a tree at the base of Breeze Hill, vocalizing constantly. Images tba."

"Feed the birds in winter; in return, they will feed your soul with the look of gratitude!"

--Mehmet Murat ildan





   

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

"Feed the birds in winter; in return, they will feed your soul with the look of gratitude!"

--Mehmet Murat ildan





   

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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Wed, Dec 4, 2024, 12:16 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Eurasian Wigeon (1 report)
- Bald Eagle (1 report)
- Orange-crowned Warbler (2 reports)
- Wilson's Warbler (2 reports)

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Thank you for subscribing to the <hourly> Kings County Rare Bird Alert.  The report below shows observations of rare birds in Kings County.  View or unsubscribe to this alert at https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35645
NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated.

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Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope) (1)
- Reported Dec 04, 2024 09:18 by Richard Fleming
- Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.646519,-74.026074&ll=40.646519,-74.026074
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S204451994
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing bird found by yesterday by Tom P.  Very warm-headed, so much so that head tones approach that of a male bird. Photos below."

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) (2)
- Reported Dec 03, 2024 15:40 by Russ Alderson
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S204456749
- Comments: "Pair of adults flying low together. Landed briefly in a tree near Battle hill. Calling. Have video with calls. Took off South, never refound."

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (1)
- Reported Dec 04, 2024 09:17 by A W
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S204454600
- Comments: "At the SE corner of the lake, drab warbler with faint plain yellow breast and eye ring"

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (2)
- Reported Dec 04, 2024 08:40 by B F
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S204453301
- Comments: "Continuing with Wilson's.  I had suspected there were 2 yesterday when I thought I heard chipping from 2 different directions.  Seen simultaneously today in the same tree.  Drab yellow warblers with grayish head and olive back giving its distinctive chip note repeatedly."

Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) (1)
- Reported Dec 04, 2024 08:40 by B F
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S204453301
- Comments: "Continuing.  Warbler with black cap, petite bill, bright yellow underneath all the way through the vent and UTCs, dark tail."

Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) (1)
- Reported Dec 04, 2024 07:35 by Forrest Wickman
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S204454545
- Comments: "Continuing, seemingly for several weeks now. Today near the old Rufous Hummingbird spot, calling repeatedly and moving around a lot, sometimes high in the spruce/fir. Photos."

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COYE wellhouse

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) (1)
- Reported Dec 03, 2024 12:35 by Kathleen Toomey
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S204421041
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Feeding to the right of the Wellhouse as you look at it from Wellhouse Drive.  Bright yellow on the throat and chest,  Brownish/greenish back"

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" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

eBird Checklist - 3 Dec 2024 - Prospect Park--Feeders Only - 12 species

https://ebird.org/checklist/S204418739

"Feed the birds in winter; in return, they will feed your soul with the look of gratitude!"

--Mehmet Murat ildan





   

EUWI at Army Terminal pier 4

Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope) (1)
- Reported Dec 03, 2024 09:25 by Tom Preston
- Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.646519,-74.026074&ll=40.646519,-74.026074
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S204390251
- Comments: "Warm brown tones on a steep forehead were immediately apparent on this bird. Flanks rusty too.  An Adjacent female American wigeon provided comparison; it had a much grayer head than the American.  In the NE corner as usual- this is a known location for this species though it's been a while. Didn't get a photo. The unobstructed view was too distant and the water too choppy. I was able to walk closer but the fence causes issues. It occurred to me that I may be able to get a shot around the side of the fence but the bird flew off in the direction of Bush terminal, accompanied by a male and female American wigeon"

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" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Post from The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) feeders

The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) posted at 11:58 AM on Tue, Dec 03, 2024:
Chipping &Fox sparrow,3 Purple finches at Prospect feeders
(https://x.com/BBCKingsbirds/status/1863991264175141100?s=03)

"Feed the birds in winter; in return, they will feed your soul with the look of gratitude!"

--Mehmet Murat ildan





   

It's a breeze in prospect

Mondays good birds hung around breeze hill. Within a very short short ,If lucky, you could find pine warbler,purple finches, orange crowned warbler and Wilson's Warbler. That's quite a catch.

At the feeders, three purple finches- two males and a female - stayed put while a new warbler joined in among 4 usual of late: pine warbler. This bodes well for the upcoming Xmas count on Dec 14th.

From the feeders, take the road across the drive for the rink and you'll likely find orange crowned warbler along with it's companion Wilson's Warbler by the hairpin path turn ( this was last year's rufous hummingbird spot).

Yesterday a second orange crowned was spotted at the peninsula base at the edge of the lawn presumably close to the lake,perched up in the tree there. Saturday the common yellowthroat was next to the left shipping container on well drive.

Near there this morning by the picnic tables a birder reported a perched bald eagle atop a lookout Hill tree.

Rusty blackbirds this afternoon was seen flying over binnen bridge. It's likely they landed in Lily pool there.

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryan
   

PIWA at feeders

Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) (1)
- Reported Dec 02, 2024 08:20 by Forrest Wickman
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S204288320
- Comments: "Late. Feeders. Photos."

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" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Prospect breeze hill Wilson's Warbler

Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) (1)
- Reported Dec 01, 2024 13:59 by Luca Sheldon
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S204219191
- Comments: "continuing at breeze hill, bright yellow warbler with black cap"

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Battle Hill,likely hemlock and battle avenues intersection,west

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1)
- Reported Dec 01, 2024 10:18 by Jennifer Kepler
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S204203839
- Comments: "Starting to have red come in on its overall gray head- continues in same area of the cemetery"

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Post from The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) feeders PUFI

The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) posted at 0:05 PM on Sat, Nov 30, 2024:
Two male purple finches at prospect feeders
(https://x.com/BBCKingsbirds/status/1862905836382679541?s=03)

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

eBird Checklist - 29 Nov 2024 - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn - 39 species (+2 other taxa)

https://ebird.org/checklist/S203995816

Out of season birds at greenwood, chklist by mich

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Baltimore Oriole in gwc

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) (3)
- Reported Nov 29, 2024 08:51 by Asher Fusco
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S203960444
- Comments: "Flagged for date. Actively feeding in a very birdy Yew (40.6510596, -73.9965982). Photo tba."

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Turkey trivia

https://abcbirds.org/bird/wild-turkey/?fbclid=IwY2xjawG1fClleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHbF-opJjtgswtkDioRO3FtpTyIVjXjWfHg6blrpzwAF8xE1T0ALybFbJRg_aem_FxkQl53Ip_OBYTj8AqyDSQ

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Holiday Greetings

 The Kingsboider wishes you a safe and festive Thanksgiving..🦃🙏

The beauty of fall warblers

You can't imagine how beautiful warblers are until you see them close against a drab background.And I had that opportunity late this morning thanks to Ann Miller along Well Drive.

I happened to be working with my volunteers on the north side of three containers when during a break I spotted Ann and Tracy by the Picnic area. I originally went  to join them forgetting my binoculars and regret it as Ann pointed out both Orange crowned and Nashville warblers together on the ground level. So I went back to my work vehicle to get the bins.

Now armed with my bins, Ann pointed out both warblers but I set my sight first on the favorite one --Orange crowned. That I got after initial difficulty; but eventually if I stayed patient,I'll get the great look. And so it was as Orange crowned alighted on a single mugwort and just to its right was the Nashville.

 Observing both birds mere inches apart and low,the colors just blew out and I had to say "Wow!" Nashville' s bright yellow versus orange crowned's more subtle tones makes me love warblers more. We're so lucky.

🦃

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"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall."
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

Public library bird tours in GWC

https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/birding-green-wood-borough-park-library-20241207-0900am?fbclid=IwY2xjawG0P_5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHffXzrBGyvE7VQU3ErVyVh-vUfrI4NviC-Jg7P2yGlBxA0Jf0eoNh-BciQ_aem_phhspwb11C_NzCvvtHqz7g

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Oc and nawa warblers

 Both orange crownwd and Nashville Warblers together  behind well drive picnic area prospect park

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Wellhouse warblers

Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) (1)
- Reported Nov 26, 2024 12:33 by Kathleen Toomey
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S203717130
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Bright yellow below, with a gray head and eyering.  Yellow undertail coverts.   Possibly two.  Hanging out near the Wellhouse Drive container, associating with an Orange-crowned warbler"

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

First feeder birds

A quick run to check on the feeders revealed my first season feeder birds: 2 black capped Chickadees and a brown creeper on the pine in front of me. Not bad for 5 minutes and no binoculars.

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Holiday humor

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Late cemetery orioles

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) (3)
- Reported Nov 25, 2024 11:37 by MCHL ____
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S203619668
- Comments: "At least 3 individuals in fruiting yew at pastoral dell (@CBC leaders 40.6511197, -73.9967350)"

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

eBird Checklist - 25 Nov 2024 - Prospect Park - 47 species (+2 other taxa)

https://ebird.org/checklist/S203587935

Note orange crowned (2+?), Nashville and common yellowthroat Warblers plus pine siskin

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

report of Ash throated FC Prospect :Lake

see report

Update: reported in Peninsula " thumb " area ( peninsula is shaped as a hand)

Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) (1)
- Reported Nov 25, 2024 08:17 by Sameer Ajmani
- Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6553787,-73.9686421&ll=40.6553787,-73.9686421
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S203584620
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Got video. Empid
Crest
Wingbars
Longer primaries
Reddish in wing
Grey olive back
Yellowish belly
White throat
White around back of neck

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" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Prospect Park feeders are up for the new season.

   

A little early but a busy schedule meant setup today.

Enjoy!

PS. Donations are welcome for new seed thru the winter season till early March. You know my email address or contact the Brooklyn Bird Club info line.

-Kingsboider

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" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Post from The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds)

The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) posted at 2:08 PM on Sun, Nov 24, 2024:
Juv redheaded woodpecker in Greenwood cem. Favoring tree top broken trunk 150' west of intersection battle &hemlock aves. Left side if walking west
(https://x.com/BBCKingsbirds/status/1860762490965053477?s=03)

Also ofnote ,digging out cavity for roost...?

Thx Radka! Showing me where.

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

GWC Redheaded wp continuing

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) (1)
- Reported Nov 24, 2024 09:18 by John Larrea
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S203457270
- Comments: "Active and vocalizing early morning; near intersection Hemlock and Battle"

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

WIWA in pp

Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) (1)
- Reported Nov 24, 2024 07:50 by Larissa Cardenas
- Prospect Park, New York US-NY 40.65990, -73.96672, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6599,-73.966722&ll=40.6599,-73.966722
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S203451602
- Comments: "Prospect park, lone in a holly"

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Stakeout for an Orange crowned warbler

I am a happy camper today because I saw an Orange crowned warbler. Thankfully my friend Joe was around as this bird camouflages well and hard to spot.

In the past week or so,one of my favorite Warblers has been hanging out by the well drive shipping containers. But I always miss it or didn't have the time to look. It's not a flashy warbler but a gritty one given its cold season preference and survivability ; but also it's plumage blends so well, subtle tones that softly reflects its coloration.

So.. I decided to stakeout the bird this afternoon. Fortunately my park freind Joe happened along and both of us waited. Joe's sharper eyes picked up Ruby crowned kinglet,Carolina wren ,cardinal and then appearing on the fence after a half hour wait was my happy bird the orange crowned Joe spotted.

The warbler cooperated so well that i observed it for over a minute on that fence or along it and after landing on the ground ,reappeared for a half minute more before flying upslope. A great moment for me (and Joe) for a bird that I don't luckily see much.

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Post from The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) ocwarbler

The Kingsboider (@BBCKingsbirds) posted at 3:10 PM on Sat, Nov 23, 2024:
Prospect park orange crowned warbler next to Well Dr left shipping container ( 3 containers).along fence
(https://x.com/BBCKingsbirds/status/1860415732380586174?s=03)

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

Kings County is Dec 14th!

Check Brooklyn bird club for participation

"Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile." ~ William Cullen Bryant



   

BBP Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) (1)
- Reported Nov 22, 2024 13:47 by Pawel Pieluszynski
- Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6996104,-73.9973745&ll=40.6996104,-73.9973745
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S203286300
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Sitting on Lamppost, Pier 1 Saltmarsh Ridge/Harborview Lawn"

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" Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot,the only home we've ever known"

                                                                            --Carl Sagan

Event American littoral Jamaica bay refuge center

This Saturday, we are hosting our annual Winter Waterfowl Workshop at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge! Join us from 10 am to 1 pm for a hike around the east and West Ponds to look for migrating and wintering waterfowl with the Littoral Society's Jamaica Bay Guardian Don Riepe.

Don will talk about the biology and behavior of the many species of ducks and geese that spend winter in NYC.

Easy hiking, kids welcome. Please RSVP on our website through think link in our bio.

#waterfowl #winterbirds #birding #nycbirds #nycevents #natureeducation #jamaicabaywildliferefuge #ducks #geese

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"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall."
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby