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Song Sparrow.
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That's not on the bird list...
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It's on the NYS List, and since Flav is a coach he probably thought of that list first.
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A Lapland Longspur?
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Oops again. It's not a Song Sparrow, but it is a bird which is on the NYS list but not the national list. Do you want another?
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This one is on both lists, I promise. Naps and other New Yorkers, you can keep guessing on the first one if you want. Naps, the Song Sparrow has a streaked breast.
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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Well, that was fast. You got it.
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Yeah, I actually was just studying that bird yesterday.

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Good one. Distinctive, but still hard. Not on the NY list, though
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American dipper?
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