In April 2021, we had the opportunity to watch an eastern meadowlark (Sturnella magna) for about a week in the northern part of Central Park. Thanks to the report by Elizabeth Paredes, we had almost a week to watch this incredible bird forage in the North Meadow and nearby for its diet of insects.
Eastern meadowlark, Central Park, April 9, 2021
All the time I watched this bird, I kept hearing the lyrics from “It Never Was You,” from Knickerbocker Holiday, in my head. By the third day of filming the meadowlark, I was singing quietly as I filmed, “… or a heartbreak call from a meadowlark’s nest. …”
Eastern meadowlark, North Meadow, Central Park, April 9, 2021
“An occasional sunset reminded me
Or a flower growing high on a tulip tree
Or one red star hung low in the west
Or a heartbreak call from a meadowlark’s nest... ”
The Filming the Feathers video is set to Wind Quintet No. 1 in B Flat Major (first and third movements), by Giuseppe Maria Cambini. The music is performed by the Soni Ventorum Wind Quintet, and was obtained from MusOpen.org, a royalty-free music source.
Eastern meadowlark, North Meadow, Central Park, April 9, 2021
This slideshow has photos taken on April 6, 7 and 9 in the northern part of Central Park, particularly the North meadow.
