Some of the city’s buzziest gatherings are BYOB – as in bring your own binoculars.
Gen Z and millennial New Yorkers are eschewing late nights and hungover mornings for 7 a.m. meetups to spot sparrows, swallows and finches.
They’re forming birding clubs with unique identities — such as NYC Queer Birders and Feminist Bird Club — studying migrations patterns and mixing traditional ornithologist garb with Carhartt beanies, wire-rimmed glasses and trendy vintage cameras.
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