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‘The Central Park Effect’ Explores the Magical Power of Birding

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Ardent birders will devote hours to spot that elusive cardinal or bluebird. Rebecca Dana talks to Jeffrey Kimball about the joys of bird watching, and his new film, Birders: The Central Park Effect, which airs July 16 on HBO.

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You can find religion anywhere in New York if you look hard enough. Many years ago, Jeffrey Kimball strapped on a pair of binoculars and found it up in the treetops of Central Park.

Kimball is a birder.

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