‘Birdman’ of Inwood in New York City.

 
" Inwood, an area in North of Manhattan (corner of West 208th Street and Ninth Avenue) is a place of refuge for hundreds of birds.  James Cataldi 53, a licensed wildlife rehabilitator and former computer programmer, spends most of his time...

 

  Bird Week | 'Birdman' of Inwood - NYTimes.com
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In a year and a half, he has single-handedly removed hundreds of pounds of garbage, including car windshields and syringes. But “it will take years of continuous work,” he says, to remove completely the garbage still festering under the topsoil...

“The Birdman of Inwood”,  as many in the neighborhood call him, now makes it his daily mission...

"I was a Wall Street guy. I was heavily into math,” Mr. Cataldi said. “But this is my calling.”...". By CHIARA SOTTILE.

Saturday, May 14, 2011