What to Know
- Police rescued a young waterfowl perched on the subway tracks of the 7 train in Jackson Heights
- The bird was a 1-year-old corcoran, which are common in New York Waterways
- It was brought to the Wild Bird Fund
He's not the first odd bird seen on the subway, but he might be the most authentic.
A young waterfowl was found perched on the 7 train tracks in Jackson Heights at about 1 p.m. Sunday, the NYPD said in a tweet.
Two NYPD detectives rescued the bird from the Roosevelt Avenue station and delivered him to Animal Care Centers of NYC.
The Animal Care Centers said the bird was a cormorant and about a year old. They named it Big Show and transferred it to the Wild Bird Fund.
The year-old cormorant was named Big Show.
Cormorants are common along New York's marine coastal areas, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
