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A Sign of Spring That is Turning Heads

Aired May 28, 2003 - 05:58   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Imagine robins nesting among love birds. But these love birds happen to be named Romeo and Juliet.
CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on a sign of spring that is turning heads.

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JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Something has come between Romeo and Juliet. For the moment, the Central Park statue is Romeo, Robin and Juliet.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes, it looks like a threesome.

MOOS: Well, actually, it's more like a five some, two adult birds feeding three babies. The babies have gaping mouths and so do passersby who happen to notice the nest that has become the talk of the park.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh, cool. They're nesting there.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Robins in the spring, it's very romantic.

MOOS: Almost as romantic as a Zeferelli (ph) movie.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I see it's birds.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I hope they don't they don't (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Romeo and Juliet.

MOOS: The fate of the babies is to leave the nest about 13 days after they're hatched. It should be any day now. We'll never know why the robins decided to build atop Juliet's bosom.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's incredible. There has to be some profound meaning.

MOOS (on camera): Well, it's robin's red breast, right?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There you go.

MOOS: On Juliet's breast. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's a good stable spot. It's got the shelter of the tree. It probably doesn't have the movement that the tree has in high winds.

MOOS (voice-over): Like the feuding families in "Romeo and Juliet," the robins had their own form of swordplay. Shakespeare would have had a bird. But are the robins Montegues or Capulets?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They're just like Robulets.

MOOS: While some resorted to binoculars, these kids viewed the robins through toilet paper rolls. And what Romeo and Juliet see is a bird's eye view.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yuck.

MOOS: Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

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Aired May 28, 2003 - 05:58   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Imagine robins nesting among love birds. But these love birds happen to be named Romeo and Juliet.
CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on a sign of spring that is turning heads.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Something has come between Romeo and Juliet. For the moment, the Central Park statue is Romeo, Robin and Juliet.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes, it looks like a threesome.

MOOS: Well, actually, it's more like a five some, two adult birds feeding three babies. The babies have gaping mouths and so do passersby who happen to notice the nest that has become the talk of the park.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh, cool. They're nesting there.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Robins in the spring, it's very romantic.

MOOS: Almost as romantic as a Zeferelli (ph) movie.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I see it's birds.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I hope they don't they don't (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Romeo and Juliet.

MOOS: The fate of the babies is to leave the nest about 13 days after they're hatched. It should be any day now. We'll never know why the robins decided to build atop Juliet's bosom.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's incredible. There has to be some profound meaning.

MOOS (on camera): Well, it's robin's red breast, right?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There you go.

MOOS: On Juliet's breast. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's a good stable spot. It's got the shelter of the tree. It probably doesn't have the movement that the tree has in high winds.

MOOS (voice-over): Like the feuding families in "Romeo and Juliet," the robins had their own form of swordplay. Shakespeare would have had a bird. But are the robins Montegues or Capulets?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They're just like Robulets.

MOOS: While some resorted to binoculars, these kids viewed the robins through toilet paper rolls. And what Romeo and Juliet see is a bird's eye view.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yuck.

MOOS: Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

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