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The Ramble is an extensive section of New York City's Central Park and is known especially for the large number of bird species found here since the Park is under a migratory path.

There is now a newly arrived pair of mute swans on the nearby lake replacing the couple who died in 2002 and there are many geese and other more exotic species as well including the occasional ring-necked pheasant or red-tailed hawk. The latter are usually offspring of the famous couple, known as "Pale Male" and "Lola", that live on a building on 5th Avenue which adjoins the Park.

This piece represents a lazy, languid and humid summer day in July or August. Actual birdcalls are heard as well as orchestral instruments imitating them later in the piece.

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