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Takoma Park, Maryland: Bird Calls Phone

An old outdoor payphone, labeled simply "BIRD," plays nine different bird songs when you pick up the receiver and press buttons 1 through 9. Created in 2016 David Schulman, a Takoma Park violinist.

Mansa Kunda

Address:
8000 Flower Ave., Takoma Park, MD
Directions:
Outside the Mansa Kunda restaurant, on the northwest corner of Flower and Erie Aves.
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Bird Call Phone.

Bird Calls Phone

An old public pay phone plays bird songs recorded from local birds. By picking up the receiver and pushing the phone buttons 1 through 9, one will hear nine different bird calls, and it is free.

[Sandy Rosenblatt, 02/05/2024]

The Bird Payphone was created in 2016 David Schulman, a Takoma Park violinist.


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