There’s fowl play going on in Fort Greene Park’s northwest corner — and visitors are flocking to see it.
Artists Daniel Goers and Jennifer Wong have used recycled materials and pilot techniques to build “Myrtle Avenue Bird Town at Person Square,” a micro-community that is as colorful as the wrens, finches and starlings that are beginning to roost there.
With a grant from the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership, the feather-friendly pair from Prospect Lefferts Gardens rummaged through Dumpsters, solicited storeowners and visited construction sites to collect tin, metal, wood and glass — among the disgarded gear they used to create the playful perches near a small patch of green named for World War I veteran Joseph Walter Person, who died in 1918.
“It really brightens up the space,” said Wong. “We saw people walking by, looking up and saying, ‘Oh, I didn’t see that there before!’ ”
It’s not just about art; Goers and Wong hope their project will also fly with their main customers, the birds themselves.
Wong and Goers will host special events through the course of their seven-month-long installation. Starting this weekend, there’s a South of the Navy Yards Artists stroll, plus a workshop on building your own feeder — supplies will be provided.
“Myrtle Avenue Bird Town at Person Square” in Fort Greene Park (Myrtle Avenue at St. Edwards Street in Fort Greene) runs through Dec. 10. For info, on the South of the Navy Yards Artists stroll, May 15-16, visit www.myrtleavenuebirdtown.com.
