Saturday, April 29, 2017

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

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Date: Apr 29, 2017 2:21 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
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*** Species Summary:

- Swainson's Thrush (1 report)
- Yellow-breasted Chat (2 reports)

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Thank you for subscribing to the <hourly> Kings County Rare Bird Alert.The report below shows observations of rare birds in Kings County.  View or unsubscribe to this alert at http://ebird.org/ebird/alert/summary?sid=SN35645
NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated

Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) (1)
- Reported Apr 29, 2017 08:45 by Ryan Goldberg
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36397971
- Comments: "Seen around 1:15pm in the trees just north of Nethermead arches near the creek. Distinct spectacled look, less clean and lighter malar versus a hermit thrush. No red on back or tail. Olive-gray back. Bold spotting ended abruptly at belly. More slender-looking than a hermit thrush. Also seen by several others."

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) (1)
- Reported Apr 29, 2017 13:00 by null
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36400061

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) (1)
- Reported Apr 29, 2017 11:00 by karen o'hearn
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36398257
- Comments: "Seen with Linda E. Flew through my bins while relooking for hooded warbler. First blurry impression was ultra-bright yellow-throated vireo.  Resighting clearly showed chunky bird with bright, butter-yellow from throat to breast. White below that. Black eyeline w white spectacles. Drab back"

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