Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

All count period birds for kings cbc (2 days before and after count day)

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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Thu, Dec 12, 2024, 11:35 AM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Greater White-fronted Goose (2 reports)
- Orange-crowned Warbler (1 report)
- Common Yellowthroat (1 report)

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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 https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35645
NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated.

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Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) (1)
- Reported Dec 12, 2024 09:01 by Jacob Turetsky
- 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: https://ebird.org/checklist/S205161355
- Comments: "Looking a little out of place among the Canada Goose on the edge of the lake at Hammerhead, Initially seen from the peninsula. Slightly smaller than CG, stouter neck. Dark brown back continuing up neck to the head. orange bill with a little splash of white at the base. When it stood up on the shore it exposed orange legs and a bit of black tiger striping on the belly."

Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) (1)
- Reported Dec 12, 2024 07:10 by Forrest Wickman
- 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: https://ebird.org/checklist/S205162286
- Comments: "Rare and continuing along the S side of the lake, first out in the open N of Hammerhead and Three Sisters, then hiding in the reeds S of Three Sisters. Photos."

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (2)
- Reported Dec 12, 2024 07:10 by Forrest Wickman
- 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: https://ebird.org/checklist/S205162286
- Comments: "Flagged for date. One in the pine just SW of the skating rink. Then a second in the brushy area between West Island and the SW entrance. Photos."

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) (1)
- Reported Dec 12, 2024 07:10 by Forrest Wickman
- 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: https://ebird.org/checklist/S205162286
- Comments: "Flagged for date. Between the gazebo and Duck Island in the early morning. Photos."

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