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Date: Mon, Jun 2, 2025, 5:52 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
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*** Species Summary:

- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (1 report)
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow (1 report)
- Hermit Thrush (1 report)
- Mourning Warbler (3 reports)
- Blackburnian Warbler (2 reports)
- Black-throated Green Warbler (2 reports)

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NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated.

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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) (1)
- Reported Jun 02, 2025 15:38 by David S-
- Lincoln Terrace Park/Arthur S. Somers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6669126,-73.9272044&ll=40.6669126,-73.9272044
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S246049377
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Very shy flycatcher, would appear briefly, dissappear for 15 minutes, then return. Feeding on bees/insects on the three blooming Washington Hawthorn trees on the Eastern Pky side of the park. Possibly two birds here. Yellow wash on front, olive upper parts, two bold white wingbars, white eye ring. Did eventually vocalize, but was mostly silent while feeding. Sketchy pics to follow"

Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) (2)
- Reported Jun 02, 2025 13:07 by MCHL ____
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S246052222
- Comments: "Flagged for date. Pair hunting hill o' graves. Gray/brown back and head. White chest/belly. Square tail."

Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) (1)
- Reported Jun 02, 2025 11:00 by Chris Miller
- 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/S246065672
- Comments: "Flagged for date and location. Thrush with rufous tail seen with leo wexler-mann at Butterfly Meadow."

Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) (1)
- Reported Jun 02, 2025 13:16 by KZ F
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S246039376
- Media: 7 Photos
- Comments: "*uncommon but expected as a sort of specialty later migrant. Spotted by MCHL as it sprung from the drip at Dell Water before diving into the brush; obscured views were diagnostic showing a bright yellow undertail and an indigo bunting-like tail swish, but it did eventually show itself near the bee boxes before going back into the tickseed pit. Photos"

Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) (1)
- Reported Jun 02, 2025 13:07 by MCHL ____
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S246052222
- Comments: "Female type. Gray-headed warbler with bright yellow underside. No black bib. Not the individual recently seen here."

Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) (1)
- Reported Jun 02, 2025 11:00 by Chris Miller
- 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/S246065672
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Female foraging low in the fenced in area of Butterfly Meadow"

Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) (1)
- Reported Jun 02, 2025 13:16 by KZ F
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S246039376
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "*getting late. Spotted by Michael here (40.6547515, -73.9922195) photos"

Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) (1)
- Reported Jun 02, 2025 13:07 by MCHL ____
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S246052222
- Comments: "Flagged for date. Orange throat. Somewhat dull for Blackburnian."

Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) (2)
- Reported Jun 02, 2025 13:16 by KZ F
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S246039376
- Media: 10 Photos
- Comments: "*late. Found by high, hard chip call. Foraging together in locust tres here (40.6553681, -73.9914088) with redstarts. We encountered another one a little bit down the road, then two back in the initial spot, so there may well have been three. Photos, maybe of both birds?"

Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) (2)
- Reported Jun 02, 2025 13:07 by MCHL ____
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S246052222
- Comments: "Flagged for date. Feeding in locust trees. Yellow head, black throat."

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