Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

Note especially Pied billed grebe which could breeding ( has before in PP)

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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Wed, Jun 4, 2025, 8:28 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
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*** Species Summary:

- Pied-billed Grebe (1 report)
- Acadian Flycatcher (1 report)
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow (1 report)
- Blackburnian Warbler (1 report)

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Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) (1)
- Reported Jun 04, 2025 17:35 by Ant Tab
- 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/S246781653
- Comments: "Random… super late. Weird little brown creature on the lake."

Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) (2)
- Reported Jun 04, 2025 06:52 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/S246779472
- Comments: "Flagged as rare/late, though they've been known to stick through the summer before. Two singing males: One just east of the Boulder Bridge, then a second on the N side of the Lullwater, just east of the Terrace Bridge. Audio of both available."

Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) (1)
- Reported Jun 04, 2025 06:52 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/S246779472
- Comments: "Flagged for date. Brown-backed swallow with smudgy throat. Photos available."

Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) (1)
- Reported Jun 04, 2025 06:52 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/S246779472
- Comments: "Flagged for date: late. Just south of Nethermead Arches, high up, with a Blackpoll or two. Unmistakeable male with bright orange throat."

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