Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

"Summer's lease hath all too short a date" – William Shakespeare 

Good stuff in prospect today

Philly Vireo, prothonotary warbler and Connecticut warbler










   

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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Fri, Sep 19, 2025, 3:56 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Philadelphia Vireo (1 report)
- Prothonotary Warbler (1 report)
- Connecticut Warbler (1 report)

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Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2025 10:21 by Luca Sheldon
- Prospect Park--Vale of Cashmere, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6690561,-73.9683616&ll=40.6690561,-73.9683616
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S274232066
- Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "in the middle of the vale, bright yellow vireo seen very briefly, extensive yellow throughout underparts. photo"

Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2025 08:33 by Jeremy Nadel
- 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/S274287816
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Seen low along the shore of the upper pool. First thought was that it was a prothonotary, but also thought it could have been a blue-winged. Based on photos we now believe it to have been a (female?) prothonotary warbler. Photos to come from Jeremy N."

Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2025 08:33 by Jeremy Nadel
- 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/S274287816
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Seen in the Vale of Cashmere near the north stairs. Skulky. Immature with a complete white eyering. Photos to come from Jeremy N."

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