Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert Prospect Canvasback details and photos

"It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it."

--John Burroughs, conservationist and author


Not seen today or this morning...😕

only the likely 14th record for Prospect Park

1958,1960,1989,1997,1998 *(2x) ,2007,2013,2015,2016,2017,2022,2024,2026

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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Fri, Feb 6, 2026, 9:05 AM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Canvasback (16 reports)
- Rusty Blackbird (1 report)

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Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) (1)
- Reported Feb 05, 2026 16:34 by Peter Paul
- 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/S298295209
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Pretty uncommon in the park these days. Long awaited park bird :) And apparently the first I've seen anywhere in the county in 7 years."

Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) (1)
- Reported Feb 05, 2026 16:20 by Sean Krepski
- 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/S298286928
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "First lifer of 2026!"

Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) (1)
- Reported Feb 05, 2026 15:20 by Sean Sime
- 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/S298307664
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Drake."

Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) (1)
- Reported Feb 05, 2026 14:30 by terry VP
- 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/S298299305
- Media: 1 Photo

Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) (1)
- Reported Feb 05, 2026 14:00 by Ryan McGrady
- 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/S298278010

Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) (1)
- Reported Feb 05, 2026 12:45 by Z .
- 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/S298278645
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Nice surprise crammed in the open water moshpit of the lake. Curious whether this might be the same one from last winter (Mid-Dec 2024)"

Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) (1)
- Reported Feb 05, 2026 12:11 by MCHL ____
- 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/S298258718
- Media: 5 Photos
- Comments: "Continuing! Reported by Forrest W. this morning."

Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) (1)
- Reported Feb 05, 2026 12:03 by David S-
- 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/S298331181
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Lifer. Hat tip to Forrest Wickman for the alert!"

Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) (1)
- Reported Feb 05, 2026 11:30 by Anonymous eBirder
- 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/S298267836

Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) (1)
- Reported Feb 05, 2026 11:27 by Susie Dippel
- 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/S298263664
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Thx Forest for the alert!"

Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
- Reported Feb 05, 2026 10:30 by Anonymous eBirder
- 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/S298240689

Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) (1)
- Reported Feb 05, 2026 10:26 by E R
- 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/S298237800
- Comments: "Nice male, continuing by three sisters. Only my second in Brooklyn, after one here in 2022. Surprised it doesn't flag"

Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) (1)
- Reported Feb 05, 2026 08:50 by B F
- 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/S298248890
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Photos.  Male.  Spotted by another eagle-eyed birder whose name I didn't get (but thank you!) curled up behind a Mute Swan at Three Sisters near the little patch of open water.  We were discussing Redhead vs. Canvasback ID while waiting for it to reveal its head, and it looks like a redhead would have a darker back."

Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) (1)
- Reported Feb 05, 2026 08:19 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/S298228287
- Comments: "Rare in Brooklyn, though not flagged as such: This seems to be the first eBirded in Brooklyn since almost exactly a year ago. (Apparently they used to be more common.) Hanging around the small pool of open water just east of Three Sisters. Photos. Pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/U319pXvaJpLAiKCm8?g_st=ic"

Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) (1)
- Reported Feb 05, 2026 12:40 by Daniel Smith
- Prospect Park, New York US-NY 40.66575, -73.97126, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.66575,-73.971263&ll=40.66575,-73.971263
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S298266430

Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) (1)
- Reported Feb 05, 2026 15:30 by Matt Beck
- Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6553787,-73.9686421&ll=40.6553787,-73.9686421
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S298282524

Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) (1)
- Reported Feb 06, 2026 06:49 by John Huggard
- 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/S298377292
- Comments: "Rusty blackbird bright eye.  Photo"

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