Sunday, April 26, 2026

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert " in the nabe"

Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) (1)
- Reported Apr 26, 2026 10:31 by Nick Dawson
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S327942925
- Comments: "Not seen in a little while, but still around, hanging on the broken pier. Photo."

Purple Martin (Progne subis) (2)
- Reported Apr 26, 2026 13:02 by Austin Johnson
- Bed-Sky Watch, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6897474,-73.9426066&ll=40.6897474,-73.9426066
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S327974531
- Comments: "pretty rare here in bedstuy! two purple males darting east overhead , photos avail"

Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) (1)
- Reported Apr 26, 2026 06:26 by Nate L-S
- Owls Head Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6403687,-74.0322153&ll=40.6403687,-74.0322153
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S327964388
- Comments: "Early. All red tanager with light beak" 

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