Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert Sora

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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Sat, Oct 17, 2026, 7:48 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Sora (1 report)
- Nelson's Sparrow (Interior) (1 report)
- Wilson's Warbler (1 report)
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1 report)
- Dickcissel (1 report)

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Sora (Porzana carolina) (1)
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 10:20 by Kathleen Toomey
- 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/S403214185
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "First seen walking in the grass in the vicinity of the Boss Tweed mausoleum.   Later it huddled under a tree.  A small, plump chicken like bird with long legs and toes, with a bright yellow bill and black face mask.   Photo"

Nelson's Sparrow (Interior) (Ammospiza nelsoni nelsoni/altera) (1)
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 10:20 by Kathleen Toomey
- 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/S403214185
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Found earlier by Michael S.  Bright orange with white back striped"

Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) (1)
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 08:25 by annecy Cornball
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.657079,-73.965969&ll=40.657079,-73.965969
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S403213874
- Comments: "Yellow warbler with faint cap. Spotted by other birders first"

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) (1)
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 08:25 by annecy Cornball
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.657079,-73.965969&ll=40.657079,-73.965969
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S403213874
- Comments: "near peninsula kinda. Speckly grosbeak with red on chest."

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) (1)
- Reported Oct 17, 2026 10:20 by Kathleen Toomey
- 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/S403214185
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Found earlier near the 20th St. entrance by Chelsea.  Female type with a large conical bill, pale yellow eyebrow, and streaks on upper back.   Photo"

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