Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert downtown Brooklyn Virginia Rail

Zany birds! Pop up just about anywhere! 😄

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From: <ebird-alert@cornell.edu>
Date: Wed, Sep 25, 2019, 8:55 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
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*** Species Summary:

- Virginia Rail (1 report)

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Thank you for subscribing to the <hourly> Kings County Rare Bird Alert.The report below shows observations of rare birds in Kings County.  View or unsubscribe to this alert at https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35645
NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated

Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) (1)
- Reported Sep 25, 2019 18:50 by Ryan Candee
- Jay Street Metrotech subway station, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6923724,-73.9874396&ll=40.6923724,-73.9874396
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S60116592
- Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "Stunned bird on sidewalk, then started running under buses and flying underground.  Finally was able to capture.  Thank you to the nice woman who donated her scarf to aid in the capture as well as my friend who alerted me to it, and put me in a Lyft to the Wild Bird Fund."

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