Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

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Date: Thu, Jan 2, 2020, 9:54 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
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*** Species Summary:

- Iceland Gull (1 report)
- Varied Thrush (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

Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) (1)
- Reported Jan 02, 2020 15:55 by Xavier Gitre
- Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier 1, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.7029366,-73.9959411&ll=40.7029366,-73.9959411
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S62937791
- Comments: "Continuing bird around the SW corner of pier 1 at sunset, later flew to pilings."

Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jan 02, 2020 16:00 by Simon Taylor
- 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/view/checklist/S62939226
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing rarity.  We were walking on center drive over the Neathermead bridge, checking the lower ravine where the bird has been spending time, but after not too long, we looked into the lower midwood and decided that the habitat there looked good, and wondered to what extent there had been coverage there. We were rewarded with finding the bird after only a few steps into the habitat.  Soon after, the bird flew back in the direction of its original location near the small pond at the base of the ravine that usually contains zero good birds.

Orange thrush with brown breast band, brown mask, orange wing-bars."

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