Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

Around the local nabe. First of season Eastern phoebe, common Redpolls at Gwcem, Mew gull sticks around, etc

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Date: Tue, Mar 9, 2021, 11:42 AM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
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*** Species Summary:

- Common Merganser (1 report)
- Mew Gull (European) (1 report)
- Eastern Phoebe (1 report)
- Common Redpoll (1 report)

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Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (4) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 09, 2021 06:23 by Max Epstein
- 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/S83072206
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Possibly 6. 1 male 2 females continuing on lake, then a group of 2 males and 1 female seen in flight heading west. Only 1 female was seen on lake after the flyover group, hence the count."

Mew Gull (European) (Larus canus canus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 09, 2021 06:23 by Max Epstein
- 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/S83072206
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Long continuing bird that has been frequenting Prospect Lake since at least early February and around Brooklyn even longer. Pointed out to me by Doug today, photos of it behind some ring billed gulls."

Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 09, 2021 06:23 by Max Epstein
- 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/S83072206
- Comments: "Flagged as rare, slightly early date. Seen near 9th street entrance when I started, pumping its tail."

Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Mar 09, 2021 08:02 by Michelle Talich
- 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/S83075323
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "2 common redpoll observed feeding on Sweetgum seeds from fallen Sweetgum balls on the ground. Small birds with pointy beaks and red crowns. One had a rosy wash on chest. Streaky back and sides."

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