Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

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Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported May 18, 2021 11:22 by null
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6680222,-73.96367&ll=40.6680222,-73.96367
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S88460200
- Comments: "Photo"


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Date: Tue, May 18, 2021 at 12:24 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
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*** Species Summary:

- Least Bittern (2 reports)

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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.

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Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported May 18, 2021 10:26 by Enrico Leonardi
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6680222,-73.96367&ll=40.6680222,-73.96367
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S88455724
- Comments: "Reported by friends with great photos during the last few days. Found it peacefully feeding on bank of Japanese pond, completely oblivious of visitors passing next to it. I managed to get very close views including catching a fish. Cracking bird."

Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) (1)
- Reported May 15, 2021 11:34 by Vipassana Vijayarangan
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6680222,-73.96367&ll=40.6680222,-73.96367
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S88456183
- Comments: "Have bin pics. Pointed out by friend"

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