Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert Least BITTERN PP Report s

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Date: Sun, Apr 24, 2022, 1:10 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
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*** Species Summary:

- Least Bittern (4 reports)
- Fox Sparrow (1 report)

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Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 24, 2022 14:38 by Kirk Schneider
- 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/S107940486
- Comments: "Continuing across from wellhouse"

Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 24, 2022 10:33 by Brent Bomkamp
- 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/S107939613
- Comments: "*uncommon—continuing bird in phrags near Wellhouse.  Seen by several observers.  Blue Jay sized heron with massive feet.  Clasping phrags.  Black crown, nape and back.  Buffy orange below with lighter streaks.  Chestnut wings.  Beady little eyes."

Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 23, 2022 15:37 by James Weir
- 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/S107938206
- Comments: "continuing in phragmites across from the wellhouse. very good views as it stalked around the muddy patch in front and successfully caught a fish"

Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 22, 2022 14:38 by James Weir
- 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/S107937176
- Comments: "continuing in phragmites across from the wellhouse"

Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Apr 24, 2022 12:17 by Patrick Doyle
- Prospect Park--Vale of Cashmere, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6690561,-73.9683616&ll=40.6690561,-73.9683616
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S107936607
- Comments: "Unmistakable red and gray sparrow foraging on and next to a felled tree in woods east of Rose Garden/Vale."

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