Friday, February 16, 2024

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert



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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Fri, Feb 16, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
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*** Species Summary:

- Rufous Hummingbird (2 reports)
- Bald Eagle (3 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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Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) (1)
- Reported Feb 16, 2024 10:35 by The Big Laskowski
- 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/S161690591
- Comments: "Continuing, seen with Mob, in the usual spot"

Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) (1)
- Reported Feb 16, 2024 10:15 by Maureen Matthews
- 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/S161696496
- Comments: "Continuing"

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) (1)
- Reported Feb 16, 2024 10:06 by MCHL ____
- 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/S161698223
- Comments: "Large dark raptor with white head and tail. Flew southwest along the crest of ocean hill, flushing everything in its path. (May have come in from Prospect)."

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) (1)
- Reported Feb 16, 2024 10:35 by The Big Laskowski
- 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/S161690591
- Comments: "White head and tail, large size distinctive"

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) (1)
- Reported Feb 16, 2024 10:15 by Maureen Matthews
- 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/S161696496
- Comments: "Adult. Flying over the Nethermead, being harassed by two RTHK"

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