Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

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Date: Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
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*** Species Summary:

- Common Merganser (1 report)
- Rufous Hummingbird (3 reports)
- Bald Eagle (1 report)
- Orange-crowned Warbler (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.

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Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (2) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 25, 2024 10:45 by R M
- 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/S162943158
- Comments: "male and female"

Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 25, 2024 14:58 by Doug Linse
- 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/S162941952
- Comments: "Saw it around the feeder, other birders were nearby and told us what we were looking at! I hear it got lost on its migration."

Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) (1)
- Reported Feb 25, 2024 14:30 by Monica Berger
- 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/S162946229
- Comments: "Base of path to Breeze Hill, continuing"

Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 25, 2024 10:45 by R M
- 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/S162943158
- Comments: "continuing little sprite now feeding at the feeder. itty bitty green hummingbird with rufous sides and tail base. photos of tail base confirm that there hasn't been an old switcheroo."

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Feb 25, 2024 10:45 by R M
- 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/S162943158
- Comments: "the spirit of rover lives on"

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) (1)
- Reported Feb 25, 2024 14:30 by Monica Berger
- 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/S162946229
- Comments: "Lefrak roof, holly tree adjacent to steam vent"

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