Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert Continuing prospect rarities

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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Wed, Feb 28, 2024, 12:21 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Common Merganser (1 report)
- Rufous Hummingbird (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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Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (1)
- Reported Feb 28, 2024 08:39 by B F
- 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/S163187535
- Comments: "Continuing male, swimming in front of 3 Sisters, seen from across lake.  Dark green head, long red bill, black on back with white flanks and neck."

Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) (1)
- Reported Feb 28, 2024 08:39 by B F
- 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/S163187535
- Comments: "Kings County first continues.  Flew in and perched on a branch just above the feeder that was set up.  Rufous on flanks and in tail."

Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) (1)
- Reported Feb 28, 2024 10:05 by Roger Clark
- Well House Drive, New York, US (40.659, -73.966), Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.658504,-73.966087&ll=40.658504,-73.966087
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S163189309
- Comments: "Continuing. Seen at feeder and immediate area at base of Breeze Hill.  Perching and active with great views. Pics added later."

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