Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

Swainsons Hawk still reported at SIMS RECYCLING ,,see attached reports

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Date: Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
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*** Species Summary:

- Swainson's Hawk (2 reports)

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Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) (1)
- Reported Feb 28, 2024 13:43 by leo wexler-mann
- Sims Municipal Recycling, Sunset Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6624882,-74.0090782&ll=40.6624882,-74.0090782
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S163199163
- Comments: "continuing at sims recycling in tree down and to the left of the wind turbine. very tough to see with binoculars, but dark brown streaky chest, paler around the collar and dark projections down towards tail.
nice job Michael silber tracking this bird down again.
thanks to the folks here with scopes letting me take a peek."

Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) (1)
- Reported Feb 28, 2024 12:55 by Timothy Graves
- Sims Municipal Recycling, Sunset Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6624882,-74.0090782&ll=40.6624882,-74.0090782
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S163198004
- Comments: "Hawk with dark back, creamy underside with dark streaks and dark breast band. Very long wings. Distant photos later."

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