Sunday, February 16, 2025

SWAINSON hawk and Common mergansers

Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) (1)
- Reported Feb 16, 2025 08:00 by Corey Finger
- Sims Municipal Recycling (restricted access), 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/S213733426
- Comments: "Continuing: perched on peak of recycling building. Distantly and poorly digiscoped."

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (2)
- Reported Feb 16, 2025 12:32 by A S
- 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/S213833618
- Comments: "2 males spotted earlier by Peter D. In sylvan lake."

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