Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert LARK SPARROW PROSPECT

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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Sat, Oct 18, 2025, 3:06 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Lark Sparrow (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
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Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) (1)
- Reported Oct 18, 2025 12:39 by Allison Markiewicz
- Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6553787,-73.9686421&ll=40.6553787,-73.9686421
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S280147847
- Comments: "Seen on the ground during a birding tour"

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