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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 3:53 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>
From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 3:53 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>
*** Species Summary:
- Red-eyed Vireo (1 report)
- Northern House Wren (1 report)
- Varied Thrush (8 reports)
- Veery (1 report)
- Clay-colored Sparrow (1 report)
- Northern Parula (1 report)
- Scarlet Tanager (1 report)
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Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) (1)
- Reported Nov 01, 2025 10:50 by Chris Miller
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6680222,-73.96367&ll=40.6680222,-73.96367
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282385213
- Comments: "Large vireo with long bill, pale supercilium and dark eyeline. Seen here: (40.6669547, -73.9635836)"
Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) (1)
- Reported Nov 01, 2025 10:50 by Chris Miller
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6680222,-73.96367&ll=40.6680222,-73.96367
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282385213
- Comments: "Slender drab grayish-brown wren with weak supercilium seen foraging in NFG"
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) (1)
- Reported Nov 01, 2025 15:11 by Steve Solnick
- 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/S282383715
- Comments: "Continuing. Seen with large group of birder on stakeout by Litchfield Villa. See photos"
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) (1)
- Reported Nov 01, 2025 11:50 by Christopher Floyd
- 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/S282375792
- Comments: "West side of PP"
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) (1)
- Reported Nov 01, 2025 09:19 by Radka Osickova
- 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/S282385054
- Comments: "Continuing bird, orange, blue, black body,, orange eyebrow,"
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) (1)
- Reported Nov 01, 2025 09:07 by Bennett Yates
- 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/S282376407
- Comments: "Orange eyebrow, neck and belly with thick black chest band. Along prospect park west in front of the litchfield villa."
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) (1)
- Reported Nov 01, 2025 15:10 by Lori Lichtenauer
- Prospect Park Zoo, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6654767,-73.9654144&ll=40.6654767,-73.9654144
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282380534
- Comments: "Seen at prospect park, vagrant"
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) (1)
- Reported Nov 01, 2025 15:15 by Rook Schucker Mallo
- Prospect Park, New York US-NY 40.66730, -73.97395, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.667297,-73.973953&ll=40.667297,-73.973953
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282384693
- Comments: "Continuing just west of Litchfield. Photos, and great views."
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) (1)
- Reported Nov 01, 2025 14:53 by Jennifer Clarke
- Prospect Park--Vale of Cashmere, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6690561,-73.9683616&ll=40.6690561,-73.9683616
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282383095
- Comments: "Continuing at same spot, blue and orange thrush, photo TBA"
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) (1)
- Reported Nov 01, 2025 14:53 by Paul Clarke
- Prospect Park--Vale of Cashmere, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6690561,-73.9683616&ll=40.6690561,-73.9683616
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282382346
- Comments: "Continuing at same spot, blue and orange thrush, photo TBA"
Veery (Catharus fuscescens) (1)
- Reported Nov 01, 2025 13:01 by Sarah Roberts
- Green-Wood, New York US-NY 40.65862, -73.99488, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.658622,-73.994885&ll=40.658622,-73.994885
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282377957
- Comments: "Drab and markings on chest were faint, by the pond behind the main chapel foraging on Goat Willow bush seeds by the Silvia Waterside garden (along benches)"
Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Nov 01, 2025 13:01 by Sarah Roberts
- Green-Wood, New York US-NY 40.65862, -73.99488, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.658622,-73.994885&ll=40.658622,-73.994885
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282377957
- Comments: "Foraging along the stone and brush along the side of back wall of the main chapelJuvenile or non-breeding coloring/markings. Photo incoming — foraging along the grasses along the hill near the main chapel 40.65643° N, 73.99464° W beak color, face markings and wingbars were main ID points"
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) (1)
- Reported Nov 01, 2025 10:50 by Chris Miller
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6680222,-73.96367&ll=40.6680222,-73.96367
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282385213
- Comments: "Small warbler with sharp bill, green mantle, white wing bars, and bright yellow throat. Seen here: (40.6669547, -73.9635836)"
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) (1)
- Reported Nov 01, 2025 10:50 by Chris Miller
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6680222,-73.96367&ll=40.6680222,-73.96367
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282385213
- Comments: "Continuing first winter bird in Shakespeare Garden. *photos to come"
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