A rare sight for numbers , record breaker 19 seen by Forrest
- Reported Dec 15, 2025 08:00 by Forrest Wickman
- 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/S288778581
- Media: 7 Photos
- Comments: "Flagged: Somewhat rare in Brooklyn, and indeed this is an all-time high count for the park, per eBird, surpassing the 15 that I had (along with Sameer) in January. I first watched 10 fly east over the lake and away as I was walking to the park. Then, when I reached the lake, there were another nine (all female/immature) all diving on the water. Photos of nearly all of these birds to be added. Will also note that this experience also immediately reminded me of the 30-40 birds I saw flying high west over the lake yesterday, though at that time my camera was in my bag and I didn't feel confident enough to call it, given the terrible visibility in the snowstorm. Still, clearly this species is moving in big numbers with the cold snap and all the water freezing over."
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