Tuesday, February 17, 2026

[eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert Nelson's Gull at BTPP

American Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid) (Larus smithsonianus x hyperboreus) (1)
- Reported Feb 16, 2026 13:45 by Nick Dawson
- Bush Terminal Piers Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6541609,-74.0204451&ll=40.6541609,-74.0204451
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S301613240
- Media: 6 Photos
- Comments: "Initially reported as Glaucous Gull, due to partial views that were indiciative of GLGU. (See firsrt three photos.)

Edit: Later views, which I initially thought were of a different bird, strongly indicated this was Nelson's Gull, so now listing as such." 

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