Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert Feb 19th offerings

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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 9:19 AM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Common Merganser (1 report)
- Glaucous Gull (1 report)
- Iceland Gull (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
NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated.

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Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (2)
- Reported Feb 19, 2026 06:58 by Asher Fusco
- 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/S302168215
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Continuing. Two males in the open water adjacent to Three Sisters. Photos."

Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) (1)
- Reported Feb 19, 2026 08:05 by jules w
- Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.646519,-74.026074&ll=40.646519,-74.026074
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S302156831
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "continuing fella saying hi on my commute. noticeably massive compared to the herrings on the railing with him. pics from da boat"

Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) (1)
- Reported Feb 19, 2026 08:46 by Jeff G
- Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.646519,-74.026074&ll=40.646519,-74.026074
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S302172003
- Comments: "Photos"

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