Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

Rarities

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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 3:16 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Philadelphia Vireo (2 reports)
- Connecticut Warbler (2 reports)

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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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Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 12, 2026 09:11 by Paul Merle
- 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/S392224522
- Comments: "On Ambergill. Like a warbling vireo but with a complete yellow wash underneath"

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 12, 2026 09:11 by Marleny Rafferty
- 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/S392231991
- Comments: "On Ambergill. Like a warbling vireo but with a complete yellow wash underneath"

Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) (1)
- Reported Sep 12, 2026 09:11 by Paul Merle
- 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/S392224522
- Comments: "South of the Vale by the new Flatbush Ave entrance. When it flew across the pass it looked like a pale common yellowthroat but through the bins it had a light grey hood, complete white eye ring, and a yellow wash underneath"

Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) (1)
- Reported Sep 12, 2026 09:11 by Marleny Rafferty
- 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/S392231991
- Comments: "South of the Vale by the new Flatbush Ave entrance. When it flew across the pass it looked like a pale common yellowthroat but through the bins it had a light grey hood, complete white eye ring, and a yellow wash underneath"

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