Fwd: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert

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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 1:23 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>

*** Species Summary:

- Willow Flycatcher (2 reports)
- Least Flycatcher (4 reports)
- Philadelphia Vireo (1 report)
- Clay-colored Sparrow (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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Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 07:35 by Briggan Krauss
- Green-Wood Cemetery, New York US-NY 40.65231, -73.99557, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.652306,-73.99557&ll=40.652306,-73.99557
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S394291067
- Comments: "Identified confirmed by Ryan who lead the Brooklyn Bird Club walk this morning in Greenwood Cemetery."

Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 07:34 by Susan Axelrod
- Green-Wood Cemetery, New York US-NY 40.65574, -73.99749, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.655743,-73.997488&ll=40.655743,-73.997488
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S394276704
- Comments: "Leader if’s by sound"

Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) (2)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 09:25 by Ryan Treves
- 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/S394272739
- Comments: "Duo very actively flycatching and tussling at the Wilson overlook. Pronounced white eyering, small stature, wing bars, repeated insistent “whit” calls. Photos."

Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 09:51 by Greg Thornberg
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S394275160
- Comments: "Heard and recording"

Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 09:51 by Kristen Bellomo
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6523083,-73.9904281&ll=40.6523083,-73.9904281
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S394275162
- Comments: "Heard and recording"

Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 07:34 by Susan Axelrod
- Green-Wood Cemetery, New York US-NY 40.65574, -73.99749, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.655743,-73.997488&ll=40.655743,-73.997488
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S394276704
- Comments: "Leader id’s it by small beak"

Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 10:16 by Martin Bernstein
- 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/S394273055
- Comments: "Observed as part of a large group of"

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1)
- Reported Sep 19, 2026 10:50 by Heather Wolf
- Brooklyn Bridge Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6996104,-73.9973745&ll=40.6996104,-73.9973745
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S394281428
- Comments: "Light-colored sparrow with line in back of eye, pale gray collar. Pier 3 outpost."

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