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From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Thu, Oct 15, 2026, 7:03 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>
From: <ebird-alert@birds.cornell.edu>
Date: Thu, Oct 15, 2026, 7:03 PM
Subject: [eBird Alert] Kings County Rare Bird Alert <hourly>
To: <prosbird@gmail.com>
*** Species Summary:
- Common Nighthawk (2 reports)
- Vesper Sparrow (5 reports)
- Bobolink (1 report)
- Blackburnian Warbler (1 report)
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Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 17:07 by MCHL ____
- 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/S402619330
- Comments: "Flagged for date. One at 6pm."
Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 15:36 by Ant Taboada
- 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/S402623500
- Comments: "Late, Nethermead flyovers around sunset. Possibly a third."
Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 17:07 by MCHL ____
- 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/S402619330
- Comments: "At least 2 continuing. One in the fenced area near the dog beach. One along the fence between fields 1 and 2."
Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 15:36 by Ant Taboada
- 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/S402623500
- Comments: "Continuing at ballfields, bold white eye ring."
Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 15:28 by Monica Berger
- 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/S402622864
- Comments: "White outer tail, eye, dog beach elm enclosure and ball field"
Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (3)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 11:00 by Nicky Abrams
- 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/S402620772
- Comments: "Minimum. I bet there at least 5 crawling around the ballfields. I saw them mostly on ballfield 1. Extremely cooperative."
Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:32 by Anonymous eBirder
- 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/S402617210
- Comments: "First reported by Forrest in ballfield. Found in the fenced in area in front of dog beach. White eye ring, streaking on flanks, white outer tail feathers, seen by MOB. (40.6628978, -73.9726827). Second Vesper found between ballfield 5 and 6, here: (40.6610448, -73.9735480)"
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) (1)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 11:00 by Nicky Abrams
- 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/S402620772
- Comments: "tree hopping with vesper sparrows by ballfields 1 & 2. Looks massive compared to chipping sparrows"
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) (2)
- Reported Oct 15, 2026 07:32 by Anonymous eBirder
- 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/S402617210
- Comments: "Angular cheek mark, drab, pale yellow throat upper breast. Two seen near one another."
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