At 1:30 pm on October 15-2018, a 1st year female Pine Bunting was photographed by Maury Swoveland. The bird was initially identified as a Lapland Longspur and therefore word did not get out until Oct 16th when it was identified. The bird was first found on the grass by the the park signs at the south end of Uplands Park along Beach Drive (where Beach Drive bisects Uplands Park). He last saw it perched in a nearby Garry Oak.
Map to location HERE
If accepted by the BC Bird Records Committee this would be the first record for the province of BC and the first record for the ABA outside of Alaska.
The bird has not been relocated on October 17th or 18th, despite multiple observers looking.
A news story can be found HERE at CBC news
Map to location HERE
If accepted by the BC Bird Records Committee this would be the first record for the province of BC and the first record for the ABA outside of Alaska.
The bird has not been relocated on October 17th or 18th, despite multiple observers looking.
A news story can be found HERE at CBC news
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| Female Pine Bunting in Victoria - Photos: Maury Swoveland |
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