>A Clay-colored Sparrow was found Oct. 12 in the Gordon Head area of
>Saanich (Victoria). It was "confirmed" by a number of birders this morning.
>If accepted by the local records committee, this will be a first for the
>Victoria Checklist Area and, I beleive, a first for Vancouver Island.
>
>The bird is in the UVIC allotment gardens on Gordon Head Rd. at Feltham Rd,
>Saanich.
>
>Bryan Gates, Victoria bgates at assessment.env.gov.bc.ca
>
>
Bryan,

thanks for the note on the sparrow. AS far as its status on the island is
concerned, at least one has been seen in the past. Adrian Dorst has seen
clay-coloured at the Long Beach parking lot in Tofino. THis is the only
other record that I am familiar with.

Good Birding,

Don Cecile
dcecile at cln.etc.bc.ca.
Cheers,

Don Cecile
Port Alberni, B.C. Canada
dcecile at cln.etc.bc.ca.