Subject: Grasshopper Sparrow
Date: Oct 27 16:59:00 1995
From: "Gates, Bryan" - BGATES at assessment.env.gov.bc.ca


An immature Grasshopper Sparrow was found at Rithet's Bog near Victoria on
the afternoon of Oct. 26, just the third record for Vancouver Island. It has
not be relocated so far today. Heads up - it may be heading for coastal
Washington. Tough bird to see, fairly tough to identify.

Bryan Gates, Victoria bgates at assessment.env.gov.bc.ca