There's one accepted state record, a bird photographed in Friday Harbor,
San Juan Co., January 1973. You should consider also the possibility of
the siberian race of the Marbled Murrelet, which some consider a distinct
species.

Gene Hunn.

On Tue, 6 Feb 1996, Jack Bowling wrote:

> Conrad Selfors asked -
>
>
> > How often are they ever seen here in the Northwest Washington area?????? > I have no records available. Anyway, if your in that area keep your
> > eyes open. I don't know what else it could have been.
>
> Can't answer for the WA data, Conrad, but there was a Kittlitz's
> Murrelet at Sandspit, Queen Charlotte Is. Nov. 8-9, 1995, only the 2nd
> B.C. record. Perhaps it is the same bird! I am actually surprised a the
> low incidence of vagrance of this species to the Charlottes. They are
> regular on the Alaska Panhandle as far south as Stephen's Passage (pers.
> comm. Bryan Gates).
>
> - Jack
>
> Jack Bowling
> Prince George, BC
> CANADA
> jcbowling at mindlink.bc.ca
>