Birders,

I thought you might be interested in this brief account of a BROWN
SHRIKE on November 26th to 30th in Sitka, Alaska, which was forwarded
to me by Cameron Eckert. The "Asian Invasion" continues, in the wake
of Eurasian Dotterel, Eurasian Kestrel, Whooper Swan, and Brambling
(in Helena, Montana). Will the Siberian Accentor be next?

Wayne Weber
Kamloops, B.C.
wayne_weber at bc.sympatico.ca


-----Original Message-----
From: Cameron Eckert <ceckert at yknet.yk.ca>
To: WAYNE_WEBER at bc.sympatico.ca <WAYNE_WEBER at bc.sympatico.ca>
Date: Thursday, December 02, 1999 8:41 AM
Subject: BRSH at Sitka


>Hi Wayne,
>
>Thought this would interest you ... not TOO far from QCI.
>
>~ Cameron
>
>>From: DavidSonne at aol.com
>>Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 02:05:14 EST
>>
>>12/1/99
>>MArge Ward et al. discovered a Brown Shrike last Friday in Sitka.
They were
>>not able to get back to the area until Monday when it was still
present.
>They
>>have not been back in the last two days because of weather but hope
to check
>>it out Thursday and Friday.
>>I have spoken with Marge on the phone and feel her descriptions of
the
>>observation are convincing. They have managed to get several photos
but
>don't
>>expect them to be very good.
>>David Sonneborn
>>
>>
>