Thought folks would be interested in this note from Fairbanks Alaska ....

>A EURASIAN BULLFINCH was seen at a feeder on Rosey Creek Rd (Fairbanks) on
>Saturday
>February 24th. This is a confirmed sighting. The bird has been seen at
>least once each day since Saturday, most recently on Monday afternoon at
>4:30.
>Birders are welcome, but please contact the landowner, Valerie Baxter, for
>permission and directions.


Another cosmic mind-bender recently (Jan 2001) documented in southeast
Alaska was a GREATER GOLDEN-PLOVER. Really, a stone's throw from the Queen
Charlotte Islands.

Time to cash in those frequent flyer points?

Regards,
Cameron Eckert
Whitehorse, Yukon.