[Tweeters] Out-of-Area -RBA Pallas's bunting

[Richard James]

 From BC Rare Bird Alert: 
bcbirdalert.blogspot.com/2023/10/rba-probable-pallass-bunting-in.html

RBA: PALLAS'S BUNTING in Victoria - Oct 4th

At 8:35am on Oct 4-2023, a Pallas's Bunting was photographed by Les 
Peterson at Clover Point in Victoria. The bird was seen with Savannah 
Sparrows in the fenced off area near the main parking lot. He last 
viewed the bird flying off to the west of the point at 8:45 am. A blurry 
shot of the spread wing seems to appear to show the lesser coverts being 
sandy brown and not chestnut, as it would be in a Reed Bunting. Also, it 
has a pale lower mandible.

Relocated later on Oct 4, but not yet reported Oct 5.

If confirmed this seems to be the first record in North America outside 
of Western Alaska.

A bird not positively identified but likely either a Reed or Pallas's 
Bunting was seen recently in Squamish, BC but could not be positively 
id'ed (Sept 23).

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 From an Island in the Pacific,
Richard James, Victoria, BC