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Yes , to the extent that the Vancouver Island tab of BC Rare Bird Blog has ceased to post all of the sightings.

bcbirdalert.blogspot.com/p/vancouver-island.html

 

That is remarkable considering there has only been 1 other location in the province (Nelson) that has had a sighting in the last 30 days.

 

 

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Palm Warbler PAWA (Setophaga palmarum)

 

near McSlender Reservoir (east of Garcia's Nursery)

Martindale Flats

Greater Victoria BC

 

DSCN9667 - CROPPED

 

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ebird.org/map/palwar?neg=true&env.minX=146.8567581798...

 

A quick look at Species Map in ebird confirms what is mentioned above.

AS well as

Vancouver Island has had 10 or more PAWA recent sightings (in the last 30 days is red-orange dots)

 

Other than Nelson...the only other recent sighting was somewhere back east.

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Conceivably this individual and/or others have been in this Martindale area since October.....

Many obs by many observers.

 

i saw one in this local on Oct 8

ebird.org/view/checklist/S49060192

 

this day and the following day (quite probably same bird ? as previous?)

ebird.org/view/checklist/S49265003

ebird.org/view/checklist/S49285098

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