Western Canada is not the usual fly path for Mississippi kites.
"This is the first record of its sighting in the province, says bird bander David Bell. "They are known to wander north during the summer months, but not usually this far."
Volunteers at Rocky Point Bird Observatory near Victoria have been hard at work banding birds since July 21 as part of their songbird or passerine migration monitoring, which ends on Oct.
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