PlCTORiAL HIGHLIGHTS 
1 • Of the Northern California region's nine records of Ruby-throated Hummingbird, two have been found in 
lightly birded Nevada County in the Sierra. The second, this adult male, visited a Nevada City feeder 23-31 
(here 30) August 2008. These two records represent the only adult males ever found in California. 
Photograph by Steve Abbott. 
2 • A hatch-year Common Ground-Dove, discovered in a remote area on Long Point, Norfolk County on the 
north shore of Lake Erie 1 November 2008, was the first for southern Ontario. Photograph by Stuart Mackenzie. 
3 • Certainly the jaw-dropper of the season in the Pacific Northwest, this Variegated Flycatcher was nearly 
1 0,000 kilometers out of range when it discovered photographed at Windust Park, Franklin County, W/ash- 
ington 8 September 2008. It was just the fourth of this species for North America north of Mexico (previous 
records from Maine, Tennessee, and Ontario) and the first for the western United States. 
Photograph by Steven MIodinow. 
4 • Fort McMurray, in northern Alberta, hosted this remarkable Lucy's Warbler, a first for Canada, 8-10 (here 
10) November 2008. It was identified after images were circulated via the Internet. 
Photograph by Cathy Mountain. 
5 • The colorful plumage of this Bell's Vireo photographed on 1 October 2008 at Fort Fisher, North Carolina 
indicates the nominate (eastern) subspecies; this image confirms the fourth record of this species for the 
state. Photograph by Jim Parneii. 
6 • This Sandwich Tern was seen intermittently between Tadoussac and Les Escoumins, Quebec between 22 
August through 8 October (here at Tadoussac 26 September) 2008. These two localities are about 30 kilome- 
ters apart, separated by rugged coastline along the St. Lawrence River, so only a few lucky observers were 
able to locate this rarity. Photograph by Renaud Pintiaux. 
7 • This hatch-year Black-billed Cuckoo in Huntington Beach, Orange County, California disappeared shortly 
after being found on 14 October 2008 — but not quickly enough to avoid being photographed. 
Photograph by James E. Pike. 
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