Roger, That is great news. Another species to certainly keep an eye out for more often now. I remember back when I was able to attend meetings regularly having several conversations about the E.C. Doves. Good Birding Todd Perkins From: rmayhorn@xxxxxxxxxx To: bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bcbirdclub] First Eurasian-collared Dove in Buchanan County Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:07:01 -0400 Hi All, Until today, to my knowledge, Eurasian-collared Doves had not been reported in Buchanan County, but that changed when I looked out my glass dining-room door and saw one sitting on the wooden block that holds my suet feeder. I immediately noticed that it was larger and lighter in color than the resident Mourning Doves. I then noticed the black "collar" on the back of the neck. The bird was only a few feet from the platform feeder which held sunflower seeds, but because there were three Mourning Doves feeding it seemed reticent about flying there. After a few minutes of sitting in the drizzling rain it flew down to the ground and began to feed there. It fed around the yard for about ten minutes then left. I knew it was just a matter of time before one showed up in the county since they has been found in surrounding areas, but I surely didn't expect the first one to be in my yard. The species was reported in neighboring Russell County to our south in April 2007. Here is a photo. More photos can be found at http://www.pbase.com/mayhorn/eura_col_dove Roger Mayhorn Compton Mt _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/