[Bristol-Birds] Re: [TN-Bird] African Collared-Dove (Greene Co., TN)
- From: "Rick Phillips" <sunfish0501@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:36:30 -0400
Hey Don and others,
Just FYI, I am a former keeper and breeder of a couple of domesticated
ringnecked dove species. I know for sure that there are quite a few people
down your way who keep these birds as pets. You can see them for sale quite
often at the big flea market near Jonesboro. Don't know his current status,
but a couple of years ago there was a major breeder and shower of
domesticated dove species near Newport who kept hundreds of individuals. I
wouldn't be surprised at all if some of these birds occasionally escaped and
were seen by local birders.
Rick Phillips
Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee
On 8/28/08, Alice Loftin / Don Miller <pandion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> August 28, 2008
>
> This evening at about 6:55, I observed an African Collared-Dove near
> Tusculum in Greene County. The precise location was C.M. Jones Road 0.4
> mile from Shiloh Road.
>
> (African Collared-Dove is the current AOU name for the bird known formerly
> as Ringed Turtle-Dove. The change was announced in AOU's 47th Supplement to
> the Check-list of North American Birds and was reported on TN-bird on July
> 7, 2006 by Dean Edwards. The announcement also appeared in Birding, v. 39,
> no. 1 (January-February 2007), p. 33-34. Ringed Turtle-Dove is considered
> to be a domesticated form of African Collared-Dove. The AOU does not
> consider African Collared-Dove to be a self-sustaining species in North
> America. Although small populations form, they tend to die out quickly.)
>
> I observed the dove with binoculars at close range for several minutes as
> it perched on a light wire and later when it flew, and thus was able to note
> all major field marks. In overall size, it was a little larger than a
> Mourning Dove but a little smaller and less plump than a Eurasian
> Collared-Dove. The predominant color was peachy-tan rather than chalky
> gray-white. The primary tips were noticeably paler than the wing tips of
> Eurasian Collared-Dove. Both the undertail coverts and the underside of the
> tail were a uniform light gray color. I did not detect any dark web on the
> tail. The collar was visible but lighter in color and less sharply defined
> than on Eurasian Collared-Dove. When the bird flew, the flight jizz was
> more like that of a Mourning Dove than a Eurasian Collared-Dove (more
> "dovelike" rather than "pigeonlike", i.e., more agile and streamlined).
>
> I spoke with two property owners who also had observed the bird. They were
> aware that it was an unusual dove and commented that today was the first day
> that they had seen it. I have travelled C.M. Jones Road an average of at
> least twice a week for the last decade or so, and have never noticed any
> doves there other than Mourning.
>
> Interesting notes:
>
> The Migrant, v. 37, no. 4 (December 1966), p. 73-74 contains an account of
> a Ringed Turtle-Dove about three miles south of Greeneville. The bird was
> present from mid-April 1965 until January 17, 1966.
>
> Several times in the mid-1990's, local birders reported a Ringed
> Turtle-Dove in the Tusculum area. My personal records contain an entry for
> Ringed Turtle-Dove on August 29, 1995 on Park Avenue West in
> Tusculum. Tomorrow is the thirteenth anniversay of that sighting.
>
> Don Miller
> Greeneville, Greene Co., TN
> =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER=====================
>
> The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with
> first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation.
> You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds
> you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should
> appear in the first paragraph.
> _____________________________________________________________
> To post to this mailing list, simply send email to:
> tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> _____________________________________________________________
> To unsubscribe, send email to:
> tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.
> ______________________________________________________________
> TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society
> Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s)
> endorse the views or opinions expressed
> by the members of this discussion group.
>
> Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN
> wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ------------------------------
> Assistant Moderator Andy Jones
> Cleveland, OH
> -------------------------------
> Assistant Moderator Dave Worley
> Rosedale, VA
> __________________________________________________________
>
> Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society
> web site at http://www.tnbirds.org
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>
> ARCHIVES
> TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/
>
> MAP RESOURCES
> Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif
> Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com
>
> _____________________________________________________________
>
>
>
Other related posts:
