[Bristol-Birds] Re: [TN-Bird] African Collared-Dove (Greene Co., TN)
- From: Alice Loftin / Don Miller <pandion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: sunfish0501@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:08:48 -0400 (EDT)
Rick,
Thanks very much for sharing this info. There's no doubt in my mind that the
bird I saw was an escape. The same was undoubtedly true in 1995 and earlier.
I've long suspected that someone in Greene County keeps and/or breeds exotic
doves. My main reason for even posting the bird in the first place was to call
local birders' attention to the possibility of confusing African Collared-Doves
with Eurasian Collared-Doves. Ever since I saw the bird in 1995, I have been
alert for the possibility that these exotics could complicate the situation
when Eurasian Collared-Doves finally showed up in Greene County (which occurred
in July 2004).
African Collared-Doves and Eurasian Collared-Doves are not too difficult to
tell apart with a little practice, but it would be very easy to confuse the two
through inattention to detail.
Thanks again.
I would appreciate info from anyone else in the region who has experience with
African Collared-Doves.
Don Miller
Greeneville, Greene Co., TN
----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Phillips <sunfish0501@xxxxxxxxx>
To: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:36:30 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Bristol-Birds] Re: [TN-Bird] African Collared-Dove (Greene Co., TN)
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
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