While not notable in the grand scheme of things, I had my first Mourning Dove of the year in my yard Friday. White-winged Doves have basically cleared the Mourning Doves out of my northwest Austin, suburban neighborhood. I see only one or two when walking around the block, and it was well into May before I saw the first in the yard. When I moved into this house (25 years ago!) seeing a White-winged Dove was the rare event, but now they're everywhere! (For purists, this message is also a test to see if I am now allowed to post to Texbirds. That privilege has not been mine in recent months.) Russell Nelson Austin Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner