I just flushed what appeared to be a female Common Ground-Dove here in the
garden (9 Randolph Avenue) in Cape Charles. The bird came up from the ground
near some lamb's-ear, flew back behind and apparently beyond a Camellia bush,
and I haven't been able to find it since then. The view of this bird was so
brief that I must say I saw just shape and coloration, but I saw plenty of
Common-Ground Doves in mid-November in Bermuda and a few in late November in
coastal Georgia, so I'm recently accustomed to getting views both brief and
extended of the species. I will post more here if I see this bird again.
The
Dickcissel and (minimally) 4 Baltimore Orioles are still in the side garden
here.
I neglected to post that we saw three Eurasian Collared-Doves on last Friday
at the northern entrance to Kiptopeke State Park, perched on wires on a calm
day (just before the front); this is the latest I've seen this species on the
Shore. Maybe they will finally be counted on the Cape Charles CBC.
Also, thanks to many people who pointed out that the last adult male King
Eider in Virginia was at the CBBT in January/February 1994 -- this is the bird
I
had intended to indicate but mistyped in my last note!
Ned Brinkley
Cape Charles, VA
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