I count these sorts of birds, sure. Unless you saw it in a zoo, or in a
cage or something, I see no reason not to count a "naturalized" species.
I sure counted my first Hungarian partridge in North Dakota.
Adam
Richmond
I saw my first collared dove during my weeklong trip to Louisiana last
week.
I added eight other birds to my life list, so it was a great trip.
Here's my
question. How do you categorize a collared dove sighting? Clearly it's
not a
native bird, but like a house sparrow or ring-necked pheasant, it does
live
and breed in North America now. So, do most people count it as a new
bird,
even if I didn't see it in its original habitat (Europe)...
Just curious how other folks handle this...
-- Scott Michaud
Arlington, VA
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