[wisb] Re: Eurasian Collared-Doves
- From: "Mike Duchek" <mikeduchek@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Wisbirdnet" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 21:31:54 -0600
I've noticed that elsewhere in the country, EC dove seems to be a much
reviled bird, put in the same category as house sparrows and starlings. But
not in Wisconsin. Is this bird's reputation in North America unjustified or
is it just that they're (still) relatively rare in Wisconsin? My first (and
so far only) sighting of one was in Miami Beach, FL, where they are
apparently a bit more common. Photo:
http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2502029930059461204plwUHL
By the way, what kind of gull is this? I have yet to take the plunge into
gull identification.
http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2170007430059461204POOepy
I think all I saw today for birds were our pair of red-tailed hawks and some
mourning doves hunkered down up in the trees.
-Mike Duchek, Waukesha, Waukesha Co.
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From: rcd2@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 3:26 PM
To: Wisbirdnet
Subject: [wisb] Eurasian Collared-Doves
I had not seen the two EC Doves since Jan. 3. I rather much thought they
had been grabbed by the grim reaper, cloaked as a Cooper's Hawk. But today
both of them were (and still are) at my feeder and looking healthy and much
in love. I called the person with the Savannah Sparrow -and that bird also
was seen today. Because the porch was deep with snow (and the bird feed
buried), the little guy (or gal) needed to fight a way through a throng of
Mourning Doves to reach the feeder box and get a bite to eat. A part of the
porch will soon be cleared and seed put down. I am hoping this bird will
make it through the winter. No other winter Savannah has ever lived to
claim that feat.
-- Bob Domagalski, St. Nazianz
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