[Vision2020] Area Bird Question

[Saundra Lund]

Visionaries:

>From previous posts, I know I'm not the only one interested in local wild
birds, but I don't know a whole lot about them . . . I've just enjoyed
watching non-raptors for quite a few years now.

For the first time, I'm seeing a dove that's not a mourning dove visit my
yard, and I'm wondering if this is common & I've just missed other doves in
previous years or what?  A month or so ago, a pair first appeared, but for
the last several weeks, I've only seen the male (I assume), which is sad . .
. I hate to think about what happened to his mate.  He seems to be
interested in paling around with the mourning doves, but they aren't too
interested in having him around . . . he's quite a bit bigger than they are.

As near as I can tell, he's some kind of collared dove, although I don't
know what kind.

So, do others regularly see collared doves in this area?


TIA,
Saundra Lund
Moscow, ID

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