Correction. Yes I know that the Eurasian Collared-Dove is not really a "native"....though the 10+ generations that have been hatched here might argue ;-) I meant to say year-round resident.
On Oct 4, 9:50 am, ronbco <[email protected]> wrote: > At Crow Valley Campground saturday morning. > a pair of robin-sized birds in a tree on the edge of the open space > they looked just like townsend's solitaire except they were choc brown > not grey. I suppose it could have been a trick of the lighting which > was cloudy. Beak shape, eye color, size, tail length and uniform color > all match Townsend's. The only distinctive marking on the bird was a > clear, narrow, white eye ring....again like Townsend's...but I would > testify it was milk choc color, not grey. > Is there anything else it could be? > > On an unrelated topic I have a pair of Eurasian Collared-Doves at my > home (for the past couple years) which seem to have a fledgling just > now. It looks pretty large so perhaps it has been fledging for a bit. > Isn't this very late for CO native birds to nest? > > Ron Bolton > Berthoud CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
