When I left work in Frederick on the 18th there was a EUCD on nest. On Dec 28, 2016 1:45 PM, "DAVID A LEATHERMAN" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Marty, > > In my experience, at least some of the collared-doves in certain years > breed year 'round in CO. I have always considered that a major secret to > their successful invasion of our state. If one listens to concentrated > spates of "whooo-whoo-whoo" (i.e., courtship) in places where you walk or > bird on a regular basis, I think you will record at several such periods of > time coinciding with the number of nesting cycles per year (at least 6 > spread thru all seasons of the year). The two areas I frequent with enough > regularity upon which to base these statements are Fort Collins' Grandview > Cemetery (they are courting right now) and Lamar. I have found days-old > doves on the ground following wind storms at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar in > early January more than once. Things seem to be quiet when the females are > preoccupied with tending nestlings. In the recently-received, very nice > BBA II book (nice job, Lynn Wickersham), Paul Opler's excellent account of > ECDove states there might be more to learn about their breeding in CO and I > would agree, including the an apparent dearth of breeding between late > autumn and early spring. I have a photo of ECDove courtship taken > 22September. The birds were sitting atop the head of the Soldier Monument > at Grandview. Only the stonefaced soldier could hear what the male > whispered in his prospective mate's ear but it might have been something > about how he looked forward to their kids enjoying their first Halloween. > In other words, I think the reported gap in breeding activity in late > fall-early winter is an artifact of BBA volunteer effort, and NOT a correct > depiction of reality. > > > Lots to learn about the life histories of all bird species, including the > abundant ones. Thanks for your post. > > > Dave Leatherman > > Fort Collins > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* macawolf via Colorado Birds <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 27, 2016 8:53 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [cobirds] Nest-building by Eurasian Collared Doves today > > Hi, Cobirders, > > I was a little surprised by a pair of Eur. Collared Doves this morning > building a nest from 8-9 am, in 32 F... > > *Birds of North America* online says they breed from February to October, > but will do so year-round in warmer climates. I know we had a warm fall, > right into November, but lately it hasn't been so warm. The winds had died > down finally (for 6 hours or so, as it turned out), so maybe it felt > downright balmy & got them twitterpated for a spell... They were on the > south-facing (sunny) side of a spruce, so maybe the micro-climate there > added to their confusion? Our new *Second CO Breeding Bird Atlas* > indicates breeding between late January thru the end of August. I haven't > taken a close look to see what progress they made, but after more than a > dozen trips I witnessed by the presumed male with single 4-6" pieces of > grass stem, they seemed to stop the activity. Either came to their senses, > or finished the job?? I'll have to look more closely tomorrow. > > Marty Wolf, > NW CO Spgs > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/cobirds/159438fa324-5056-24b88%40webprd-a40.mail.aol.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/159438fa324-5056-24b88%40webprd-a40.mail.aol.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/cobirds/DM5PR06MB274783126D2F7B43098AB2B5C1680%40DM5PR06MB2747. > namprd06.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/DM5PR06MB274783126D2F7B43098AB2B5C1680%40DM5PR06MB2747.namprd06.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CABv4Dr-VL-Ed6KAYVnvW8erQcJsu%2B8KHDp7HiOgTa238A-o64g%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
