Today Rob Jett found a Eurasian Collared Dove at FBF near the archery range. The bird has been moving around that general area, and can be hard to track down, but has been seen multiple times briefly, and was apparently also seen last week by another observer.
The timing of the arrival of this bird suggests a possible wild vagrant (a quick eBird check shows recent sightings in Cape May and a few other nearby locations), though so far there are not any photographs that can be analyzed for feather wear, etc... So if anyone encounters this bird and can take photos or video of it, that media could help determine whether it represents a vagrant or a release. Good Birding, Tripper -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
