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Re: Eurasian Collared-Dove

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"George M. Jett"

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Maryland Birds & Birding

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Mon, 21 Feb 2005 12:25:21 -0500

Jay

Thanks, I found it.  It is not on the De Lorme, but can be found with 
mapquest.

George

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jay Keller" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Eurasian Collared-Dove


> Hi George,
>
> I saw your post and wanted to respond.  It would be amazing if this turns
> out to be a true case of these doves, but it looks like it is a good
> address.  Maybe you mistyped "THRUmont" vs THURmont.  I searched it on 
> Yahoo
> Maps and is linked below:
>
> Jay
>
> http://maps.yahoo.com/dd_result?ed=RTPk5.V.wim40xlFJ2wTkztHFtSe__.zXp5HWXdIQ
> taYzluiEhWiryK.q.AdiwWeYNWSxGhf&csz=Arlington%2C+VA+22201-3850&country=us&tc
> sz=Thurmont%2C+md&tcountry=us
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George M. Jett" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 11:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Eurasian Collared-Dove
>
>
>> Lydia/Mike
>>
>> Did they mean Roody Creek Road?  That's the only thing near Thrumont like
> is
>> close to the description.
>>
>> George
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Lydia Schindler" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 7:44 AM
>> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Eurasian Collared-Dove
>>
>>
>> > This this morning (7/21) from Alexandria birder Fred Bogar,
> 
>> >
>> >
>> > Ray Smith and I traveled from Reston to the Thurmont area of Maryland
>> > yesterday, February 20, in an effort to see the Northern Lapwing.  We
> were
>> > unsuccessful.  We did, however, see a Eurasian Collared-Dove at 14608
>> > Roddy Road at about 1100.  We did not realize the significance of the
> bird
>> > as we had just returned from Florida where the bird is common.  Local
>> > birders informed us that the bird is quite rare, if not unique.
>> >
>> > The bird was sitting on a telephone wire above the mailbox at that
>> > location.  What distinguished the bird was the square tail, a splash of
>> > white, a pinkish back, and the diagnostic black slash on the back of 
>> > the
>> > neck.  We are quite certain of our observation.
>> >
>> > Neither Ray nor I have access to MDOSPREY.  Would someone please 
>> > forward
>> > this information to them?
>> >
>
>