Hi Mark,
I apologize for the confusing posting last night. The Collared Doves sat
on the phone wires along Hooper Island Rd, at the southern end of the
community on Upper Hooper Island (House or Lot # 2363). I hope this
location description makes more sense. I'm glad to hear the excitement a
bird so familiar to me from back home creates. They are the Morning Doves
of backyard Europe.

Frode



 > Frode - What was the exact location of the collared-doves?  Not sure from
> your post. Still <10 MD records, first for Dorchester. Good job!  Thanks.
> Mark Hoffman
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Frode Jacobsen [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent:	Sunday, November 19, 2006 09:02 PM Eastern Standard Time
> To:	
> Subject:	[MDOSPREY] Blackwater NWR Nov19: Golden Eagle & Eurasian Collared
> Dove
>
> Hi all,
> Today I went to Blackwater NWR in hope of seeing the reported White
> Pelicans. I made a few stops down Egypt Rd. with the highlights being 3
> adult Bald Eagles, Northern Harrier, a flock of 200+ Killdeer, 10+ Horned
> Larks, 13 American Pipits and 5 Eastern Meadowlarks. At the Refuge there
> were thousands of Canada Geese and dabbling ducks, but no Snow Geese or
> Pelicans. After the Wildlife Drive I decided to explore the roads down to
> Hooper's Island checking all the estuaries for Pelicans without luck.
> However, on my way back north, I suddenly noticed a suspiciously large
> dove on a telephone wire. It turned out to be a Eurasian Collared Dove. As
> I pulled off the road and got out of the car, I heard the familiar song of
> the Collared Dove, but the song came from a different angle than the one I
> initially spotted. I turned my head and indeed a second bird was perched
> on the wire right behind me! The first bird responded to the male song and
> flew over and landed next to him. I managed to shoot some photos of them
> before they flew across the road and landed in a tree in someone's front
> yard (house # 2363). A photo of the male bird has been posted at:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/37699157@N00/
>
> Back at the Blackwater NWR Visitor Center, I was welcomed by a large flock
> of Cedar Waxwings feeding in the fruit trees by the parking lot. They
> allowed some very close-up looks. Wild panic spread through the flocks of
> waterfowl when an adult Golden Eagle appeared in the sky. I followed it as
> it drifted south and was later joined by three Bald Eagles. This bird
> barely out of my sight, another adult Golden Eagle showed up right
> overhead the Visitor Center. Wow! This bird soared for a while and then
> glided north. While standing there, several flocks of Tundra Swans were
> heard coming in for landing.
> Hopefully, the Pelicans will return shortly.
>
> Good birding,
>
> Frode Jacobsen
> Baltimore, MD
>
>