That's the first pair that I've heard of. I know of only individual sightings to this point over the last 3 years. I still stand by my prediction made earlier this spring that in 5 years there will be scattered pairs/colonies over most of the state, in almost every county, but mostly east of Allegheny County.
Ed Boyd
Westminster, MD
---- Bill Hubick <> wrote:
> Frode,
Excellent finds! I believe your doves will be the first Dorchester Co. record, as well as the first report of more than one EUCD at a location in Maryland.
Can someone confirm that?
Cheers,
Bill
Bill Hubick
Elkridge, MD
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http://www.billhubick.com
----- Original Message ----
From: Frode Jacobsen <>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 9:01:40 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Blackwater NWR Nov19: Golden Eagle & Eurasian Collared Dove
...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/
Frode Jacobsen
Baltimore, MD |