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Re: Eurasian Collared Dove



Eurasian Collared-Doves have become downright common along most of the South
Carolina coast, and a relatively easy to find at many place inland as well,
even in the Piedmont. Within 10 years we will be saying, "it's just a
collared dove".  Just ask any European birder. They will be found all over
very soon.

Robin Carter
Columbia, SC
rcarter@sc.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: <Burnetted@aol.com>
To: <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 7:11 PM
Subject: Eurasian Collared Dove


> Carolina Birders:
>
> In case there is anyone out there who is still keeping up with where
Eurasian
> Collared Doves are in the Carolinas, I thought that you might want to know
> that two colonies in coastal South Carolina, at Bennett's Point (near Bear
> Island WMA) and Edisto Beach State Park (south of Charleston), are alive
and
> well. At Bennett's Point there was a pair copulating (my face is red),
thus
> proving their desire to perpetuate the species on the SC coast. The Edisto
> birds were doing their best to impersonate Mourning Doves (which were
scarce)
> in the campground and picnic areas. I had not known of this colony
previous
> to our visit there on April 19th.
>
> Dennis
>
> Dennis Burnette
> Greensboro. NC
> burnetted@aol.com