Rare Bird Report #: 3-B-08

IDAHO BIRD RECORDS COMMITTEE
RARE BIRD REPORT FORM

SPECIES:

Eurasian Collared-Dove

HOW MANY:

five

REPORTER:

Terry Gray
890 Stefany Ln
Moscow ID 83843-9635
208-882-1585

REPORTER EMAIL:

clgtlg@moscow.com

OTHER OBSERVERS:

Christine Gray
Diana Jones

DATE REPORT PREPARED:

2/25/2008

DATE SIGHTING OCCURRED:

2/22&23/2008

LOCALITY OF OBSERVATION:

Approximately 2 miles south of Moscow, Idaho. Valhalla Trailer Court along Clyde Road.

HABITAT:

Rural

CONDITIONS:

approximately .5 hours both days. First day was cloudy and dark and second day the sun was shinning. Field Glasses and digital camera with a 30x magnification.

DID YOU TAKE NOTES?:

No, not at all

DID YOU CONSULT FIELD GUIDE OR OTHER REFERENCES?:

No, not at all

WHAT GUIDE(S) OR REFERENCE(S) DID YOU CONSULT?:

Sibley and National Geographic

DESCRIPTION:

These birds are light in color with black outer web and gray undertail coverts. Tail is long and swared at end and white. Dark primaries on wings and a dark neck-ring.

BEHAVIOR:

These birds were not vocalizing and in the dozen times I have seen these birds still have not heard them. They there were a few Mourning Dove and other birds present but they did not interact with the other birds present.

HOW AND WHEN DID YOU POSITIVELY IDENTIFY THE BIRD, AND WHAT CLINCHED THE IDENTIFICATION FOR YOU?

I have seen these birds at this location since early July of last year and are sometimes not easy to find but see them often.

HOW DID YOU ELIMINATE SIMILAR SPECIES, AND WHAT WERE THEY?

By seeing them often and having the Mourning Doves close by they are quite different in color and slightly larger than the MODO's.

EXPERIENCE WITH THIS SPECIES (AND SIMILAR SPECIES):

Seen often since July 2007.

GENERAL BIRDING EXPERIENCE:

Expert birder for this area.

WERE PHOTO(S), VIDEO, AND/OR AUDIO OBTAINED BY YOU?:

Photos