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Hello Everyone, Yesterday afternoon I stumbled upon, and had a brief look at a Streptopelia Dove at the top of the escarpment at the end of Fifty Rd. I re-found the bird around 1800 and sure enough it was a Eurasian Collared Dove ! - A first for the Hamilton Birding Circle. I took some decent pictures and was lucky enough to hear it singing. The owner of the property on the south east corner mentioned that it had been there for as long as three months so it's likely still there. The bird was observed again this morning (18/07/07) by Bob Curry, Glenda Slessor, Barry Cherriere, Kevin McLaughlin, and Rob Waldhuber. Take the QEW to Fifty Rd., and head south toward the Niagara Escarpment. Fifty Rd. ends at Ridge Rd. on the top of the escarpment where it turns into Eleventh Rd. The bird is located at this intersection. It likes to sit on any of the adjacent wires, the chimney of the red brick house on the south-east corner, his neighbors tv antenna, and sang from the top of the tall spruces on the north east side. The bird is quite active, singing fairly regularly and performing flight displays. Good Birding, Stu Get news delivered with the All new Yahoo! Mail. Enjoy RSS feeds right on your Mail page. Start today at http://mrd.mail.yahoo.com/try_beta?.intl=ca