This afternoon while completing some arborist surveys in Hamilton, I came across a pair of probable Eurasian Collared-Doves. I was without binoculars at the time and only saw the doves in flight so I couldn’t eliminate African Collared-Dove which is sometimes seen as an escapee. The doves flew into three Norway Spruces located behind 528 Ferguson Ave N, City of Hamilton. I waited for five minutes and I did not see them reappear. In flight they were noticeably larger than Mourning Dove, pale sandy brown in colour and with dark collars and squared off tails. Good luck to anyone who searches for them. Keep in mind that this is a residential neighbourhood. Location is trees behind (east of) 528 Ferguson Ave N, City of Hamilton. Not far from Collective Arts Brewing. Cheers, Josh Sent from my iPhone

The two collared doves were seen by Bob Curry, Garth Riley, Nancy Macpherson and myself this morning. Many photos were taken but we are comfortable with the Eurasian collared Dove ID. The birds were in the deciduous tree next to the three large spruce where Josh had them last night but they did fly down to the ground for a short time. Cheers Cheryl Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 18, 2018, at 4:23 PM, Josh Vandermeulen <joshvandermeulen@live.ca> wrote: > > This afternoon while completing some arborist surveys in Hamilton, I came across a pair of probable Eurasian Collared-Doves. I was without binoculars at the time and only saw the doves in flight so I couldn’t eliminate African Collared-Dove which is sometimes seen as an escapee. The doves flew into three Norway Spruces located behind 528 Ferguson Ave N, City of Hamilton. I waited for five minutes and I did not see them reappear. In flight they were noticeably larger than Mourning Dove, pale sandy brown in colour and with dark collars and squared off tails. > > Good luck to anyone who searches for them. Keep in mind that this is a residential neighbourhood. > > Location is trees behind (east of) 528 Ferguson Ave N, City of Hamilton. Not far from Collective Arts Brewing. > > Cheers, > Josh > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Hamilton Birders email group. > To post to this group, send email to hamiltonbirds@googlegroups.com > To reply to the group, click Reply-all. To reply to the individual who wrote the email, click Reply. > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > hamiltonbirds+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hamiltonbirds?hl=en?hl=en