Hi! No, Ringed Turtle-dove is not new. It was first seen on other side of
river
from State Park with a flock of Mourning Doves in Dec. We tried to find it
on
our CBC Jan. 4, but couldn't. Glad to hear it is still around, as I
haven't seen
it yet. Meredith

Meredith and Dave Spencer
merdave at televar.com

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> From: Ileen Weber <duncanweber at seanet.com>
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: Ringed Turtle-Dove
> Date: Tuesday, April 08, 1997 8:44 PM
>
> Just returned from a four day birding trip to the Columbia Basin. At
> the Bridgeport State Park on 4/6/97 we saw a Ringed Turtle-Dove which
> we assume is an escapee. It was pale in color and we clearly saw the
> black collar. Has anyone else seen this bird? Is it new this year or
> has it been around before?
>
> Also of interest was a sighting of four Wilson's Phalaropes on Hwy 174
> just e of Barker Canyon Road. Otherwise our sightings were similar to
> those reported by others except we never saw even one Sandhill Crane.
>
> Ileen Weber and Julianne Duncan
> Seattle, WA
>
>