Jerry -

They are rare but regular in the Idaho panhandle in spring and early
summer. Mostly at feeders. There have been at least 3 reported from the
Moscow area so far this spring (1 currently in Gennessee which I think Kas
was going to provide the details for). They have been suspected to breed
but I'm not sure if there are any confirmed breeding in Idaho (will have to
check).

Charles.


At 11:40 PM 6/22/99 -0700, sanjer at televar.com wrote:
>Can I safely assume by the lack of replies that a Band-tailed
>Pigeon is not a unusual bird for the Grand Coulee area (eastern WA
>near Spokane) Or is it one of those not worth mentioning species?
>
>Jerry and Sandy Converse
>Grand Coulee, WA
>
>sanjer at televar.com wrote:
>
>> We added a new bird to our yard list this morning. A
>> BAND-TAILED PIGEON
>> is sitting in a tree just below our house. Jerry zipped down
>> the hill and got some
>> photos of it. We see by the maps it is a bit out of place. The
>> black tipped yellow beak, the white on the nap of the neck
>> and the large gray terminal band on the tail make it easy to
>> ID. (and photos with a EASTERN KINGBIRD sitting beside it)
>> What a great way to start the day.
>> --
>>
>