They're pretty much widespread and becoming very common in places in eastern WA, from our experience especially where orchards are in proximity to grain fields. The hunters also are cluing into the year-round open season.

--Jerry <tangrenfam at frontier.com>
East Wenatchee, WA

On Jun 16, 2011, at 7:25 PM, Kelly McAllister wrote:

> Becoming more typical by the day it seems. My brother called, from
> Hansville, and described what I suspect were Eurasian Collared Doves coming
> to his feeder. I see them in neighborhood north of Olympia regularly now.
> Their range expansion seems to have carried them into many parts of western
> Washington now. Can't remember seeing eastern Washington reports.
>
> Kelly McAllister
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of jeff
> osmundson
> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 6:14 PM
> To: tweeters; colleen s; Ted Lewis
> Subject: [Tweeters] Eurasian Collared Dove(?)
>
> For a couple of weeks now my neighbor has told me that he has a pair of
> Eurasian Collared Doves at this back yard feeders.
> I had not seen them, so I did not know how accurate the description was.
> Today I had them at my feeder about 30 feet away with great looks while they
> were feeding on the ground.
> I agree that they are Eurasian Collared Doves....my question is whether they
> are typical for here or not?
> Sibley does not show an occurrence anywhere near here.
> Any helpful thoughts for me?
>
> --
> Jeff Osmundson
> Arlington
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