Subject: [Tweeters] RE: Mourning Dove at Magnuson Park
Date: Oct 28 15:56:29 2011
From: Teresa Michelsen - teresa at avocetconsulting.com


I have one fairly frequently at my home on Henderson Inlet near Olympia.
Only ever seen one, can sometimes be seen around the base of the feeder or
poking around the neighbor's road. It is frequently in the company of a
couple of Band-Tailed Pigeons and/or Eurasian Collared-Doves. This is pretty
much farms out here mixed with forest so I wasn't too surprised to see it.



Teresa Michelsen

Olympia, WA



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[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Beach Dee
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 3:48 PM
To: TWEETERS
Subject: [Tweeters] RE: Mourning Dove at Magnuson Park



Just thought I'd mention that my dad e-mailed me in mid-Sept (with photo)
about a Mourning Dove taking up residence in their yard/neighborhood in SW
Seattle in August, 3 weeks before. First time they'd seen one (lived there
over 40 years) and it had been lingering mostly around their house since its
arrival. Having never seen one in Western WA myself (lived all my life
here) I found it interesting, since I'd thought (the few times I thought
about it) that they were only east of the mountains. A check in the bird
book and on-line disabused me of that notion, however, it is still not a
regular event in the Puget Sound Basin, as far as I can tell. Am interested
to hear what folks have to say on this.

Dee Warnock
Edmonds
beachdee at hotmail.com