Our first yardbird for 2023 was a Great Horned Owl hooting after the
fusillade of fireworks subsided in the wee hours.

But number 23 for '23 was a new yardbird and a life bird -- a slightly
smaller appearing Collared-Dove with all white undertail coverts. It seems
to be an African Collared-Dove, for an excellent bird watching start to our
new year.

https://www.aba.org/aba-code-of-birding-ethics/

Kevin Lucas
Yakima County, WA

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