[SBB] Collared-doves in San Martin

["Steve and Heather Rottenborn" <[[email protected]]>]

South Bay Birders,

On 19 September, I reported that my count of 42 wildtype Eurasian 
Collared-Doves (plus a variegated pale ECDO and 2 Ringed Turtle-Dove types) 
in the vicinity of Middle and Murphy Avenues in San Martin was well above 
the 10-15 that I'd been seeing in that area over the previous year.  This 
past Saturday (30 Sep) I counted 52 wildtype ECDO plus 5 paler 
ECDO/turtle-doves.  This evening (2 Oct), I counted 76 wildtype ECDO plus at 
least 5 paler ECDO/turtle-doves in that general area.  I'm not sure where 
the new birds are coming from, but such a sudden increase (especially 
without ECDO showing up in numbers elsewhere in northern Santa Clara County) 
suggests local releases.

I have not been able to refind the White-winged Dove since Mike Rogers and 
Mike Mammoser saw it on the 20th.

Steve Rottenborn
Morgan Hill, CA 


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