Eurasian collared-doves, great-tailed grackles, and white-winged doves

["L. D. Giddings" <seldom74 at xmission dot com>]

Those of you upset by the progress of Eurasian collared-doves into the 
state should not read my next sentence. I observed a flock of 26 
Eurasian collared-doves in a feedlot in southeast Monticello at 8:15 
a.m. this morning. I also observed a total of seven Eurasian 
collared-doves in Bluff later this afternoon. Also in Bluff, a flock of 
42 great-tailed grackles was observed at about 4 p.m. I should say that 
I counted 42 birds, but when they flushed it was obvious that I had 
undercounted the flock by 50-100%. I'd guess the actual number of birds 
in the flock was between 75-100. And finally, two white-winged doves 
were observed in Bluff late this afternoon. They were spotted in the 
same place as the lone dove I observed in October, making me wonder if 
perhaps these are resident birds.

Lu Giddings
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