[Fancy]

I found a Mourning Dove this evening in Southlands, along the river trail at the end of Celtic. I had seen two Eurasian Collared-doves less than an hour earlier, but I could quickly tell just seeing this bird in flight that it was smaller and slimmer. It perched for a bit, and I got a few photos, before it took off across McCleery Golf Course. I saw it again a bit later, in the same area, and it took off again in the same direction. Rather skittish, but I could hear its wings, letting me know it was there.

I also found a few Wilson's Warblers among the numerous (50+) Orange-crowned Warblers, both Myrtle and Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warblers, and a single Vaux's Swift. No other warbler species, vireos, tanagers, grosbeaks, etc.

MODO record shot by BridgetSpencer13, on Flickr


Bridget (acting in as Mel as this one! )

[Isaac]

Bridget,

Nice sighting and photo!

50+ Orange-crowned Warblers is fantastic!

I have only seen Mourning Doves once so far this year!

Isaac

[birdergirl]

That's really cool Bridget especially to see the mourning dove (which we see less and less of). Cool you saw so many warbler and nice shot of the dove. Thank you so much for sharing.

Mel

[Fancy]

Thanks Mel and Isaac! Quite elegant birds.

I didn't check the same area for the Mourning, but I couldn't see it elsewhere, either. Did have a Sharp-shinned Hawk, two Cooper's Hawks, and lots of warblers - a few Orange-crowned, a Wilson's or two, and plenty of Yellow-rumped, with the Myrtle outnumbering the Audubon's. Also had a possible Warbling Vireo, but it was scared off by the Sharpie.

[birdergirl]

A Mourning Dove was seen at Iona today by Floyd Cherak and Peter Zadarozny at Iona today in a field on the south side of road near the log dump on the North Jetty.

Here is a photo he got:



Cheers,

Mel

*Photo used with permission*

[LoganLalonde]

As most of you know, I don't get to bird in the Vancouver area very much, and I've only seen Mourning Dove twice in the area - a pair at the Westham Island bridge, and a single bird at Colony Farm, both last summer.

Good birding!

Logan

[MarionTL]

We had 2 pairs of mourning doves hanging around our Squamish back yard last year. Sadly, one of them was killed by a hawk. This year, we have not seen any mourning doves. But my husband has spotted a hawk or two in tall trees in our neighbourhood recently.