We arrived at 10:50AM 11/29/03. The neighbor's patio was the observation site with a small but growing and ever louder group. The adult Band-tailed Pigeon was in a tree in the same yard as the feeders where it was first seen and provided an excellent look at at about 40 ft. The bird seemed undisturbed but about 11:20 flew to further tree. It continued to move to further and to more hidden spots until it was finally out of sight about 11:45. The bird faced the group most of the time and it was very easy to see the yellow dark-tipped bill and yellow legs and the purple head. The neck and breast were a lighter purple with a white underbody. The under tail was plainly seen with a broad dark wide band and plenty of white at the end of the tail. When the bird occassionally turned its head a narrow white neck band on the back half of the neck was seen. Bill Watson Sr. drove. The directions on Ontario Birds' website are are excellent.
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