We've seen a white dove at our feeder in Boulder on and off all summer. It has a collar like an Eurasian Collared Dove, but it's smaller. We think it's an African Collared-Dove, Streptopelia roseogrisea, and probably is an escapee from a wedding ceremony.-- Margaret Smith
On Aug 2, 4:46 pm, "Polly S" <hollyhockfa...@q.com> wrote: > For the better part of spring and all of summer there has been an unusual > dove like bird (at least for me) near the intersection of Colorado Hwy 66 and > Weld County Road 5. It hangs out about 50 feet north of the intersection on > CR 5 (usually on the east side of the road) up on the power lines just north > of the Liberty Hall Grange. It looks like a dove, but it is nearly white in > color. Actually a very pale buff that can appear white in the right light. I > saw it again this afternoon on my way back from Longmont. It has the size and > body type of a dove, not a pigeon. > > Anyone else see this bird? Any ideas? > > Pauli -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
