Date: 5/5/24 8:16 pm From: Peter Headland via groups.io <stonecurlew...> Subject: Re: [centralvalleybirds] Ring Neck Doves
You photograph shows Eurasian Collared Doves, which are common and
widespread in the USA these days. Back when we lived in the UK, Collared
Doves went from rare to widespread: Collared Dove | BTO - British Trust
for Ornithology
<https://www.bto.org/understanding-birds/birdfacts/collared-dove> (expand the "population change" section).
On 2024-05-05 17:30, Bill via groups.io wrote:
> I recently saw a pair of Ring Neck Doves in my backyard.
>
> The web says these are native to Africa.
>
> Is this a rare sighting?
