Three species of dove hang out in my current neck of the woods: Mourning Doves, Eurasian Collared Doves, and Rock Pigeons. Only one of the three is native to these shores—and it happens to be the least common of the three.
Mourning Doves aren’t uncommon. They’re well adopted to various climates and live throughout the continental U.S. But here in the Wasatch, it appears they’ve been pressured out a bit by collared doves. So it’s always kind of a thrill to see one.
Saw one today. It posed for a photo.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:45 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Lazuli Bunting
2. Song Sparrow** (v)
3. Turkey Vulture
4. Black-capped Chickadee
5. Black-chinned Hummingbird*
6. House Finch**
7. Spotted Towhee
8. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
9. Black-headed Grosbeak
10. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
11. Orange-crowned Warbler (v)
12. Black-billed Magpie
13. Chipping Sparrow
14. Black-throated Gray Warbler (v)
15. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
16. Warbling Vireo (v)
17. Mourning Dove
18. Rock Pigeon
Elsewhere
19. Eurasian Collared Dove (v)
20. American Robin
21. European Starling
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, black-chinned hummingbird, black-headed grosbeak, black-throated gray warbler, blue-gray gnatcatcher, chipping sparrow, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, house finch, lazuli bunting, lesser goldfinch, mourning dove, Orange-crowned Warbler, rock pigeon, song sparrow, spotted towhee, turkey vulture, warbling vireo, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
