If there is to be monitoring, another behaviour of interest
would be the display flight - flapping ascent, glide descent –
like the Crested Pigeon but, as I recall from my crested-pigeon-free Victorian
childhood, noisier and higher.
From: Rosie - Internode
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Sent: Thursday, 3 February 2011 3:53 PM
To: canberra birds
Subject: [canberrabirds] Spotted doves
When
Spotted doves have been heard &/or seen in the Flynn & Fraser areas
they are usually calling from powerlines or rooftops.
It
would be very useful for those gathering information about the species in the
ACT & region if observers could mention if the doves are ever seen in
yards, gardens, foraging on the ground, their possible diet & their
interactions with other species.
Please
keep reports and observations coming!
