TI-IRUSHES 
     
    
   
   
    
     American Crow Northern Cardinal 
     
     Hermit Thrush Common Raven 
     
     American Robin BLACKBIRDS & 
     
     STARLINGS GRACKLES 
     
     CHICKADEES AND TITS European Starling Red-winged Blackbird 
     
     Black-capped Chickadee Common Grackle 
     
     Boreal Chickadee WOOD WARBLERS Brown-headed Cowbird 
     
     Yellow-rumped Warbler 
     
     NUTHATCHES FINCHES, SISKINS, 
     
     Red—breasted Nuthatch SPARROWS & JUN COS CROSSBILLS 
     
     White-breasted Nuthatch American Tree Sparrow Pine Grosbeak 
     
     Field Sparrow Purple Finch 
     
     CREEPERS Savannah Sparrow Common Redpoll 
     
     Brown Creeper Song Sparrow Hoary Redpoll 
     
     Lincoln's Sparrow Pine Siskin 
     
     SHRIKES White-throated Sparrow American Goldfinch 
     
     Northern Shrike Dark-eyed Junco Evening Grosbeak 
     
     Lapland Longspur 
     
     CROWS AND JAYS Snow Bunting OLD WORLD SPARROWS 
     
     Gray Jay House Sparrow 
     
     Blue Jay CARDINALS & ALLIES 
     
     UNUSUAL BIRD SIGHTING: by Anne Bergstrom 
     
     Species observed; RINGED TURTLE-DOVE Streptopélia risoria 
     
     Observers: Anne Bergstrom and Camille Gallant, Charlottetown 
     
     Date: Observed on October 25, 2003, 11 am ADT, for about 10-15 minutes, and on October 26, 
     
    
   
   
    
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     2003, at 9 am AST for about 5 minutes. 
     
    

    
     Bushnell Natureview 10x30; Telstar 7x35 
     
    

    
     Sunny, about 10 degrees C. 
     
    

    
     Souris West near Sheep Pond at “Lobster Point Beach House” 
     
    

    
     Spruce trees, wild roses, some open ground, at Lobster Point across from Souris; dirt road, 
     
     fine gravel driveway. Bird seen on the driveway both times. 
     
    

    
     About 10-14 m, observed from several different windows in house. 
     
    

    
     The bird was seen pecking at grit on the driveway, both times in company with Mourning 
     
     Doves. It was noticeably and considerably larger and fatter than the Mourning Doves. It 
     
     was also much lighter in colour, a pale grayish-brown, and had no spots. The black collar 
     
     at the back of the neck was very clear. Wing tips darker than other feathers, dark bill, 
     
     couldn’t distinguish eye colour. Windows closed so could not hear vocalizations. 
     
    

    
     10-15 years as backyard birder, some field trips, enjoy identifying birds from 
     
     vocalizations. Come from a family of dedicated omithologists. Father was a bird bander, 
     
     imported mist nets from Japan and sold them. Mother still travels widely for birding, very 
     
     expert. Brother PhD in omithology, works for US Fish & Wildlife. I am trying to catch up 
     
     to them. 
     
    

    
     I tried to get a photo the second day, and made the mistake of going outside and trying to 
     
     sneak up quietly around the house. All the birds flew off. Later in the day, a group of 
     
     Mourning Doves appeared, without the other dove. When I return to this location I will 
     
     keep a lookout and take a photo from indoors if the bird appears.