New bird

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Locals:

Is it just me or is there a new sort of urban bird hanging around the area? It is a big bird, the size of a pigeon, but it is dusky-colored, and has a more needley beak than pigeons do. I see them slumming around the residential / light-commercial areas around Davis and Porter.

Do any of you know what I'm talking about? I see a lot of these guys lately, and I don't recall seeing them before.

Comments

[ruthling.livejournal.com]

i agree, sounds like a mourning dove. they coo, if you catch one making noise. i've seen larger bunches of them a few times in the last couple of days, it could be a seasonal thing.