The Eurasian Collared-Dove Explosion: Coming to a Town Near You!
10,000 Birds
JULY 23, 2014
In the mid-1970s, a local breeder was burglarized and a few of his birds escaped, after which the breeder released his remaining stock of about 50 birds 1. Since its introduction, this dove has spread quickly across the North American continent. I am always alarmed when I see rapid expansion of a non-native species of any kind.
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