[obol] Corvallis dove question

[Peggy Krause]

Hi:

Taker of the pictures here. The bird in the photos was definitely larger
than the mourning doves I normally have in my yard. It was only here
about 2 weeks and I haven't seen it since. But, when it was coming
around my feeder, it was in the company of several mourning doves so I
could judge that it was larger. That's what made me notice it.

Peggy

-----Original Message-----
From: obol-bounces at lists.oregonstate.edu
[mailto:obol-bounces at lists.oregonstate.edu] On Behalf Of Dennis P.
Vroman
Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 2:15 PM
To: Wayne Hoffman; jgeier at attglobal.net; Oregon Birders OnLine
Subject: Re: [obol] Corvallis dove question


Wayne and Others interested,

In regards to Mourning Dove population sizes:

ID Guide to NA Birds (Pyle 1997) list 3 Mourning Dove subspecies:

In Oregon would be Zenaida macroura spp. marginella; wing lengths (males
and 
females) range from 133 - 159 mm, tails range from 117 - 163 mm.

Z.m. spp. carolinensis (would include Flordia, part at least) wing
lengths 
range 131 - 152 mm, tails range from 114 - 153 mm.

Z.m. spp macroura (breeds south Flordia Islands) wing lengths range 128
- 
144 mm, tails range from 96 - 133 mm.

Could not find any thing in the CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
(Dunning, 
Jr - editor 1993) on the different subspecies of Mourning Dove.

Dennis



>
> One caviat:  Our Mourning Doves here possibly are larger than the ones

> in
> Florida?
>
> Wayne Hoffman


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