ML510762091
pigeon/dove sp. Columbidae sp.
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Observation details
Call immediately and then at the 28 second mark. This was a real head scatcher. While working in and around Garrapata Creek I had what I was sure was a Western Screech Owl calling. The problem was it sounded like it was calling from a yard next to the creek and not within the oak riparian like I'd expect (The stream here has large oaks and sycamore.). If this location is correct the owl may have been roosting within a transmission pole (or maybe an unseen owl box?) in a yard and directly over an aviary full of doves! Eventually I convinced myself that the call was in fact coming from the creek. By this point the bird had stopped calling. 20 mins later the call started again. My N Pygmy owl impression seemed to illicit more responses and I was happy with the ID. Then I realized a house along Serena Avenue had a large enclosure for birds - very near where I had originally thought the call was coming from. Snooping around I was able to peer into one part of the enclosure and found one morning dove. A second dove may or may not have been a second morning dove. I am wondering if I am mistaking a dove for a screech owl? What sort of dove, I don't know. If it is a dove I am amazed at the similarity between this call and the WSOW "bouncing ball" portion of the call. UPDATE: Suggestions from others include Emerald Spotted Wood Dove and Laughing Dove, of which the wood dove sounds very similar. Once I ID I will remove this from the checklist as it is a caged and not free flying bird.
Technical information
- Recorder
- Microphone
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- Original file size
- 6.61 MB