Inca Doves Continue at Borrego Resort & CC


Tuck Russell
 

Posting because when we went in the morning looking for these, we and several other birders whiffed.  However, we tried again in the afternoon, and even though it was a bit windy, we managed to find them in palms just north of the maintenance building.  In the morning, a nearby Cooper's Hawk may have discouraged them.  I think it's been reported there before, and it wouldn't surprise me if the doves had a previous encounter with it.  So for those worrying that the Coop might have made a meal of the doves, nope, they're ok and still around.  A Sora joined the Coots and Wigeon in the eastern pond this morning, and the two Greater White-fronted Geese and a nice male Cinnamon Teal continued in the western pond.

Afternoon checklist with photos: https://ebird.org/checklist/S127723289

Tuck Russell
Hillcrest