Larch Creek Birds

What the birds (and frogs) are saying at a creek in western Washington
Plate 6
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Imre Frivaldszky (6 February 1799 – 19 October 1870), 1838
Bird

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto
Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Year-round resident. Expected at the creek in every month.
Field marks
A pale sandy-grey dove with a narrow black half-collar on the back of the neck and a square tail with a white tip.
Male & female
Alike.
Voice
A three-note 'coo-COO-coo' repeated indefinitely, and a nasal 'kwurr' on landing.
Diet
Grain and seeds, usually at farms and feeders.
Habitat
Towns, farms, suburbs with conifers to roost in.
Nesting
A flimsy platform in a tree; two eggs, many broods a year.
Size
12–13 in long, 5–7 oz: a can of tuna in a grey cardigan.

Reached Florida from the Bahamas in the 1980s and crossed the continent in twenty years without anyone's help. First Washington records were around 2000.

Season how expected it is here, week by week

50%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecheard at the creektoday
Fig. 1. BirdNET's range model for this location: the chance this species is present in each week of the year. Orange ticks mark weeks it has actually been heard at the creek; the dashed line is today.

At the creek 8 calls on 4 days, first Oct 28, last Oct 31

2300:00 — 0 calls001:00 — 0 calls02:00 — 0 calls03:00 — 0 calls304:00 — 0 calls05:00 — 0 calls06:00 — 1 calls607:00 — 0 calls08:00 — 0 calls09:00 — 1 calls910:00 — 0 calls11:00 — 0 calls12:00 — 0 calls1213:00 — 0 calls14:00 — 0 calls15:00 — 2 calls1516:00 — 3 calls17:00 — 1 calls18:00 — 0 calls1819:00 — 0 calls20:00 — 0 calls21:00 — 0 calls2122:00 — 0 calls23:00 — 0 callssunrisesunset
Fig. 2. When it calls: all detections by hour of day (today's sunrise and sunset shown).
24Oct 2 — 0 callsOct 3 — 0 callsOct 3Oct 4 — 0 callsOct 5 — 0 callsOct 6 — 0 callsOct 7 — 0 callsOct 8 — 0 callsOct 9 — 0 callsOct 10 — 0 callsOct 10Oct 11 — 0 callsOct 12 — 0 callsOct 13 — 0 callsOct 14 — 0 callsOct 15 — 0 callsOct 16 — 0 callsOct 17 — 0 callsOct 17Oct 18 — 0 callsOct 19 — 0 callsOct 20 — 0 callsOct 21 — 0 callsOct 22 — 0 callsOct 23 — 0 callsOct 24 — 0 callsOct 24Oct 25 — 0 callsOct 26 — 0 callsOct 27 — 0 callsOct 28 — 4 callsOct 29 — 1 callsOct 30 — 1 callsOct 31 — 2 callsOct 31
Fig. 3. Calls per day over the last 30 days.

Recordings

Clearest recording · Oct 29 4:12 pm · 92% sure
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Recent · Oct 31 9:31 am · 85% sure
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Recent · Oct 28 3:35 pm · 89% sure
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From the encyclopedia

The Eurasian collared dove, often called the collared dove, is a dove species from the genus Streptopelia. It is grey-buff to pinkish-grey, and has a black half-collar edged with white on its nape, alluding to the name. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It has also been introduced to Japan, North and Central America, and select Caribbean islands.
From Wikipedia, "Eurasian collared dove", CC BY-SA 4.0.