Dwight Cargill and I went to Norwich this morning and had success finding and 
observing the Eurasian Collared-Dove. Ken Cox who had arrived about five 
minutes before we did, quickly pointed out to us, where the Dove was. We 
watched it for a while and then it dropped down to a spot that we could not 
see it. After several minutes three other birders arrived and we all waited. A 
few minutes later, Dianne Dunn (one of the homeowners) came out and 
greeted us. I thanked her for letting us be there and she said that we could 
go onto her sideyard to get a closer look at the Dove. We were certainly not 
going to walk onto her lawn without her permission. The six of us then started 
walking toward where we had seen it last. It must have seen us, because all 
at once it flew up into a tree directly in front of us. It was following a 
Mourning Dove. We had great looks at it and then it flew across the backyard 
and into another tree. Now the sun was behind us and we were able to get 
even better looks at this beautiful bird. It flew several more times from one 
tree to another as it continued to follow a Mourning Dove. We were lucky to 
have great viewing conditions and even more lucky to be able to observe the 
Dove while it was so active. 
We birders are quite fortunate to have such welcoming people as Dianne and 
John Dunn. Dianne was very kind and hospitable. I hope that others get a 
chance to see this Dove and continue to respect the Dunn's property and 
kindness. 

Enjoy Birds,

Jim Mead