Mobirders:  David Easterla and I searched for the common ground dove from 
11:30 till 1:00 today and did not see the bird.  Habitat was excellent for 
this species.  If anyone looks for it this evening please post your results.

Jack Hilsabeck
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From: "Kristi Mayo" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:06 PM
Subject: Common Ground-Dove in Kearney (Clay Co.)


> This evening I got excellent views and some mediocre photos of a  COMMON 
> GROUND-DOVE in my neighborhood, the Brooke Haven Subdivision  of Kearney 
> (Clay Co.). Linda Williams joined me about 30 minutes  after I initially 
> got on the bird and also had views of the bird  perched and in flight.
>
> The dove is utilizing an open field that backs up to a stand of woods 
> along Clear Creek. The field has been "processed" for housing 
>  development -- vegetation stripped, water lines laid in, and you can 
> tell where the roads will eventually run, but curb, gutter, pavement, 
> etc. have not gone in yet. The sandy ground with brushy weeds and  nearby 
> woods apparently make for decent ground-dove habitat.
>
> I actually first spotted this bird on Tuesday around 4 p.m., but it  was 
> with my 5-month-old daughter strapped to my chest and no  binoculars, the 
> look was brief, and I hated to raise the alarm when I  had doubts in my 
> head. I returned twice on Wednesday (around 9 a.m.  and again around 2 
> p.m.) and did not relocate the bird. I finally re- found the bird today at 
> 4 p.m. (again, with baby strapped to chest,  but also with binoculars, and 
> with a quick call home, my husband  drove my scope and camera to me).
>
> Following this pattern, evening will probably be the best time to see  it.
>
> Directions:
>
> From the I-35 Kearney exit: Turn right (east) on Mo Hwy 92. Go to  the 
> intersection of Mo Hwy 92 and Mo Hwy 33 (also called Jefferson  St.). Turn 
> right on Jefferson/Hwy 33. Continue south to the next  stoplight, which is 
> 19th Street. Turn left (east) at 19th Street. Go  about 1 mile east on 
> 19th Street, past the high school, to Clear  Creek Drive on your left 
> (which is also the entrance to the Brooke  Haven subdivision). Go north on 
> Clear Creek Drive about 1/4 mile to  the spot where they've punched a dirt 
> road into the field. There's a  new house listed by Reece & Nichols on the 
> corner of Clear Creek Dr.  and this new "street".
>
> From here, I would recommend parking as close to the paved road as 
> possible. The dirt road curves north. You can see where a cul-de-sac  will 
> go in straight ahead, but the road then curves back east. Today  I first 
> flushed the bird from near a big puddle, close to Clear Creek  Dr., and it 
> flew north to a locust tree. On Tuesday, the bird flushed  from near the 
> dirt road a little further east and again flew to a  locust tree along the 
> creek. It seems quite shy, flushes easily, and  dives for the edges of the 
> weedy areas.
>
>
> Kristi Mayo
> Kearney MO (Clay Co.)
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