Eurasian collared dove numbers on the rise

The history of feral Eurasian collared doves (ECD) in North America began when a Nassau, Bahamas, pet store was burglarized in 1974 and the distraught shopkeeper released the rest of his birds.
The doves, which lay multiple clutches of eggs per season, soon grew into a population numbering in the tens of thousands. Their first appearance in the U.S. may have been earlier but was first formally documented in Florida in 1980.

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