On 8 December 2002 I found a female Ruddy Ground-Dove (Columbina talpacoti) in a farmyard at the intersection of Eddins and Sperry roads, 2.5 km west of Calipatria, Imperial County, California (33°07.5′N, 115°32.5′W). The farmyard at this location supports planted palms, eucalyptus, and other shade trees, as well as planted shrubs including native palo verde (Cercidium floridum) and mesquite (Prosopis). It is surrounded by open fields with irrigation ditches, typical of broad areas of the Imperial Valley (Patten et al. 2003). Grain for livestock in half a dozen small pens provided an abundance of food for doves. Common Ground-Doves (Columbina passerina) were numerous, as were Inca Doves (Columbina inca), with both species resident and presumably nesting.