Helen,
You may have an escapee, a very light Ringed Turtle Dove. Turtle Doves
are kept as pets (they don't survive well away from people).
Edge Wade
Columbia, MO
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On Sunday, October 27, 2002, at 03:03 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:

> I have been enjoying the house finches, house sparrows and mourning
> dove fighting the squirrels and racoon for the sunflower seeds.
>
> I briefly saw what I thought was an alibino dove fly by.  Now he is
> feeding at the feeder right outside my door.  The other doves peck at
> him some of the time, but not all.
>
> Help with identification if you can please.
>
> He is slightly larger than the mourning dove (male and female).  He is
> pale all over with orange legs.  His primaries are bright white, his
> tail is more square like a Eurasion Collard and he has a very pale
> marking on the side of his neck that is similar to the collar on a
> Eurasion .  I cannot tell if it circles the back of his neck or is only
> on the sides.  He does not have spots on his back.  However, he has a
> white dot on his face that looks kind of like the opposite of the black
> mark on a white winged dove.  Undertail coverts are white.
>
> He has been coming in to feed off and on for the last two hours.  His
> tail looks like he could have been in a rought situation.
>
> Any ideas?  Anyone want to come look at him?
>
> helen hewins
> overland park, ks
>

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