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Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

Photo by HemaShah
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Field Notes

Description:

I am inclined to believe that this feather might belong to a male hoode merganser.

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Comments (3)

This is a Mourning Dove's third to middle tail feather.
Though this feather does not match with the merganser, I found an amazing link. http://www.lab.fws.gov/fa/feather.php?Bird=HOME_tail_male
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PublishedMarch 25, 2013

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