I, too, have seen a Mourning Dove with white feathers; however, the one I saw at the feeder near the creek bed had vertical streaks of white feathers on both sides of the tail. Marie /Slate Creek ----- Original Message ----- From: Jerry Thornhill To: bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 1:57 PM Subject: [bcbirdclub] Mourning Dove with White Tail Feathers This afternoon, I spotted a Mourning Dove with white tail feathers among the 75 or so that were feeding in my yard. Is this unusual? I don't remember noticing another dove with this characteristic. Jerry