It looks too small for Mourning Dove and pattern doesn't fit juvenile 
Mourning Dove. Although I haven't seen Inca Dove, it does seem to fit. By 
the way Derek -- those are great pictures!

Cheers,
Kathy

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Derek,
   Looks like a juvenile Mourning Dove.
--
Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD


---- "Derek C. Richardson" <> wrote: 
> Had an unusual dove at my feeders just now (4:30 pm), in 
> Laurel MD, PG County.  Uniform drab gray with scaly 
> appearance, noticably smaller than Mourning Dove (one was 
> conveniently right next to it; that's how I noticed). 
> Looking through Sibley, an adult INCA DOVE appears to be the 
> best match.  I have some photos (hand-held automatic, first 
> 2 through the bird protection screen; it was already getting 
> dark, so these are fuzzy):
> 
>     http://www.astro.umd.edu/~dcr/xfer/strange_dove/
> 
> I didn't edit or crop these in any way, so they're large. 
> You can see the red eye in the 3rd pic.  I was maneuvering 
> for another shot when the bird flew off, so I didn't see the 
> rufous underwings.  Evidently Inca Doves are expected in the 
> states bordering Mexico, not up here.  Is this likely an 
> escapee, or could it be a true vagrant?
> 
> D
> 
> -- 
> Derek C. Richardson, College Park, PG County, MD
> http://www.astro.umd.edu/~dcr/Archives/Photos/birds.html