In my opinion, there didn't seem to be any evidence (feather or behavior)
that would suggest it is a recently released cage bird.  I could be
mistaken.

Mike Burchett
Bel Air, MD

PS There was at least one man I spoke to the day I was there that was quite
upset when he found out we were birding.  He scoffed and drove off quickly.
On Jan 22, 2011 2:44 PM, "Winger and June West" <> wrote:
> Today, while looking for the Harlequin Duck at Fort Armistead, I ran into
two Anne Arundel County Park Rangers; Rangers S. Payne and C. Winton. They
had recently returned from Monrovia looking for the WWDO. While at the
corner of Kempton Church Road and Sandra Lee Court this morning, a gentleman
stopped and asked if they were looking for one of the escaped White-winged
Doves. Escaped? The gentleman said he lived near the intersection of Route
94 and Old Annapolis Road, not far away as the dove flies. He said his
neighbor lost 8 White-winged Doves from their cages on 5 January. Several of
the doves are at feeders in that area.
>
> Unfortunately, the rangers don't recall the gentleman's name or the
individual who lost the doves. If any birder lives near the intersection of
Route 94 and Old Annapolis Road, they might inquire if this story is true. I
hope not, but since another WWDO was allegedly seen a few miles east of the
Monrovia dove, this adds veracity to the story. Sorry.
>
> Winger West
> Millersville, MD
>