A little larger than the mourning dove; generally brownish gray above and a paler ... On perched bird, wing patch shows only as a thin white line along the leading edge of the folded wing.

white eye ring contrasts with gray face. Wings brownish gray; tertials blackish, edged white. Underparts entirely white. Nonbreeding male: black on crown absent, resulting in grayish crown.

At this time of year, birds often fly around carrying bits of grass, twigs, cobwebs—and sometimes, here on Capitol Hill, trash—for building nests. Many birds lay several clutches of eggs every ...

This bird had red eyes, a black bill and red feet. The male had a red breast and blue-gray head, body and wings, while the female had a more brownish body and its lower throat and breast were a ...