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

If a thick black band is present on the collar, it’s a collared-dove. You can tell white-winged doves apart by their namesake ...

How a winter irruption of white-winged crossbills in the Adirondacks sparked a lifelong passion for birdwatching.