I stand corrected. I let myself be influence by the
suggestion of Blue Jay in the post, then fixated the
the clearly incorrect assumption that these were wing
flight feathers. I did not consider aerodynmic
tail feathers and Mourning Doves don't have white in the
wings.

Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa, Mea Culp.

Chris Thompson wrote:
>
> With due respect to Mike, I beg to differ regarding
Mike's ID of the feathers. They are from a Mourning Dove.
>
> >>> Mike Patterson <celata at pacifier.com> 03/23/04 05:39AM >>>
> It's a Blue Jay, mostly secondaries from the right wing.
>
> There aren't that many blue birds to choose from. The
> feather shape and white tips get you to what part of
> the bird they came from.
>
> ---- original message ----
> Subject: Request
> From: "Martyn Stewart" <mstew AT naturesound.org>
> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 22:18:29 -0800
>
> I have a request from someone out on the east coast; can you ID these
> feathers for him?
>
> http://www.advancenet.net/~feldman/Feathers_by_back_door.jpg
>
> --
> Mike Patterson
> Astoria, OR
> celata at pacifier.com
>
> Half-a-bee, philosophically must ipso-facto half not-be.
> But half the bee, has got to bee Vis-a-vis its entity...
> d'you see?
> But can a bee be said to be or not to be an entire bee
> When half the bee is not a bee due to some ancient injury?
> -Monty Python
>
> http://www.pacifier.com/~mpatters/bird/bird.html

--
Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
celata at pacifier.com

Half-a-bee, philosophically must ipso-facto half not-be.
But half the bee, has got to bee Vis-a-vis its entity...
d'you see?
But can a bee be said to be or not to be an entire bee
When half the bee is not a bee due to some ancient injury?
-Monty Python

http://www.pacifier.com/~mpatters/bird/bird.html