Mourning doves, found throughout the continental U.S., are prolific breeders, raising up to six broods a year. Their diet consists almost entirely of seeds, consuming up to 20% of their body weight ...

Watching out my front window, I noticed a bird flying to my front porch repeatedly at the end of April. The usual house finch is much smaller than the bird I noticed, so continuous observation gave me ...

Mourning doves don’t need flashy colors or songs to stand out. Their gentle cooing, soft plumage, and peaceful vibe make them some of the most recognizable birds across North America. But behind that ...

Almost everybody recognizes the mourning dove, and many people recognize the mournful hoooooh-hoo-hooo call that gives the species its name. As it says in the song, “the turtle dove moans,” although ...

Most birds spend several days, to as long as two weeks getting their home just right. But a pair of mourning doves can quickly throw together a loose platform of sticks in just a few hours. The ...

How Long Do Mourning Doves Live? The peaceful “co-ah, coo, coo, coo” call of the mourning dove is familiar to many of us — and for good reason. With upwards of 350 million doves in the U.S., mourning ...

I love watching my backyard bird feeder. This time of year I get most excited by all of those winter birds. The huge flocks of goldfinch with nary a gold-hued finch among them (they’re in their drab ...

Texas hunters’ hopes are on the rise, just like the state’s mourning dove population. Across the board, from the Trans-Pecos to the Piney Woods, mourning dove numbers jumped from the previous year, ...