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With the arrival of snow, we can expect to see some of the most common local birds at our feeders. The mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) is as elegant as it is common. A little larger than the average ...

The mourning dove is one of the most abundant species in North America, found in Canada, all of the lower 48 states, well into Mexico. It is a widely hunted gamebird, although welcomed as a songbird ...

If you passed by the store the past few days, you may have seen a crowd of people outside. No, they were not in line for a sale. They were looking for, or looking at, a rare bird at the store feeders.

This photo of a Mourning Dove sitting on a snowbank shows the gorgeous details of the tail, which is not often obvious. Now imagine 40 of these birds visiting your feeders all at the same time. Credit ...

As I gaze at the bird feeders outside my living room window in Decatur, three mourning doves swoop in. Two of them land beneath the feeders and start pecking at seeds that have spilled onto the ground ...

If homeowners spot sick or dead doves on their property, TPWD recommends discontinuing the use of bird feeders or bird baths until the affected birds are gone from the area. As a general best-practice ...

With more of us staying close to home these days, we are able to discover unusual birds, or witness drama, in our backyards that would have otherwise been missed in our absence. Brian Cassie of ...

I first noticed the large gathering of mourning doves under our bird feeder earlier this winter. We frequently see a pair year-round, but this winter we were visited by a flock of more than 15 for the ...

Recently, our backyard revealed a “puddle” of feathers about a yard across. Best guess is that a hawk had caught and killed a mourning dove, and then proceeded to pluck feathers before flying away ...