Last spring, my next-door neighbor and I were blessed with the miracle of mourning dove life. My pair nested in the fork of two limbs in a backyard pyracantha bush, just above eye level. My neighbor’s ...

Previous Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) nesting studies conducted in areas containing a mixture of edge and continuous habitats have focused on edge habitats. Consequently, little is known about the ...

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DEAR JOAN: Last year, we had doves nesting in a hanging fuchsia. They had four successful hatchings resulting in seven baby doves. The neighborhood kids really enjoyed it. We noticed at the end of ...

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 ...

Linda and our grandson, Garek, burst into the apartment a few weeks ago excitedly out of breath. “We’ve got a nest with two white eggs to identify,” she said. “Sounds like a mourning dove,” I replied.

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 ...

According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) 2015 Population Status Report, mourning doves are one of the most abundant birds in North America. They occur in all lower 48 states. Biologists ...

Birds are still nesting in Pennsylvania, according to Robert Mulvihill, coordinator of the Second Pennsylvania Breeding Bird Atlas, which completes its field work this year. And, if birds are still ...

DEAR JOAN: Last year, we had doves nesting in a hanging fuchsia. They had four successful hatchings resulting in seven baby doves. The neighborhood kids really enjoyed it. We noticed at the end of ...