Mourning Dove

A graceful, slender-tailed, small-headed dove that’s common across the North American continent. Mourning Doves perch on telephone wires and forage for seeds ...
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A graceful, slender-tailed, small-headed dove that’s common across the North American continent. Mourning Doves perch on telephone wires and forage for seeds on the ground; their flight is fast and bullet straight. Their soft, drawn-out calls sound like laments. When taking off, their wings make a sharp whistling or whinnying. Mourning Doves are the most frequently hunted species in North America. Every year hunters harvest more than 20 million, but the Mourning Dove remains one of our most abundant birds with a U.S. population estimated at 350 million. Every year hunters harvest more than 20 million, but the Mourning Dove remains one of our most abundant birds with a U.S. population estimated at 350 million.

This one landed on the blue bird box and proceeded to the water trough for a drink.

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