The voice of the mourning dove has been misapplied. It is associated with grief, yet it is a sound of comfort, signaling both springtime and morning, both of which are times of anticipation. Perhaps ...

The mourning dove is a familiar summer bird that is so common it is almost ubiquitous – but not quite. The dove is an “edge” species. It likes a mix of dense cover and open space, exactly the kind of ...

The Nebraska mourning dove season has been in effect for several years now and many look forward to opening day which typically is on Sept. 1. The fast flying migratory bird calls Nebraska home during ...

Early morning temperatures have begun to drop, if only a little. That means fall is on its way and with it the annual fall hunting season. Though some big game hunting seasons already have begun in ...

We were looking at a dove in my dad’s backyard near Yuma, Arizona. At first, I thought it was a mourning dove, then deciding it wasn’t, I looked for a collar on the back of the neck that would make it ...

Over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, the Eurasian collared-dove was documented in Vermont for the first time. Homeowners in Norwich near the Connecticut River in central Vermont noticed a large pale ...

When it comes to mourning doves, the world agrees with my usual instinct: the most essential thing to do is listen. And what almost everyone seems to hear in their namesake voice is melancholy and ...