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Mourning Doves are common in Wisconsin. When they come back next spring I will get a picture of their tails. They like to nest on our front porch. This was the 3rd set of babies that the mother had in that nest this summer. They take about a week to hatch and fly away. Ancheta Wis 07:35, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)
There are lots of these in Afghanistan and they are called "Moseecha."
We have 5 mourning doves wintering with us here in Western Canada. We built a little ground cote for them to feed in, and keep the wild turkeys from their food. Lyndalailarma 21:45, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
I recently aided a pair of Dove's in building a nest. Within 24 hours the female laid an egg and I have not seen the pair return to the nest since I saw the egg early in the morning. This is the second day and still no parents????? Is this common practice or have the parents abandoned the egg permanently? Will the egg survive now? What should I do. I have not touched the nest or the egg. It is on my patio. Any info would be appreciated.
My email is hilljean@sbcglobal.net
Is Zenaidura macroura or Zenaida macroura the current scientific name for the Mourning Dove? A German-language website that I was reading gives the following information for the Mourning Dove (Trauertaube, Carolinataube): "Carolinataube Zenaidura macroura - früher: Zenaida macroura" [translation: Carolina Dove Zenaidura macroura - formerly: Zenaida macroura] (http://www.vzi.de/p/z2/taubcar.htm). I have also read that the "Eastern Mourning Dove" has the scientific name Zenaidura macroura carolinensis. Is there a dispute about the scientific nomenclature for the Mourning Dove among taxonomists? Does anyone know? If taxonomists have changed the scientific name, then this change ought also to be made in the Wikipedia article on the Mourning Dove. Hans-Friedrich Tamke 03:47, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
Mourning doves are also Michigan's symbol of peace...there is a cite here in the last bullet point near the bottom of the page: http://www.hometownlife.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061012/OPINION01/610120334/1120
I believe it is a different kind of dove, not the morning dove which is why there was a debate on whether it should be hunted as it is now. It isnt the morning dove, but i dont have a website to back that up at the moment.
Are mourning doves strong fliers compared to other doves, or are they strong fliers like other doves? KP Botany 01:23, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
what the hell is that "hee-hee-hee-hee" sound they make when they flap their wings/fly
I took a pic of a mourning dove nesting today and uploaded it to Commons. It seems less blurrier than the one on the article right now, but I don't know if I should replace it (since it looks like the current photos are in a set). If you guys wanna use it, by all means... -→Buchanan-Hermit™/?! 16:59, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
I don't know about what you guys think, but this article seems to be getting a lot of vandalism from anon people, and registered Wikipedia users. If we can reach a consensus here, I'll go ask for the Semi-protection. Elenseel 03:41, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
Agreed. I thought that Featured-Articles-Of-The-Day were always semi-protected. --joe056
Yes, refer to Wikipedia:Main Page featured article protection. FAOD articles are only semi-protected when the vandalism rate is excessively high. Semi-protection is rarely done. Full protection is "prohibited". --Richard 14:56, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
I think that it would be beneficial to include the etymology of the scientific name, especially considering this is a featured article. Anyone have any information? Djlayton4 | talk | contribs 18:55, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
Both parts are Greek. Zenaida is a girl's name literally meaning "born of Zeus" (similar to Zenobia) but recently "white-winged dove", and macro-ura means big-tail. I don't have solid sources though. Bendž|Ť 19:51, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
The painting is from New International Encyclopedia.
It seems this article completely glosses over the very complicated taxonomic history concerning this species. I'm outlining part of it at passenger pigeon, this article should probably have some of the same info. Also, the taxobox attribution of Ectopistes carolinensis to Audubon is complete nonsense. FunkMonk (talk) 00:59, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
To me their call sounds like "ooOOoo...oo, oo. 67.188.172.165 04:16, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
Velocicaptor 22:52, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
These two doves were regular visitors to my yard in Spokane, Washington. Now one is missing. One dove is just perching in my Cherry tree. Not much movement. Will they find a new mate or will this one die too? Dick —Preceding unsigned comment added by Spokane-land (talk • contribs) 04:22, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
Veronicakipp (talk) 13:59, 7 December 2008 (UTC)I live on the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada. I keep abundant seeds available for the birds year-round, Yesterday, among some pigeons was a smaller, tamer, bird which looks exactly like the photos of the Mourning Dove. Is it possible for this bird to be Here...in December?Veronicakipp
We have watched a female dove hatch her 2 eggs and the baby birds -- they must be about 10 days old or so -- have their feathers - they were left alone all night == I suspect the mother was killed--the father is watching from the roof -- but not tending to them Any advise -- breaks my heart to watch these little guys -they are so helpless —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.38.218.168 (talk) 13:54, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
i have an injured dove. Wings are fine, tail feathers missing after being attacked by neighborhood cat... It seems in fine spirits but not sure what to do with him now. Any ideas? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.253.95.42 (talk) 15:20, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
In my area, the Texas Panhandle, (Amarillo area) Mourning Doves were very common in the past, and now are rare. They have been displaced by Collared Doves, and I have seen Collard Doves chasing and harassing Mourning doves. These two species do not coexist well, at least in this area.
On the Collared Dove article it says "it appears to occupy an ecological niche between that of the Mourning Dove and the Rock Dove". Wrong!!! :>)--Semi-lucid (talk) 03:28, 13 February 2011 (UTC)
On the west coast, the story seems a bit mixed with regard to these two species. In the San Diego area, both species occur in certain places. In the city of Chula Vista, both Mourning Doves and Collared doves live with the Mourning Doves outnumbering the Collared Doves. Collared Doves also occur locally around San Diego County. In some areas, it's only them and no Mourning Doves. While other areas have both species and the Mourning Dove is usually the more numerous of the two. At least for now. There are still parts of the San Diego area where only Mourning Doves are seen.
In the east San Francisco Bay Area, Collared Doves are numerous in the cities of Alameda and Richmond and Mourning Doves are absent. In Berkeley and northern Oakland which are between Alameda and Richmond, neither species seems to be present. Mourning Doves were once common throughout this region.
In Washington State, I didn't see either species in Seattle or Tacoma. However farther south in Centralia, Collared Doves are fairly common but Mourning Doves were absent.
The section seems to be outdated, see the papers cited at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_Pigeon#Taxonomy_and_systematics FunkMonk (talk) 20:42, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
I have watched a pair of mourning doves build a nest in my front yard... they have been sitting on the eggs for 4 weeks now... does this been the eggs are not good?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.6.4.217 (talk) 14:26, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
There is a mourning dove named Nageki in Hatoful Boyfriend, a successful visual novel. It's a fairly important character. However, whether this counts as being 'As a symbol and in the arts' is somewhat dubious! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.8.208.209 (talk) 11:16, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
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There is an oral tradition of people being told it is called a morning dove, because it coos in the morning. The cooing sound is not mournful, it is more of a serenade. In addition, if you read about the Native American author of the same name, the English originally had her spelling it as morning dove. It is not until she visits a museum, that she saw it spelt contrary and changes the spelling of her name. To accurately conclude the debate, you would need to check with Native American language experts to determine why the name was translated into English as morning dove. Therefore, the alternative spelling should also be listed on this page and why people have traditionally spelt it both ways.97.95.79.208 (talk) 06:49, 9 July 2018 (UTC)Jamie Lynn Morris
There are better audio files at https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mourning_Dove/sounds. They are louder, clearer, and also include the wing sound.Since I don't know how to upload those, I was hoping if one of you could do it instead. SubstantialCitrusFruit (talk) 19:29, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
"The mourning dove is monogamous and forms strong pair bonds." change to: The mourning dove is generallymonogamous and forms strong pair bonds.
A trio of mourning doves is trying to build 2 nests on my balcony.
Also, Our feathered friends are actively amorous - Smoky Mountain ...www.smliv.com › outdoors › our-feathered-friends-are... Feb 1, 2011 — These doves are the only North American species to have been found nesting somewhere in the U.S. during every month of the year. ... He noted that, “More than 85 percent of those species that have been subjected to DNA paternity studies have been found to be sexually polygamous.”
Hhansma (talk) 16:56, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
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I'm not an ornithologist, so I won't dare to correct the Wikipedia entry but I think that the map and article should be updated. Mourning doves are pretty common in at least parts of Colombia, I photographed some. I'm sure it's not another species. And... they are listed on this Wikipedia page anyway : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Colombia Cdrk (talk) 17:23, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
They nested atop a 6 foot tall shrub just outside my front door. My coming and going does not disturb them. The postman delivers mail and they just sit looking; amazingly showing absolutely no fear. 2601:140:C000:3D:957:1CAD:29EF:D642 (talk) 15:20, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
I tried attracting mourning doves to my hand which my hand has seeds but there not coming so can you please explain this? 2600:1700:A251:1790:3D8E:56A5:C7D8:7DCE (talk) 01:02, 27 June 2023 (UTC)