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Mourning dove

Zenaida macroura

Photo by Maria dB
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Field Notes

Description:

The mourning doves never used to go onto my feeders until I got this flat one. They found this easier than foraging on the ground during the winter snow and they are still visiting this feeder now that it is spring and the snow is gone.

Habitat:

My yard

Reference Links:

Mourning Dove, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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PublishedApril 20, 2014

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