Speaking of missing a mate, experiments with penned doves showed that when a female mourning dove was taken from its partner, the male's rate of cooing increased tenfold.

Michigan State Police First District said in an early August post on X that a mourning dove had built a nest on the hood of ...

The mourning dove is a prolific and repeated breeder. In some areas, a pair will raise six broods, always of two young each, during a single breeding season from February to November.

The mourning dove weighs in a bit heavier than 4 ounces, while an adult male Canada goose can tip the scales around 14 pounds.

Mourning doves are common across the continent and are a welcome addition to our backyard. They are an open country bird, preferring woodland edges, grasslands, agricultural fields and, of course, ...