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	Mourning Dove - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Mourning Dove breeds from southern Canada to Central America and the Caribbean, laying two white eggs on a flimsy platform built in a tree or shrub, sometimes on a building.
		The Mourning Dove is approximately 31 cm (12 in) in length.
		At bird feeders, Mourning Doves are attracted to one of the largest ranges of seed types of any North American bird, with a preference for millet, safflower, and sunflower chips.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mourning_Dove (336 words)

	Wild Acres: Mourning Dove
		Mourning doves, with their twelve inch long grayish brown, plump body, small head and long pointed tail, can reach speeds of 37-55 miles per hour while flying.
		Mourning doves are abundant in Maryland due to the number of young raised each year.
		Doves typically nest in trees along the edges of fields, pastures, or clearings and are seldom found in densely wooded areas.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /wildlife/wadove.asp (784 words)

	Mourning Dove
		While dove are migratory birds, a large proportion of the birds in the harvest come from resident nests.
		Dove food plot management schemes are implemented for the purpose of attracting birds for harvest.
		The ability of food plots to attract dove is contingent on the supply of seeds, availability of bare ground, and the size of the food plot.
	www.afrc.uamont.edu /foodplots/mourning_dove.htm (290 words)

	Mourning Dove (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		This dove can also be differentiated from its white-winged cousin by its overall brown color, a lack of white on all but the outer tail feathers, the presence of fl spots on the upper wing surfaces, and the distinctive rattling whistle that is emitted by the bird’s wing feathers when it takes flight.
		Mourning doves occur from the lowest elevations along the Colorado River upward through forests of ponderosa pines to 8,500 feet.
		As with the white-winged dove, the glory days of mourning dove shooting were in the 1960s and 1970s, when more than 100,000 hunters reported harvesting up to 2.5 million mourning doves a year.
	www.gf.state.az.us /h_f/game_mourning_dove.shtml (544 words)

	WDNR - Mourning Doves in Wisconsin
		Mourning doves are abundant throughout Wisconsin, and are most numerous south of a line from Green Bay to Eau Claire.
		Mourning doves are highly adaptable to a variety of habitats including coniferous forests, deciduous forests, residential, urban, and agricultural landscapes.
		Mourning doves have been hunted for many years throughout the United States and they continue to be one of the most abundant birds in North America.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/land/wildlife/hunt/dove/dove.htm (1525 words)

	Birds, Familiar: Mourning Dove, Life Histories of North American Birds, A.C. Bent
		The mourning dove must have been one of the first birds that attracted the attention of the early settlers when this country was new and wild.
		I have approached the nest of a mourning dove and come almost within arm's reach of the bird before it flew quietly away, but there is plenty of evidence that this behavior is not invariable for frequently the bird is reported to flop from the nest and resort to the ruse of the broken wing.
		The little ground dove of the southern states is instantly distinguished from the mourning dove by its stumpy tail and the flash of bright color under the wing.
	home.bluemarble.net /~pqn/ch11-20/mourning.html (4399 words)

	Mourning Dove
		These local doves, particularly the young, congregate in the small planting where they serve as decoys for migrating doves that are flying southward in late summer and early fall.
		To plant dove proso in a broadcast stand, broadcast 15 to 20 pounds of seed per acre, preferably on new ground, between May 22 and July 15, depending on when the field is to be hunted.
		Annual mortality in a population of mourning doves is 70 percent, which means that 7 out of every 10 doves in a fall population die before the next fall, whether they are hunted or not.
	www.pfmt.org /wildlife/somethings/mourning_dove.htm (6479 words)

	Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
		Mourning doves are abundant in Michigan, especially south of a line from Bay City to Ludington.
		Mourning doves are highly adaptable and use a variety of habitats including coniferous forests, deciduous forests, and residential, urban, and agricultural landscapes.
		Doves that breed in Michigan migrate to wintering grounds in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi or to wintering grounds in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.
	www.michigan.gov /dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12145_12202-77390--,00.html (875 words)

	Mourning Dove (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Mourning Doves feed their nestlings crop milk or "pigeon milk," which is secreted by the crop lining.
		Mourning Doves also require a source of water; thus, peak abundances occur near rivers.
		Of the other native doves, the Inca Dove of the Southwest and the Common Ground-Dove of the Southwest and Gulf States (both doves belong to genus Columbina) are much smaller and have chestnut markings on their wings.
	birds.cornell.edu /BOW/MOUDOV (506 words)

	Mourning Dove: Nature Snapshots from Minnesota DNR: Minnesota DNR
		Mourning doves are common along country roads, and are also found in towns and open forests.
		Doves are one of the most common birds in the United States, and dove hunting is legal in most states.
		Mourning doves have a special structure in their throats in which they make food for their young.
	www.dnr.state.mn.us /snapshots/birds/mourningdove.html (369 words)

	African Mourning Dove - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The African Mourning Dove (Streptopelia decipiens) is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in Africa south of the Sahara.
		Despite its name, it is not a close relative of the American Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura.
		The African Mourning Dove is a largish, stocky pigeon, up to 31cm in length.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/African_Mourning_Dove (286 words)

	August 2001 Bird of the Month - Mourning Dove
		The mourning dove ranges from Canada to Panama and is the most abundant and widespread dove in Texas and across the continent.
		Although mourning doves are the most widely hunted of all game birds nationwide, they are able to maintain their population because they adapt to virtually every habitat and nest at least twice a year.
		Pigeons and doves produce "crop milk," which is a fluid from the lining the crop--a thin-walled, saclike chamber at the bottom of the esophagus.
	www.passporttotexas.com /birds/jan01.htmlhttp://www.passporttotexas.com/birds/aug01.html (542 words)

	Michigan's Mourning Dove Hunt: Back in the Hands of Voters, Not Hunting Groups
		Mourning dove hunting is often treated like live target shooting (some hunters call doves "cheap skeet") because of the birds' spectacular mid-air movements.
		Because doves are relatively difficult to hit, hunters use an inordinate amount of toxic lead shot, which is still legal for dove hunting in many areas, even though it has been prohibited in waterfowl hunting since 1991.
		Doves who survive the hunting season are themselves known to ingest spent lead shot while foraging, as found in a USGS-USFWS report.
	www.hsus.org /wildlife/issues_facing_wildlife/hunting/restore_michigans_dove_shooting_ban.html (1464 words)

	Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura
		Also known as turtle dove, the "mourner" frequently nests in suburban and city shrubbery throughout the United States, Mexico, and southern Canada; it winters from the central United States to Panama--and is part of folklore in all those countries.
		Mourning doves eat the seeds of plants, including grain, plus berries and the small wild fruits of any region through which they pass.
		Doves live in the large cities, small towns, villages, and countryside; songs are sung and poems written about them; they are esteemed game birds that may nest in trees in your yard.
	www.yankeegardener.com /birds/mourning.htm (199 words)

	BirdWeb - Bird Details (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Mourning Doves are found in a variety of habitats where open areas and forests meet.
		The Mourning Dove produces a mournful hooting, which is often mistaken for an owl.
		The Mourning Dove is common and widespread at low elevations throughout eastern Washington, and fairly common but local in western Washington.
	www.birdweb.org /birdweb/bird_details.aspx?id=237 (481 words)

	IS630 Mourning Dove (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Interest in dove hunting is strong because of the sportfulness of this erratic, fast-flying bird and because of the strong social traditions associated with the hunt.
		Dove season usually opens early in September when early corn, hay, and silage crops are being harvested and winter grain is being planted.
		Dove hunting is often a social affair, usually by invitation of a landowner or a group of sportsmen who have located and arranged for a dove field to shoot.
	msucares.com /pubs/infosheets/is630.htm (985 words)

	Mourning Dove
		The Mourning Dove is from 11 to 13 inches long, with a wingspan of 17 to 19 inches.
		Mourning Doves, however, can lose several toes from freezing, making it harder for them to scratch on the ground while feeding.
		The Mourning Dove wing is long and pointed, and almost falcon-like in appearance.
	www.wbu.com /chipperwoods/photos/mdove.htm (668 words)

	August Bird of the Month - White-Winged Dove
		With conversion of the native brushlands to farming, the doves moved to mature citrus groves and by 1950, 80 percent of the white wings were nesting in orange and grapefruit trees.
		The mourning dove is the most abundant and widespread dove in Texas and across the continent.
		The mourning dove ranges from Canada to Panama and continues to expand northward, although the northern population is at least partially migratory.
	www.passporttotexas.com /birds/aug.html (742 words)

	Ohio's Hunters Encoura ged to Help in National Mourning Dove Study (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Ohio hunters are encouraged to report any banded mourning doves they take during the upcoming season in order to help wildlife agencies nationwide manage this important migratory game bird.
		Mourning doves are one of the most widely distributed and abundant birds in North America.
		The mourning dove is also a very popular game bird that is hunted in 40 of the lower 48 states.
	www.dnr.state.oh.us /wildlife/hunting/migbirds/dove/dovesurvey04.htm (441 words)

	MOURNING DOVE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		PR The mourning dove is well named because its song is certainly suggestive of sadness.
		The nest of the mourning dove is a sloppy affair, so loosely constructed that heavy winds sometimes dislodge the one to two white eggs.
		Doves are often seen on the causeway approaching Jamestown Island where they pick up gravel as a digestive aid.
	www.baylink.org /wpc/morndove.html (224 words)

	Bill would establish mourning dove hunting
		Dove season supporters argue that hunters cull birds that stand a good chance of dying from other causes anyway.
		Two neighboring states, Iowa and Illinois, do not have mourning dove seasons but are considering them, explained Ed Boggess, of DNR Wildlife.
		Mourning dove breeding populations in Minnesota have been monitored since 1966, according to the DNR.
	www.hometownsource.com /capitol/2003/march/11dove.html (450 words)

	The Oakland Press: Local News: Mourning dove debate not over
		Mourning doves were not on the state list of game animals for 99 years, from 1905 until 2004.
		Baker and others opposed to hunting mourning doves believe the compromise is little more than a smokescreen for a full-fledged statewide hunt as provided for in the legislation signed by the governor.
		Mourning doves are managed by the state, by neighboring states, by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and by Canada and Mexico, said Brian J. Frawley of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
	www.theoaklandpress.com /stories/021905/loc_20050219031.shtml (949 words)

	Georgia Wildlife Web Site; birds: Zenaida macroura (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Mourning Dove is among the ten most common birds in the United States.
		Mourning Doves are the most hunted game bird in the United States, and most states have a dove hunting season.
		The Mourning Dove might be confused with the Common Ground Dove, a smaller, stockier bird about 17 cm long (6.5 in) which is primarily a southern coastal species.
	museum.nhm.uga.edu /gawildlife/birds/Columbiformes/zmacroura.html (469 words)

	Mourning Dove
		The Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) is a short distant migrant that is abundant through out North America, Mexico, and through Northern South America [Birds at the Phoenix Zoo].
		Theses groups have claimed that the Mourning Dove is the most abundant game bird in North America with over "five hundred million doves on the continent" and therefore this species is not at any threat to changes in population trends due to hunting.
		Mourning Dove] The Mourning Dove is dependent upon water in that an individual most drink water daily, unlike some other bird species.
	www.sewanee.edu /biology/courses/Bio201/98projects/mdove.html (653 words)

	MatthewJCook.com - Plight of the Mourning Doves (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		A Mourning Dove (Zenaida macoura) is a 12 inch long, slim, slate colored gray-brown bird with a small head and a long, pointed tail.
		The mourning doves are now about a week and a half old and covered in feathers.
		Mourning dove mortality is caused by a variety of factors including predators, disease, accidents, hunting and weather extremes.
	www.matthewjcook.com /personal/dove.shtml (4302 words)

	For the Birds Program Transcripts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Although the population of Mourning Doves has declined in the past decade, I don’t believe hunting has been a significant factor—the species has suffered from changes in agriculture, with more and more cattle grown on feedlots rather than pastures, and more intensive corporate agriculture practices damaging what little remnant grassy and shrubby habitat remains.
		You’d think after that the Minnesota DNR would provide all kinds of hunter education opportunities for hunters to learn the differences between doves and similar species, but on their website, they provide photos only of a few perched birds, none of which looks the least bit like a dove as it’s shown.
		But dove hunting is controversial in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and both state DNRs depend on contributions to their non-game funds at a time when many people who care about non-game feel betrayed that it was so easy to designate a popular backyard feeder bird as a game species.
	www.lauraerickson.com /BirderBlog/FTBTranscripts/2005-Feb/DoveHunt.html (627 words)

	Mourning Dove Fact Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Mourning doves are about 12 inches long and have pointed tails with white along the edges.
		Doves feed almost entirely on small seeds scattered on the ground.
		Doves eat small pieces of stone or gravel, commonly known as "grit", which is stored in the gizzard and used to grind up the seeds they eat.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /wildlife/abmdove.html (160 words)

	Mourning dove hunting season sought (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		An organization is forming with the goal of establishing a mourning dove hunting season in Wisconsin.
		Wisconsin's annual fall flight of mourning doves is estimated in excess of 12 million birds.
		In addition, Kieckhefer said, a vote on establishing a mourning dove season taken during the spring conservation hearings in the late 1980s showed that 75% of those in attendance favored the concept.
	www.jsonline.com /outdoors/news/0111dove.stm (700 words)

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