Once the female selects a site, the male brings small twigs, grass blades, and pine needles to his mate. Nest building takes seven to 10 hours over two to four days.

These doves have been known to nest in grape arbors, rain gutters, on top of air conditioners (the noise does not seem to ...

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.

During mating season, it is the male we hear hoping to attract a mate. He selects a nest site and perches on a horizontal branch, then makes a short coo call to attract the female. He also provides ...

The mourning dove advertises with its call, which helps maintain the bond between male and female birds. This is essential to mourning doves, because the birds share parenting duties, including ...