[TN-Bird] Re: Dove Building A Nest ?
- From: "Charles P. Nicholson" <cpnichol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <cmmbirds@xxxxxxxxx>, <rockyturf@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:31:19 -0500
Actually the trigger this time of year for mourning doves to start breeding
is as much or more temperature than food availability. 2 or 3 days with
temps in the 50s to 60s and there is a burst of courting, mating, and nest
building. Their courtship flight - very deep wingbeats with wings almost
touching at top and bottom strokes, and long glides with the wings held
stiff with wing tips slightly below the plane of the body - become very
common under these conditions. I've seen a lot of dove breeding activity
around Knoxville this week.
Chuck Nicholson
Norris, TN
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Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: Dove Building A Nest ?
Hi David, and all,
Yes, Mourning Doves build nests this time of year - and just about
any time of year if they have a ready food source.
And a Mourning Dove nest rarely looks more substantial than you
describe. I watched a nest when I was in college. I assume it was
the same female, but do not know for sure. The nest, built outside a
very busy student center, in an ornamental shrub, had gaping holes in
the bottom and eggs fell out more than once and chicks fell out
twice. I don't think that nest was ever successful.
Charlie
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