# Mourning Dove

[![Mourning dove on chainlink fence.jpg](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/mourning-dove-on-chainlink-fence.jpg)](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/mourning-dove-on-chainlink-fence.jpg)

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-an-american-kestrel-" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 1px; background-color: #ecf0f1;"><colgroup><col style="width: 99.876543%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-width: 1px;">*My favorite photo of the Mourning Dove perched on a rusty chainlink fence* | 05/18/2014</td></tr></tbody></table>

### **Description**

The Mourning Dove has a slender, streamlined body with a long, tapered tail. Its wings are pointed and enable swift and agile flight. The overall plumage of the dove is predominantly soft gray-brown, with a slightly lighter shade on the underside. The back displays some black spotting. It makes a soft cooing sound.

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### <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**Personal stats**</span>  


#### <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**First observation**</span>

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#### **Captured media details**

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</td><td style="height: 29.5px; border-width: 1px;">**Male**  
</td><td style="height: 29.5px; border-width: 1px;">**Female**  
</td><td style="height: 29.5px; border-width: 1px;">**Unknown**  
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</td><td class="align-center" style="vertical-align: middle; height: 29px; border-width: 1px;">✔️</td></tr></tbody></table>

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### **Experiences &amp; anecdotes**

**05/18/2023** - A common visitor to my backyard and often seen when I'm birding, the Mourning Dove is a sweet bird. As it flies away its wings make a whistling sound.

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### **Captured media**

#### **Photographs**

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">**[![mourning dove on branch in sunlight.jpg](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/mourning-dove-on-branch-in-sunlight.jpg)](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/mourning-dove-on-branch-in-sunlight.jpg)**</span>

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-an-american-kestrel--1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 28px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 99.876543%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 28px;"><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241); height: 28px;">*<span style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">A Mourning Dove enjoys the gentle morning sunlight </span>*<span style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">| 10/20/2013</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

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<span style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">[![mourning dove on fence.jpg](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/mourning-dove-on-fence.jpg)](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/mourning-dove-on-fence.jpg)</span>

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-a-poofed-up-kestrel-" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 29px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 99.876543%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 29px;"><td class="align-center" style="height: 29px; background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">*This Mourning Dove is perched on my fence on a cloudy day* | 08/05/2021</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<span style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">*[![mourning dove perched on roof.jpg](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/mourning-dove-perched-on-roof.jpg)](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/mourning-dove-perched-on-roof.jpg)*</span>

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-the-american-kestrel-1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 99.876543%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">*A poofed-up Mourning Dove seen from below as it's perched on the edge of a roof* | 04/20/2014</td></tr></tbody></table>

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#### **Audio recordings**

- Coming soon

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### **From my blogs**

- [From robins to falcons: Testing AI’s ability to render realistic birds in various positions](https://becausebirds.com/from-robins-to-falcons-testing-ais-ability-to-render-realistic-birds-in-various-positions/)
- [Birding at Brackenridge Park – Avenue A](https://becausebirds.com/birding-at-brackenridge-park-avenue-a-san-antonio/)
- [Leading a bird walk at Pearsall Park with Bexar Audubon Society](https://becausebirds.com/leading-a-bird-walk-at-pearsall-park-with-bexar-audubon-society/)