Amid spring’s profusion of birdsong, one of the most iconic voices is that of the mourning dove. It’s a familiar sound, in which an opening note swells into a higher second syllable, then falls back ...

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Often mistaken for an owl call when we are just starting our busy day, the familiar, soft and slow, namesake “coo ah coo coo coo” of the mourning dove, Zenaida macroura, is a soothing reminder that we ...

The mourning dove is native to Texas and gets its name from the soft, sad-sounding coo that usually only the male makes. What you may not know is that the mourning dove also has a non-verbal whistling ...