Tag: Mourning Dove
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Birds Are Singing, Winter Is Waning
Leonard Weber February 11, 2024 We have now reached the point in winter when there are clear signs that bird behavior is beginning to change from non-breeding to breeding season. Three Eliza Howell Park species signal the approaching breeding season by singing songs that haven’t been heard regularly here for months: Tufted Titmouse, Northern Cardinal,…
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Birds Forming Breeding Pairs: Winter Watching
Leonard Weber January 15, 2024 Most of my bird watching in winter in Eliza Howell Park involves observations of the ways different species forage for food. I enjoy finding Downy Woodpeckers and White-breasted Nuthatches and Brown Creepers searching crevices of tree bark for insect larvae and eggs, and I try to spot Goldfinches and Tree…
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Mourning Doves Are Cooing Again: Paying Attention to a Common Bird
Now that March is here, there are new signs of emerging Spring almost daily in Eliza Howell Park. One is the cooing sound of the Mourning Dove, a sound not heard for several months. The small-headed, long-tailed Mourning Dove is one of the most common birds in the United States. Mourning Doves have been present…
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