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mourning dove

NOUN
  1. wild dove of the United States having a mournful call

How To Use mourning dove In A Sentence

  • Although this is desert, there is an incredible diversity of bird life along the river and in other areas of the park - mourning doves, American kestrel falcons, nighthawks and brown thrashers are just a few of the birds that call it home.
  • The legislation, pushed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, is aimed at generating funding for programs targeting game birds such as mourning doves and quail.
  • Cracked corn is a favorite of mourning doves, grackles and juncos.
  • Cracked corn is a favorite of mourning doves, grackles and juncos.
  • Amusing facts about the mourning dove like all birds, are unable to sweat, so to stay cool during the hot months of the year they pant just like a dog.
  • Last year, when I was still walking almost daily through my neighborhood, there were quail everywhere, as well as mourning doves.
  • The branches serve as a handy perch for the sparrows and mourning doves that frequent my city bird feeder.
  • Therefore, when we think of the mourning dove we must remember that they are considered to be the traditional bird of peace and a beloved backyard songbird.
  • The scrub jay drinks by lapping up the water and then tilting his head back in order to swallow, while the mourning dove dips his beak deep into the water and sips away.
  • A mourning dove cooed in the distance, accompanied by the never-ending drone of dragonflies and cicadas in the creek bed hidden behind the tall grass of the field.
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