Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
(L 12" WS 18" WT 4.2 oz)
40-70 million/yr shot by hunters
but population remains abundant.
but population remains abundant.
Morton Arboretum
Lisle
18Feb2011
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
Macroura in Greek means
long-tailed.
long-tailed.
Cornell
Ornithology
Ornithology
© Audubon
Society
Society
Doves only make whistling sound
with their wings when they take
off in alarm.
with their wings when they take
off in alarm.
(David Allen Sibley)
Yard bird
Oak Park
23Apr2006