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| {Mourning Dove} What are the two subspecies? |
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| {Mourning Dove} What is the breeding range? |
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| Southern Canada to Mexico |
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| {Mourning Dove} What is the wintering range? |
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| Most of breeding range, to guatemala |
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| {Mourning Dove} When is the spring migration? |
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| Starts in February-March and lasts 4-6 weeks |
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| {Mourning Dove} What is the North/West spring nesting schedule? |
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| March to September, 2-3 times a year |
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| {Mourning Dove} What is the southern nesting schedule? |
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| February to October, 5-6 times a year |
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| {Mourning Dove} When do flocks form? |
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| Starts in July, comprised of immature doves that have become independent of their parents |
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| {Mourning Dove} When is Autumn migration? |
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| Begins mid-August and continues to November |
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| {Mourning Dove} What is the preferred nesting habitat? |
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Open woodlots and edges between forests and herbaceous openings
Avoids forested areas |
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| {Mourning Dove} What is the food source? |
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Seeds are >99% of diet
Grit is essential |
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| {Mourning Dove} Where do they feed? |
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Almost entirely on the ground, avoids areas with dense vegetation
Will fly 20-30 miles from nest to feed. Interspersion not important |
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| {Mourning Dove} What do mourning doves need in terms of water? |
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| Surface water, in an area of little vegetation and good visibility |
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| {Mourning Dove} When do males "Coo"? |
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mid-May to mid-June
1/2 hour before sunrise to 1 1/2 hours after sunset |
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| {Mourning Dove} What kind of mating do they do? |
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| Monogamous, may remain together subsequent years |
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| {Mourning Dove} What is the nesting territory? |
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| {Mourning Dove} What are the two courtship behaviors? |
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| {Mourning Dove} How long does a breeding cycle take? |
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| {Mourning Dove} How many eggs are laid? |
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| {Mourning Dove} What is the incubation period? |
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| {Mourning Dove} How long dose it take young to fledge? |
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| {Mourning Dove} How long does sexual maturity take? |
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80 days for males, 90 for females
5-10% of females and 15-20% males breed the same year they are born. |
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| {Mourning Dove} Where do mourning does nest? |
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| The same place every year. |
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| {Mourning Dove} What is the average lifespan? |
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| {Mourning Dove} What are major causes of death? |
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| Predation, Weather, Disease, Contaminants |
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| {Mourning Dove} How much higher is non-hunting mortality than hunting? |
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| {Mourning Dove} What is a major disease? |
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| {Mourning Dove} What is the earliest a state may begin hunting season? |
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| {Mourning Dove} What zones of management are there? |
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| Eastern, central, western |
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| {Mourning Dove} What is the nationwide harvest? |
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| {Mourning Dove} Where are they hunted? |
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| {Mourning Dove} How many hunters are there? |
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| {Mourning Dove} What is a major survey? |
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| {Mourning Dove} When is the Call Count Survey? |
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| {Mourning Dove} What time of day is the Call count Survey? |
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| 1/2 hour before sunrise, takes 2 hours to complete |
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| {Mourning Dove} What are the routes for the Call Count Survey? |
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| 20 Miles, stop each mile for 3 minutes |
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| {Mourning Dove} What are the two harvest surveys? |
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Migratory Bird Harvest Program
Parts Collection Survey |
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