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The most common and widespread dove is the mourning dove (Zenaida macroura), whose gentle cooing is often mistaken for an owl call.
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Kier Holmes, Martha Stewart, 18 Jan. 2026
So, some of your mourning doves might have flown down to Southern California, but others may have just moved a few miles to where food is more abundant.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2025
One of the birds was a mourning dove and the other a European starling.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
The west-facing windows welcomed warm light into the kitchen, and the cooing of the mourning doves filled the silence.
—Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2025
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Kier Holmes, Martha Stewart, 18 Jan. 2026
So, some of your mourning doves might have flown down to Southern California, but others may have just moved a few miles to where food is more abundant.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2025
One of the birds was a mourning dove and the other a European starling.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
The west-facing windows welcomed warm light into the kitchen, and the cooing of the mourning doves filled the silence.
—Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2025
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“Mourning dove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mourning%20dove. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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