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The aunties begin to sing a typical Zambian spiritual in the minor key of a mourning dove.
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Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
The crane-hunt proposal reminds some observers of Wisconsin’s torturous experience with approving a mourning dove hunt a generation ago.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2025
The large doves have moved north, forcing out the mourning doves and Inca doves in many Austin neighborhoods.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Mar. 2024
Screening off the area, hanging out scary objects or enclosing the nest will likely deter the mourning doves from building a nest.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 17 June 2024
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Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
The crane-hunt proposal reminds some observers of Wisconsin’s torturous experience with approving a mourning dove hunt a generation ago.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2025
The large doves have moved north, forcing out the mourning doves and Inca doves in many Austin neighborhoods.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Mar. 2024
Screening off the area, hanging out scary objects or enclosing the nest will likely deter the mourning doves from building a nest.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 17 June 2024
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“Mourning dove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mourning%20dove. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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