Date: 3/31/26 1:45 pm From: Sharon Howard via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Mourning Dove visit
Hello All:
We have had a Mourning Dove in the back yard the past two days. It pecked at dropped seeds under a bird feeder on the patio. At first I didn’t know what it was. It just looked like a large grayish pigeon-like bird, but when it took flight I saw the tail is the distinctive heart shaped with black and white. We have never seen one here before, although we did have a band-tailed pigeon in the front yard last October for the first time. After seeing the Mourning Dove today I did a bit of research about them on-line at All About Birds and other sites. I learned that some people interpret them as bringing a message of peace, love and comfort. We could all use more of that. Happily today we also had a Northern Flicker visit and eat from a different feeder. Those two together with all the other usual winged suspects made for a good backyard birding day.
Sharon Howard
Lower Sunset Hill
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