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class="nbrc-species-content"> <div class="nbrc-nav"> <div class="nbrc-component header-area"> <label> <a href="/learn/all-about-birdhouses/right-bird-right-house/"> Right Bird, Right House </a> </label> <h1>Mourning Dove</h1> </div> <div class="nbrc-component species-dropdown"> <label> Change species: </label> <select id="nbrc-change-species"> <option></option> <option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/american-kestrel/">American Kestrel</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/american-robin/">American Robin</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/ash-throated-flycatcher/">Ash-throated Flycatcher</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/barn-owl/">Barn Owl</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/barn-swallow/">Barn Swallow</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/barred-owl/">Barred Owl</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/barrows-goldeneye/">Barrow’s Goldeneye</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/bewicks-wren/">Bewick’s Wren</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/black-capped-chickadee/">Black-capped Chickadee</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/black-crested-titmouse/">Black-crested Titmouse</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/boreal-chickadee/">Boreal Chickadee</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/boreal-owl/">Boreal Owl</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/bridled-titmouse/">Bridled Titmouse</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/brown-crested-flycatcher/">Brown-crested Flycatcher</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/brown-headed-nuthatch/">Brown-headed Nuthatch</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/bufflehead/">Bufflehead</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/canada-goose/">Canada Goose</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/carolina-chickadee/">Carolina Chickadee</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/carolina-wren/">Carolina Wren</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/chestnut-backed-chickadee/">Chestnut-backed Chickadee</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/common-goldeneye/">Common Goldeneye</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/common-merganser/">Common Merganser</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/common-tern/">Common Tern</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/eastern-bluebird/">Eastern Bluebird</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/eastern-phoebe/">Eastern Phoebe</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/eastern-screech-owl/">Eastern Screech-Owl</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/elf-owl/">Elf Owl</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/ferruginous-pygmy-owl/">Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/flammulated-owl/">Flammulated Owl</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/great-blue-heron/">Great Blue Heron</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/great-crested-flycatcher/">Great Crested Flycatcher</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/great-gray-owl/">Great Gray Owl</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/great-horned-owl/">Great Horned Owl</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/hooded-merganser/">Hooded Merganser</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/house-wren/">House Wren</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/juniper-titmouse/">Juniper Titmouse</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/lucys-warbler/">Lucy’s Warbler</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/mallard/">Mallard</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/mottled-owl/">Mottled Owl</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/mountain-bluebird/">Mountain Bluebird</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/mountain-chickadee/">Mountain Chickadee</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/mourning-dove/">Mourning Dove</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/northern-flicker/">Northern Flicker</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/northern-pygmy-owl/">Northern Pygmy-Owl</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/northern-saw-whet-owl/">Northern Saw-whet Owl</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/oak-titmouse/">Oak Titmouse</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/osprey/">Osprey</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/peregrine-falcon/">Peregrine Falcon</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/pileated-woodpecker/">Pileated Woodpecker</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/prothonotary-warbler/">Prothonotary Warbler</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/purple-martin/">Purple Martin</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/pygmy-nuthatch/">Pygmy Nuthatch</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/red-breasted-nuthatch/">Red-breasted Nuthatch</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/says-phoebe/">Say’s Phoebe</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/tree-swallow/">Tree Swallow</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/tufted-titmouse/">Tufted Titmouse</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/violet-green-swallow/">Violet-green Swallow</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/western-bluebird/">Western Bluebird</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/western-screech-owl/">Western Screech-Owl</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/white-breasted-nuthatch/">White-breasted Nuthatch</option><option value="https://nestwatch.org/learn/all-about-birdhouses/birds/wood-duck/">Wood Duck</option> </select> </div> </div> <div class="nbrc-component featured-image"> <img decoding="async" src="https://nestwatch.org/wp-content/plugins/nw-nbrc-feature//images/hero/mourning-dove.jpg" alt="Mourning Dove" /> <div class="caption"> <br /> © Debbie McKenzie </div> </div> <div class="nbrc-component construction-difficulty"> <h3>Construction Difficulty</h3> <div class="difficulties"> <span 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forget to monitor your nest box and submit nesting data to NestWatch! </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nbrc-component-header divider"> </div> <div class="nbrc-component nesting-range"> <h3>Nesting Range</h3> <img decoding="async" src="https://nestwatch.org/wp-content/plugins/nw-nbrc-feature/images/ranges/mourning-dove.gif" alt="Mourning Dove Range" /> <br /> <small> Source: <a href="https://birdsoftheworld.org">Birds of the World</a> </small> </div> <div class="nbrc-component nesting-habitat"> <h3>Nesting Habitat</h3> <ul> <li> <img decoding="async" src="https://nestwatch.org/wp-content/plugins/nw-nbrc-feature/images/icons/habitats/forest.png" alt=" icon" /> <span class="nbrc-hs-icon nbrc-hs-forest">Forest</span> </li> <li> <img decoding="async" src="https://nestwatch.org/wp-content/plugins/nw-nbrc-feature/images/icons/habitats/grassland.png" alt=" icon" /> <span class="nbrc-hs-icon nbrc-hs-grassland">Grassland</span> </li> <li> <img decoding="async" src="https://nestwatch.org/wp-content/plugins/nw-nbrc-feature/images/icons/habitats/open-woodland.png" alt=" icon" /> <span class="nbrc-hs-icon nbrc-hs-open-woodland">Open Woodland</span> </li> <li> <img decoding="async" src="https://nestwatch.org/wp-content/plugins/nw-nbrc-feature/images/icons/habitats/town.png" alt=" icon" /> <span class="nbrc-hs-icon nbrc-hs-town">Town</span> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="nbrc-component attach-nestbox-to"> <h3>Attach Nest Box To</h3> <ul> <li> <img decoding="async" src="https://nestwatch.org/wp-content/plugins/nw-nbrc-feature/images/icons/substrates/live-tree.png" alt="Live tree icon" /> <span class="nbrc-hs-icon nbrc-hs-live-tree">Live tree</span> </li> </ul> </div>  <div class="nbrc-component-header nesting-period"> <h3>Known Nesting Period</h3> </div> <div class="nbrc-component nesting-calendar"> <div class="legend"> <div><span class="legend-square not-nesting"></span><span>Not Nesting</span></div> <div><span class="legend-square some-nesting"></span><span>Some Nesting Occurrence</span></div> <div><span class="legend-square most-nesting"></span><span>Nesting in Most of Range</span></div> </div> <div class="timeline"> <div class="nbrc-bar not-nesting"></div> <div class="nbrc-bar some-nesting nbrc-bar-animated" style="width:18.0833333333%;margin-left:11.0833333333%;" data-width="18.0833333333%"></div><div class="nbrc-bar some-nesting nbrc-bar-animated" style="width:11.0833333333%;margin-left:66.6666666667%;" data-width="11.0833333333%"></div> <div class="nbrc-bar most-nesting nbrc-bar-animated" style="width:37.5%;margin-left:29.1666666667%;" data-width="37.5%"></div> <div class="nbrc-months"> <div>JAN</div> <div>FEB</div> <div>MAR</div> <div>APR</div> <div>MAY</div> <div>JUN</div> <div>JUL</div> <div>AUG</div> <div>SEP</div> <div>OCT</div> <div>NOV</div> <div>DEC</div> </div> </div> <small style="margin-top:2em;">Source: <a href="https://birdsoftheworld.org">Birds of the World</a></small> </div> <div class="nbrc-component-header nestbox-placement"> <h3>Nest Box Placement</h3> </div> <div class="nbrc-component nest-height"> <h4>Height Range From Ground</h4> <div class="nbrc-height-viz" style="height:125px;position:relative;left:50%;margin-left:-100px;margin-bottom:20px;"> <div style="width:200px;height:2px;background-color:#62702a;position:absolute;bottom:0;left:0;"></div> <div style="background-color:#d8ddc7;width:200px;position:absolute;left:0;height:50px;"></div> <div class="nbrc-height-line" style="position:absolute;left:43.6666666667px;bottom:0;height:67.5px;width:0;" data-height="67.5"></div><div class="nbrc-circle" style="position:absolute;left:36.6666666667px;bottom:67.5px;" data-bottom="67.5px"></div><div class="nbrc-figure" style="position:absolute;left:56.6666666667px;bottom:67.5px;">6ft</div><div class="nbrc-height-line" style="position:absolute;left:110.333333333px;bottom:0;height:117.5px;width:0;" data-height="117.5"></div><div class="nbrc-circle" style="position:absolute;left:103.333333333px;bottom:117.5px;" data-bottom="117.5px"></div><div class="nbrc-figure" style="position:absolute;left:123.333333333px;bottom:117.5px;">10ft</div> </div> <span>6–10 feet</span> </div> <div class="nbrc-component nest-spacing"> <h4>Spacing Between Nest Boxes</h4> <div class="nbrc-spacing-viz" style="height:126px;width:126px;position:relative;left:50%;margin-left:-63px;margin-bottom:20px;"> <div class="nbrc-circle nbrc-large-circle" style="background-color:#d8ddc7;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:125px;height:125px;"></div> <div class="nbrc-height-line" style="position:absolute;bottom:63px;left:62px;height:63px;" data-height="63px"></div> <div class="nbrc-circle" style="position:absolute;top:55px;left:55px;"></div> <div class="nbrc-circle nbrc-small-circle" style="position:absolute;top:55px;left:60px;"></div> </div> <span>1 cone per 2.5 acres</span> </div> <div class="nbrc-component nest-facing"> <h4>Facing</h4> <div class="nbrc-facing-viz" style="height:125px;width:125px;position:relative;left:50%;margin-left:-63px;margin-bottom:20px;overflow:hidden;"> <div class="nbrc-circle nbrc-facing-circle" style="background-color:#62702a;position:absolute;top:25px;left:25px;width:75px;height:75px;"></div> <img decoding="async" src="https://nestwatch.org/wp-content/plugins/nw-nbrc-feature//images/facing/any.png" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:125px;height:125px;" alt="Entrance hole facing visualization" /> </div> <span>Any</span> </div> <div class="nbrc-component-header helpful-tips"> <h3>Helpful Tips</h3> <ul> <li>Place the nest cone in a shady part of the tree with branches overhead.</li> <li>Use wire to secure the nest in a horizontal crotch of a tree limb.</li> <li>Mourning Doves are versatile and will nest in a wide variety of situations. 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