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The crane-hunt proposal reminds some observers of Wisconsin’s torturous experience with approving a mourning dove hunt a generation ago.
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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.
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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.
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Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 17 June 2024
The coos of a mourning dove float in on the breeze.
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Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1833, in the meaning defined above
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“Mourning dove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mourning%20dove. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
mourning dove
noun
: a dove of North America with a mournful call
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