Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Photos by BarrytheBirder

The  Mourning Dove is the most abundant and widespread dove in southern Canada, the U.S. and Mexico and is found in a wide variety of habitats.   It has a slow, mournful cooing sound: "Cooowah, cooo, coo, coooo".   Its wings produce a loud fluttering whistle as the bird takes flight.

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