Mourning Dove population

[jaxs]

Have you noticed Mourning Doves being displaced by other type dove in your area? Until 2019 Mourning was the only dove seen in North Central Texas. There has been a steady decrease in Mourning Dove and increased population of Collard and another that resembles White Winged. There has been a large population of White Winged in far South Texas for decades but non were ever seen in N.C. Tx. About 50% of birds I saw nesting in 2022 were Collared and the one with white tips on wings. Those killed on both hunts I attended were comprised of a like % which brings me to the reason I care about this. It's difficult to know which of 3 you are seeing in flight and White Winged isn't legal in North Texas although hunters are allowed 2 in place of Mourning. Collard isn't protected nor counted toward bag limit. I'm disappointed that TP&WL is ambiguous about bag limit and hasn't been any help on what to expect going forward. Seasoned hunters are lucky to take a limit so young hunters are at a huge disadvantage in identifying before shooting. Anyho I'm wondering if this is happening in other parts of country because if it is Mouring may soon be extent.

 

[mikester]

I've noticed significant declines in all bird populations here in southern Ontario. I suspect neonicatinoid seed treatments but what do I know.

We also have massive declines in frogs - what happed to our spring peepers? Trout are gone from my streams. Algae blooms in the water.

Springtime is getting a lot quieter with less birds singing.

 

[Jdi2]

Dove — Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

tpwd.texas.gov

white tipped and white wing are two different birds. Looks like you can shoot morning and white wing but only 2 white tipped.

 

[oldnslo]

Still have mourning doves here in northern, Illinois. Usually have around 15 at bird feeder every morning especially when have snow cover on the ground. No pheasants around here anymore though.

 

[ovrszd]

Still have mourning doves here in northern, Illinois. Usually have around 15 at bird feeder every morning especially when have snow cover on the ground. No pheasants around here anymore though.

I don't have a feeder but have doves and no pheasants.

3 or 4 days ago a dove was sitting in their nesting tree calling for a mate. They've nested in that tree for 10 years that I know of.

 

[Thomas]

Brown nose bat rarely seen in our area.

 

[riptides]

Seems to be the same numbers of doves hanging around here for the last twenty years or so.

The frogs were out in force yesterday before the cold front came through. I also have noted an increase in crayfish/crawdad/land lobster tunnels/funnels on the back forty. We let about 5 acres be a creek go wild/natural.

But overall, I think Mother Nature is losing across the boards.

 

[wngsprd]

I think your mourning dove moved here. We frequently see 70+ in the mornings during winter on the ground where we place seed. I guess the word gets passed around where the good stuff is, like we kids used to do when trick-or-treating on Halloween.

 

[bigtiller]

Morning Dove vs glass window.

 

[MossRoad]

Mourning Dove vs glass window.

We'd see that a lot on windows when I worked downtown, only from pigeons.

 

[Oaktree]

Still have mourning doves here in northern, Illinois. Usually have around 15 at bird feeder every morning especially when have snow cover on the ground. No pheasants around here anymore though.

Still have both here, though there don't seem to be as many pheasants as there once were. Bird population here quite cyclical. Some years we have a lot, other years relatively few. This winter about in the middle. Not as many jays but more woodpeckers, nuthatches and titmice.

Brown nose bat rarely seen in our area.

Yeah, we used to see a lot of them when we moved here in '05, but almost none for the last 10 yrs or so.

 

[npalen]

I'm wondering if "collared" doves are the same as what we call European doves here in KS? Just started seeing them a few years back but not seeing as many now.

 

[jaxs]

Yes,that's the Collard I mentioned.

 

[deserteagle71]

The Eurasian collared doves are considered an invasive species in most areas. Here in northern Nevada we used to have flocks of native mourning doves cooing every evening. No more. They have all been chased off by the collared doves which are much larger and more aggressive. The Nevada Department of Wildlife has classified them as an invasive species and urges hunting them down. A quick search of the internet shows other states have the same invasive species declaration.

Eurasian Collared-Dove | Invasive Species Program | Nebraska

neinvasives.com

 

[ovrszd]

Bummer....

Dove story. My first tour in Iraq I lived outside the first 4 months, thru the Summer. Had my cot under a small grove of trees. Doves roosted in them. Was very comforting to hear them come to roost and leave roost. One had a very gravelly voice. We all became good friends. They tolerated me sleeping under their roost. I tolerated them occasionally pooping on my cot.