The Mourning Dove is found everywhere in the county, arriving generally from the first week to the last week in March and leaving in October and November.  Single birds and flocks of from three to six have been found wintering here during the last five winters.

     They lay their two eggs early in May and raise two and sometimes three broods.  A nest is occasionally found containing three or four eggs, when two females use the same nest.  The nest is a makeshift affair and may be found on top of horizontal limbs, low down or high up, in forks, on stumps, in vines, and even on the bare ground.

     The Dove builds its nest in the city in favorable localities, such as the Country Club and Rockhill regions, Cliff Drive, Swope Park, and all the cemeteries.