Could Not Believe What I Found
By CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
Nashville, Tennessee
September 21, 2020 1:56pm CST
For the past few days I have noticed a mourning dove going to the top of a pine tree in my backyard. Then she flies to the bottom of the cypress trees. Back and forth.
Finally today I saw twigs in her mouth. She is building a nest in September. Wow!
I researched and read they can have as many as six nests a year and can be late nesters, into the fall. I had no idea they did this.
By the way, I only see one dove. And the males and females look alike, so I am not sure which one is building the nest.
This photo is as close as I could get to the nest. It is about 20 feet up in the pine tree. I will keep you updated. Crazy bird lady is happy again. 
26 people like this
27 responses
@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
21 Sep 20
Carol keeps me smiling, many days!
3 people like this
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
21 Sep 20
@kobesbuddy How kind of you to say. 
1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (182000)
• United States
21 Sep 20
Who knew? That should keep you entertained for awhile.
3 people like this
! That's my joy here . . . mourning doves. We had a few late nesters in our lemon tree - we were able to witness it all from our bathroom window last year.
We've always heard the "couple" cooing to each other - one from the nest and the other nearby. So hopefully you will be able to hear them too!
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
21 Sep 20
yepperz, they're self-propagatin' lil machines, lol. so glad ya went'n 'nvestigated, hon. since they don't migrate, all should be fine fer the lil'uns when they hatch.
would'a sure made my day, too!
2 people like this
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
22 Sep 20
@CarolDM perhaps a sign'f'n 'indian summer' comin' yer way fer the autumn season? i'm giddy fer ya, too!
1 person likes this
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
22 Sep 20
@crazyhorseladycx Maybe you are right.
1 person likes this
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
27 Sep 20
@kareng I had not either until we moved here, they were planted in the yard already. The trunks are fairly smooth for a pine but sill rough. Funny, the trucks are rougher than the limbs. And the straw on the tree is sort of feathery.
1 person likes this
@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
21 Sep 20
I don't think that I have ever seen a mpurning dove.
2 people like this
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
21 Sep 20
Oh they are such cool birds and their sounds is amazing. I hope you can see one of these one day.
A graceful, slender-tailed, small-headed dove that’s common across the continent. Mourning Doves perch on telephone wires and forage for seeds on the ground; their flight is fast and bullet straight. Their soft, drawn-out calls sound like laments. When tak
2 people like this
@moffittjc (121659)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Sep 20
Wouldn't it be easier if they just used the same nest over and over again instead of building six nests every year? LOL
I know you're excited to have a bird nesting again in your yard!
1 person likes this
@moffittjc (121659)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Sep 20
@CarolDM I'm sure you are very excited. The more nests, the better!
1 person likes this
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 Sep 20
@moffittjc Always. Hope things are good with you.
1 person likes this
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
22 Sep 20
Many birds do re-use their nests. Others do not. I am excited. Many birds are just designed to build nests as part of the breeding process. Plus some nests are not durable enough to last for more than one season and in such situations, a new nest has to be built anyway.
1 person likes this
@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
21 Sep 20
We have mourning doves around here. As cold as our weather gets, I'll bet they relocate to Tennessee!
1 person likes this
@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
21 Sep 20
@CarolDM Maybe this is an omen, that your weather will be staying warm all winter.
2 people like this
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
21 Sep 20
@kobesbuddy You might be right.
2 people like this
@dgobucks226 (35721)
•
27 Sep 20
Interesting dove info. I have a yard full of doves whom I find very entertaining.
1 person likes this
@dgobucks226 (35721)
•
29 Sep 20
@CarolDM Very nice. Mine seem to be all the same species.
1 person likes this
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
29 Sep 20
@dgobucks226 I just recently starting seeing the white doves.
1 person likes this
@frankie2013 (381)
• Canada
21 Sep 20
wow a late nesting bird. Hope you will keep us posted. Our Canadian geese have already started traveling down south but I just hope they will not have any hardships with all the wildfires in the US right now. Cannot wait to see your updates....
1 person likes this
@frankie2013 (381)
• Canada
22 Sep 20
@CarolDM Great but the Canadian geese go further south if I know them well. Still you just might witness their V formation in the sky and hear their distinct cackles.
1 person likes this
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
22 Sep 20
@frankie2013 I am always looking up for different birds. Thanks.
1 person likes this
@LindaOHio (181320)
• United States
22 Sep 20
I didn't know birds nested this late. Interesting.
1 person likes this
@LindaOHio (181320)
• United States
24 Sep 20
@CarolDM So many things to learn and explore.
1 person likes this
@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
22 Sep 20
that is amazing. you always seem to attract birds of "many feathers"
1 person likes this
@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
22 Sep 20
@CarolDM It is so cool - thank you for sharing it!
1 person likes this
@GeniusSoul (360)
• United States
22 Sep 20
"Crazy bird lady happy again"
this line gave me a good laugh
this line gave me a good laugh1 person likes this
