Cory+Observation

From 4:15 to 4:30 Monday Feb. 14 I watched one mourning dove. The morning dove is pecking at the ground around the feeder and after every few pecks looks up. Its moving slightly to the left, and still pecking at the ground. Looks up cautiously every few pecks. Moved back to its right side, after a few minutes of eating on left side. Still pecking at ground. Flew two inches up to base of bird bath. Pecking ground there now. Still looking up every few pecks now. Moving head around cautiously and walking around the base of the bird bath, and not pecking any more. After walking for a few moments continues to peck at the ground, and look up every few moments. Its been pecking the ground for two minutes straight.

From 10:15 to 10:30 on Feb. 19. A mourning dove is pecking at the ground around the bird feeder. Pecking at the ground and looking around after every few pecks. Moved around to face bird bath. Is still pecking and looking around. Slowly walking forward around around feeder and pecking at ground. Still walking forward and pecking at ground. Stopped at small patch of grass. Is now pecking at ground there. There must be seeds there that aren't buried under the snow. Turned around and is still eating on the small path of grass. Slowly walking back toward feeder. Pecking at ground and every few pecks looks around. Pecking at ground around feeder now. Directly under the feeder and still pecking at ground. Been pecking at the ground below feeder for 3-4 minutes straight.

From 11:05 to 11:20 on Feb. 24. A mourning dove is at the base of the bird feeder pecking at the ground. It is staring ahead after hearing me, but now is back to pecking at the ground after a min. Is moving in a circle and eating the seeds on the ground. Standing in the same spot eating for about 2 minutes now. Has moved to the base of the bird bath to there. Is slowly walking to the right underneath the other bird feeder. It walked in the trees and is gone. It made no noise at all.

From 12:50 to 1:05 on Feb. 25. Two mourning doves are directly under the bird feeder pecking at the ground and then looking up. There backs are facing each other and their still eating the seeds on the ground. One mourning dove is facing the others back, but are still just eating and making no noise. They have been pecking at the ground and not moving. Still making no noise. One mourning dove walked around the base of the bird feeder and back to where it began. The other one stayed put. They have ate at the same spot for about 5 minutes again before one mourning dove moved to the base of the bird bath to eat. Walked back to the other mourning dove to eat. Walk ed back to the bird bath and is just sitting there.

From 7:30 to 7:45 on March 6. Two mourning doves outside. One is on the bird feeder eating and the other is on the ground about a foot away from the bird feeder, but left after a minute of eating. I hear a chip chip noise but am not sure ft the mourning dove on the feeder made it, because it's just eating. The mourning doves says chip and looks around. It is walking around on the bird feeder and is now on the bird bath. The mourning dove is drinking the water there. It is now walking around the brim washing itself in the birdbath by shaking its wings in the water. It is on the brim again just drying off and looking around. Saying chip chip again. Chip chip chip chip chip chip chip chip chip chip chip chip chip. While saying that it flew toward me and it is on the path to the garage, but then flew back into the trees and is now gone.

From 4:15 to 4:30 on March 10. Two mourning doves are near the bird feeder just looking straight ahead. The bird in front flapped its wings just a little bit and they both moved under the feeder and started eating. The one in front is walking to the left and eating while the other one just stands there. The one in front is now facing me and has stopped walking. Both are now eating and making no noise. They have been eating for three minutes straight and have finally moved to the right. The one in back has moved back to where it it just was. The other one is standing facing the trees upright looking up. They are just eating now. The one on back flew up to the birdbath and then flew onto the feeder. They are both just eating now for a while. The one on the ground is walking around now. Another mourning dove came to eat. He is being charged at once from the other one to stay away from from under the feeder. They are all on high alert and stiff looking around. They must see me writing. They are all back to eating now.

From 10:10 to 10:25 on March 11. Two mourning doves are outside. One is on the bird feeder and the other is under the trees trying to stay dry. Both are just sitting there not moving at all for two minutes. The one under the tree just shook itself probably trying to get the water off. After another two minutes on not of not moving the one on the ground is around eating. The other one is not moving. The one on the ground isn't moving much and only pecking the ground every once in a while. They are not making any noise at all. They have not moved at all for five minutes! After three more minutes of not moving the one on the ground is walking toward the bird feeder eating on its way. The one on the bird feeder is looking around and finally moving too!

From 6:35 to 6:50 on March 14. There are two morning doves outside just sitting there on each side of the bird feeder. They are not moving or making any noise at all. They have literally not moved for five minutes straight. The one on the left has moved onto the rocks and has started eating. The one on the right moved onto the rocks and is on the other one. They are just standing there now doing nothing. They have literally not moved for about three minutes! They must have seen me and have flown away.

From 3:35 to 3:50 on March 19. One mourning dove is directly under the feeder just eating. It is continuously pecking at the ground. Has not moved from the same spot for five minutes straight and is just eating. Has now stopped and is just sitting there looking at me not moving. Is now back to eating again. Is walking towards me slowly and is looking around. Is getting even closer to and is now hidden from view behind the rocks. Is now on the rocks and eating. Another one is under the bird feeder now. Both are just eating. A third one is now under the bird feeder. The one on the rocks is moving part of its wing and is facing the feeder. Is still moving part of one wing but now stopped. One came from the feeder to the rocks as the other one flew away. It just flew back to under the feeder now. Two of the mourning doves are now just eating under the feeder.

From 2:25 to 2:40 on March 20. Two mourning doves are under the feeder eating. A blackbird with some blue is coming under the feeder and eating too. One mourning dove is walking onto the concrete near the pool and is now coming back while the black bird left. Now the two mourning doves are just eating under the feeder. One dove walked toward the trees but is now eating with the other one since the black bird left. They have been eating for five minutes straight. The one on the right is in the shade under the tree not moving, while the one in front of the feeder keeps eating. The one on the right is now under the other feeder eating. They ate for two minutes straight and then walked into the trees.

From 2:25 to 2:40 on March 22. Two mourning doves underneath the feeder eating. They are pecking at the ground a few times and then will look around. The one in back is at the base of the bird bath eating and the other one is under the feeder eating They have heard me and are still, looking around. They are still frozen and have been like that one minute. They are still frozen even after three minutes. I must be making too much noise. They are finally back to eating, pecking at the ground and then looking up. They are eating and moving around while a chickadee flies above them at the feeder. The bird in back came forward toward and is now making its way left toward the pool. It has stopped and is eating on the grass, while the other one has moved about two steps to the left and is still eating.

From 6:05 to 6:20 on March 24. One mourning dove is sitting to the left of the bird feeder doing nothing. It is not even moving its head or any where else. It has literally only blinked a couple of times and not done anything else in five minutes! After three more minutes of of not moving it moved its head slightly to the side and then back, and is not moving again. It has moved its head slightly again to the side a few times in two minutes. After three minutes of only moving its head a little. It shook itself and is now just sitting there. It sat there for two more minutes not moving at all!