[NatureNS] Mourning Doves - Can they become pests?

From: "Don MacNeill" <donmacneill@bellaliant.net>
To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
References: <20130202015331.KZW25126.torspm04.toronto.rmgopenwave.com@your-8545fb4e07.ns.sympatico.ca>
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2013 22:45:34 -0400
Precedence: bulk
Return-Path: <naturens-mml-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>
Original-Recipient: rfc822;"| (cd /csuite/info/Environment/FNSN/MList; /csuite/lib/arch2html)"

next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects

Index of Subjects
I now have about 16 Mourning Doves coming to my backyard near the Halifax 
Shopping Centre (none in previous years).  They must be making incursions 
into the city.

Don

Don MacNeill
donmacneill@bellaliant.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "P.L. Chalmers" <plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca>
To: "NatureNS" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 9:53 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] Mourning Doves - Can they become pests?


During the recent cold spell I was more generous than usual in
stocking my feeders.  There was more spillage of seed, and to my
surprise I now have up to six Mourning Doves coming to feed.  This
might not seem unusual to many of you, but MoDo's are not common on
the Halifax Peninsula.  In fact last year was the first time that I
had even one of  these lovely birds in my yard.  In my limited
experience of them in Bedford, they roosted and nested in trees, and
were pretty unobtrusive.  I was wondering, though, have they become a
pest, like pigeons, in places where they are numerous? Will they
roost around buildings?

Patricia L. Chalmers
Halifax



next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects