A Mourning Dove in Harford Co., Maryland (10/2/2016).

View Record Details Photo by Matthew Addicks MBP List

A Mourning Dove found at Battle Creek Cypress Swamp, Calvert Co., Maryland (2/16/2008).

Photo by Jim Brighton MBP List

A Mourning Dove in Howard Co., Maryland (3/16/2020).

View Record Details Photo by Odacir Pinto MBP List

A Mourning Dove in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/22/2017).

View Record Details Photo by Dean Mahlstedt MBP List

A Mourning Dove in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/4/2016).

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Mourning Doves in Baltimore Co., Maryland (2/16/2020).

View Record Details Photo by Dean Mahlstedt MBP List

A Mourning Dove in Howard Co., Maryland (5/7/2017).

View Record Details Photo by Dean Mahlstedt MBP List

A Mourning Dove in flight at Soldier's Delight NEA, Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/5/2012).

Photo by Frode Jacobsen MBP List

Mourning Dove in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/3/2012). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 584680 - Psn: 44)

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Mourning Dove in Harford Co., Maryland (1/6/2015).

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A recently fledged Mourning Dove in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/5/2020).

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Mourning Dove in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/20/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 351716 - Psn: 52)

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Mourning Dove in Calvert Co., Maryland (10/22/2023). (c) Jason E. Avery, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 917704 - Psn: 55)

Mourning Dove in Calvert Co., Maryland (10/22/2023). (c) Jason E. Avery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Mourning Dove in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/3/2012). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 584681 - Psn: 65)

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Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/7/2020). (c) izzyei, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 293297 - Psn: 74)

Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/7/2020). (c) izzyei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/25/2017).

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Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/15/2019). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 649014 - Psn: 88)

Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/15/2019). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Mourning Dove in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/1/2015).

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Mourning Dove in Harford Co., Maryland (6/24/2018). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 685969 - Psn: 110)

Mourning Dove in Harford Co., Maryland (6/24/2018). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A juvenile Mourning Dove in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/21/2021). (c) Bill Blauvelt, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 399549 - Psn: 125)

A juvenile Mourning Dove in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/21/2021). (c) Bill Blauvelt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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An oddly plumaged Mourning Dove that spent the winter at feeders in Queenstown, Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (winter 1997).

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A juvenile Mourning Dove in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/14/2022). (c) Abubakar S. Ringim, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 571819 - Psn: 135)

A juvenile Mourning Dove in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/14/2022). (c) Abubakar S. Ringim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A juvenile Mourning Dove in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/12/2018). No rights reserved.

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Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/13/2023). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1015048 - Psn: 148)

Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/13/2023). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Mourning Dove in silhouette in Harford Co., Maryland (10/2/2017).

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Mourning Dove chicks in Jefferson Co., Wisconsin (6/16/2011).

Photo by Corey Raimond MBP List

A juvenile Mourning Dove in Garrett Co., Maryland (5/1/2020).

View Record Details Photo by William Blauvelt MBP List

Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/4/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 702631 - Psn: 155)

Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/4/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/13/2023). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/2/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 702027 - Psn: 165)

Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/2/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/10/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 701987 - Psn: 166)

Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/10/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/12/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 287918 - Psn: 172)

Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/12/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/12/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/12/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/9/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 483964 - Psn: 175)

Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/9/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/20/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 649982 - Psn: 175)

Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/20/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/5/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 702044 - Psn: 175)

Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/5/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Mourning Doves in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/22/2020). (c) Neil DeMaster, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 270926 - Psn: 178)

Mourning Doves in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/22/2020). (c) Neil DeMaster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Mourning Dove in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/23/2015). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 730076 - Psn: 178)

Mourning Dove in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/23/2015). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/12/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Mourning Dove in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/8/2023). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 971166 - Psn: 200)

Mourning Dove in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/8/2023). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Mourning Dove in Baltimore City, Maryland (12/20/2025). (c) unrealsquare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Mourning Dove in Prince George's Co., Maryland (1/16/2026). (c) Ken Clark, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>) (Photo ID: 1446242 - Psn: 200)

Mourning Dove in Prince George's Co., Maryland (1/16/2026). (c) Ken Clark, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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A Mourning Dove nest with eggs in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (5/27/2017).

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A Mourning Dove nest with eggs at Chino Farms in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (4/11/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Maren Gimpel MBP List

Mourning Dove in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/16/2021). (c) erisbattler, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 379128 - Psn: 255)

Mourning Dove in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/16/2021). (c) erisbattler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Mourning Dove in Harford Co., Maryland (10/2/2016). View Record Details Media by Matthew Addicks.

A Mourning Dove found at Battle Creek Cypress Swamp, Calvert Co., Maryland (2/16/2008). Media by Jim Brighton.

A Mourning Dove in Howard Co., Maryland (3/16/2020). View Record Details Media by Odacir Pinto.

A Mourning Dove in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/22/2017). View Record Details Media by Dean Mahlstedt.

A Mourning Dove in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/4/2016). View Record Details Media by Kimberly Booth.

Mourning Doves in Baltimore Co., Maryland (2/16/2020). View Record Details Media by Dean Mahlstedt.

A Mourning Dove in Howard Co., Maryland (5/7/2017). View Record Details Media by Dean Mahlstedt.

A Mourning Dove in flight at Soldier's Delight NEA, Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/5/2012). Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Mourning Dove in Harford Co., Maryland (1/6/2015). View Record Details Media by Matthew Addicks.

A recently fledged Mourning Dove in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Mourning Dove in Calvert Co., Maryland (10/22/2023). (c) Jason E. Avery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jason Avery.

Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/7/2020). (c) izzyei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by izzyei via iNaturalist.

A Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/25/2017). View Record Details Media by Wendy R. Fredericks.

Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/15/2019). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

A Mourning Dove in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/1/2015). View Record Details Media by Ben Springer.

Mourning Dove in Harford Co., Maryland (6/24/2018). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

A juvenile Mourning Dove in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/21/2021). (c) Bill Blauvelt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Bill Blauvelt via iNaturalist.

An oddly plumaged Mourning Dove that spent the winter at feeders in Queenstown, Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (winter 1997). View Record Details Media by Danny Poet.

A juvenile Mourning Dove in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/14/2022). (c) Abubakar S. Ringim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Abubakar S. Ringim via iNaturalist.

A juvenile Mourning Dove in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/12/2018). No rights reserved. View Record Details Media by Andy Wilson via iNaturalist.

Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/13/2023). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

A Mourning Dove in silhouette in Harford Co., Maryland (10/2/2017). View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

Mourning Dove chicks in Jefferson Co., Wisconsin (6/16/2011). Media by Corey Raimond.

A juvenile Mourning Dove in Garrett Co., Maryland (5/1/2020). View Record Details Media by William Blauvelt.

Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/4/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/13/2023). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/2/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/10/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/12/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/9/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/20/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/5/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

Mourning Doves in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/22/2020). (c) Neil DeMaster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Neil DeMaster via iNaturalist.

Mourning Dove in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/23/2015). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Mourning Dove in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/12/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

Mourning Dove in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/8/2023). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Irons via iNaturalist.

Mourning Dove in Baltimore City, Maryland (12/20/2025). (c) unrealsquare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by unrealsquare via iNaturalist.

Mourning Dove in Prince George's Co., Maryland (1/16/2026). (c) Ken Clark, some rights reserved (CC BY) View Record Details Media by Ken Clark via iNaturalist.

A Mourning Dove nest with eggs in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (5/27/2017). View Record Details Media by Daniel Norris.

A Mourning Dove nest with eggs at Chino Farms in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (4/11/2013). View Record Details Media by Maren Gimpel.

Mourning Dove in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/16/2021). (c) erisbattler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by erisbattler via iNaturalist.