https://www.scottarboretum.org/the-arboretums-resident-mourning-dove/ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 21:46:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.scottarboretum.org/the-arboretums-resident-mourning-dove/#comment-82 Fri, 09 May 2008 14:38:51 +0000 http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/?p=57#comment-82 When we first noticed the nest, there was one egg in it – the next day there were two – it took about two weeks before the eggs hatched. We saw two young birds in the nest and watched them for about two weeks as they grew. It was hard to see them till they got almost ready to fledge as the parents pretty well protected them from view. The babies were in the nest about 14-15 days and left the nest early one morning before we all got to work. There’s another posting on this blog about the babies leaving. We saw at least one of them on the ground later the same day they flew out of the nest but by now they’ll look just like adults, so it would be hard to tell if they’ve stuck around.

]]> https://www.scottarboretum.org/the-arboretums-resident-mourning-dove/#comment-81 Thu, 08 May 2008 13:35:56 +0000 http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/?p=57#comment-81 We just noticed a nest being built in the plum trees in our front yard yesterday. I searched and found that they are mourning doves, so I am curious to know the progress of the eggs you found. I don’t think we have eggs yet, they are still in the process of building the nest. I especially like to know if the babies are still there and how long its been since they hatched.

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