Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
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BirdsIn Delaware County, Ohio

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758)

Mourning Dove in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Genus
Zenaida
Near Delaware County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 3 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (8)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (55)
  • Recorded, season not shown (22)
  • Season shown (3)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Mourning Dove by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Athens County40 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Butler County95 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clark County26 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Clermont County34 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Cuyahoga County312 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Delaware County55 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Erie County21 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Franklin County299 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Geauga County30 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Greene County81 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hamilton County205 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake County48 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Licking County46 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Logan County21 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lorain County36 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lucas County76 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Medina County139 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Montgomery County94 · Season shownYes: year-round
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Portage County29 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Richland County22 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Stark County102 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Summit County339 · Season shownYes: year-round
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Warren County27 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wayne County24 · Season shownYes: year-round
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wood County35 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Delaware County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 55 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Delaware County · records of all species each week, 21,087 in all

Records per week from 55 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Mourning Dove in Delaware County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Mourning DoveYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100075
Jan 11–170035
Jan 18–240037
Jan 25–311128
Feb 1–70033
Feb 8–142256
Feb 15–210038
Feb 22–280036
Mar 1–71173
Mar 8–1422118
Mar 15–2111111
Mar 22–2811120
Mar 29 – Apr 422208
Apr 5–1111304
Apr 12–1853810
Apr 19–2542622
Apr 26 – May 231561
May 3–932539
May 10–1632620
May 17–2322560
May 24–3000640
May 31 – Jun 611751
Jun 7–1322746
Jun 14–2000593
Jun 21–2722623
Jun 28 – Jul 433725
Jul 5–1111597
Jul 12–1811785
Jul 19–2511848
Jul 26 – Aug 111646
Aug 2–811665
Aug 9–1500612
Aug 16–2200684
Aug 23–2900775
Aug 30 – Sep 500782
Sep 6–12111,111
Sep 13–1911827
Sep 20–2632663
Sep 27 – Oct 322686
Oct 4–1011576
Oct 11–1700411
Oct 18–2411350
Oct 25–3100245
Nov 1–711181
Nov 8–1400112
Nov 15–2111101
Nov 22–280093
Nov 29 – Dec 50055
Dec 6–120039
Dec 13–190056
Dec 20–260039
Dec 27 – Jan 20086

In Ohio

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 3,649 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 3,649 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Mourning Dove in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Mourning DoveYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–105396,211
Jan 11–174795,146
Jan 18–245094,645
Jan 25–314384,698
Feb 1–74876,023
Feb 8–145095,888
Feb 15–2167105,436
Feb 22–285786,846
Mar 1–76998,321
Mar 8–1482910,384
Mar 15–21881012,620
Mar 22–28731013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 491919,661
Apr 5–11108826,860
Apr 12–181421039,925
Apr 19–251471041,623
Apr 26 – May 21971056,391
May 3–9141952,952
May 10–16134853,785
May 17–231111057,698
May 24–30961054,651
May 31 – Jun 675953,099
Jun 7–1385853,700
Jun 14–2068856,625
Jun 21–2756955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 460958,477
Jul 5–1163961,336
Jul 12–1862864,722
Jul 19–2581769,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1591059,416
Aug 2–881959,712
Aug 9–1567955,994
Aug 16–2259954,328
Aug 23–2973951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 583857,167
Sep 6–12761059,075
Sep 13–19811054,543
Sep 20–26841045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 360843,180
Oct 4–1051837,841
Oct 11–1742930,824
Oct 18–2423821,156
Oct 25–3118819,021
Nov 1–740814,172
Nov 8–1425712,621
Nov 15–2143107,965
Nov 22–282888,136
Nov 29 – Dec 52996,083
Dec 6–123996,004
Dec 13–194585,423
Dec 20–264795,661
Dec 27 – Jan 25298,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • American Robin Turdus migratoriusOften confused in Ohio: 12 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Rock Pigeon Columba liviaOften confused in Ohio: 11 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto1,173 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata145 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos124 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed76%49%
Forest15%31%
Farmland6%11%
Wetland2%5%
Open water0.7%3%
Barren0.5%0.6%
Grassland and shrub0.2%0.9%

From 1,882 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Finer identifications

Some Ohio records of this species were identified to a subspecies:

  • Zenaida macroura carolinensisEastern Mourning Dovesubspecies

Every one of these records counts toward the Mourning Dove's season above.

Why some records go further than species

Many species vary from place to place. Groups of a species that look or sound a little different, and live in different areas, can be named as subspecies. Observers and experts only identify a record that far when it shows enough detail to tell them apart. Records without that detail count at the species level.

Names: Catalogue of Life.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

3,649 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.