If you passed by the store the past few days, you may have seen a crowd of people outside. No, they were not in line for a sale. They were looking for, or looking at, a rare bird at the store feeders.

mourning dove perched on a tree branch - Hayleigh Haid/Getty Images Mourning doves have a unique mix of brown and gray colors with black spots on their wings and pointed feathers on their tails. They ...

One of the most common visitors to backyard bird feeders in San Diego is the mourning dove. They are sleek, somewhat drab, but friendly birds that will eat you out of house and home. Sometimes ...

I first noticed the large gathering of mourning doves under our bird feeder earlier this winter. We frequently see a pair year-round, but this winter we were visited by a flock of more than 15 for the ...

As I passed the kitchen window the other day, I glanced at our bird feeder. I was startled to see a pair of birds slightly larger than the normal visitors. I reached for the binoculars and beckoned to ...