Mourning Dove Calls and Sounds (2025) - The THREE noises these birds make!

[@thedayawaits]

I love these doves. My mother and I would watch this channel together during the pandemic until she suddenly died of surprise cancer in July of this year. Now all that I think of is the memory of watching these birds with her.

[@vandamner]

Sorry for your loss Katherine

[@Duvmasta]

Surprise cancer?

[@thedayawaits]

@@Duvmasta No family history. Discovered when already metastatic. Lived 170 days or so after diagnosis.

[@Duvmasta]

@@thedayawaits what kind of cancer was it?

[@erikcasillas5866]

I’m sorry for your loss. I hope all is well

[@alihassemer06]

the first one is my favorite, it’s nostalgic to me because i distinctly remember waking up to that noise 24/7 when i was younger

[@imanimani2x]

Me too! I would always think it was an owl

[@redbengal2864]

Me too. Takes me back to being about 6 years old every time I hear it.

[@INVISEBOMB7000]

that sound is etched into my brain dude

[@rodsmade]

do they usually make sound in the morning?

[@amsj2906]

Used to hear them all day at my old house -- miss it! 🕊

[@madisuuhn]

There is a male mourning dove outside my window right now. Just had surgery this morning. This is a lovely sound to recover to.. 🖤

[@youtuber3328]

it's nice 2 meet u + sorry 2 hear u had surgery

[@siggyhogden]

I Hope you recovered well from your surgery ❤️

[@cecew.1303]

There is a male on my roof & I was curious what type of bird makes that sound which brought me here just now😊

[@Foobie07]

It's impressive how a small creature can make such a loud sound.

[@amymarx9504]

I thought I was hearing owls at odd times. My dad told me it’s mourning doves. I came across your video and it confirmed what we are hearing in my backyard here in the Midwest

[@soniavalencia1900]

Same here

[@xheidix1974]

Yeah I hear them every day in the spring and summer but couldn't place it.

[@SHOGUNS85]

Same

[@Runthedistanceevenifitsunknown]

Yeah Louisiana

[@JJbIrd0608]

This sounds like the backyard of my childhood. ❤

[@sierrabeltran4884]

Reminds me of waking up from a nap at my grandparents house and hearing this bird in the backyard of this huge tree I used to climb 😢

[@RickOnTheDrums]

Me too.

[@anniereichert2198]

Me too

[@reptillicus4753]

We see tons of these beauties in Maine. Their calls are so wonderous and beautiful and so very calming. They’re one of my favorite birds ever and I love seeing them. They bring me so much joy. Chickadees are a close second favorite too!

[@monicalangreder2665]

Listening to them now as I sit on my front porch in Edwardsville Illinois

[@dj_alvarez]

In Arizona, we have a lot of these beautiful birds! I moved to Utah in 2015, but every time I come back to AZ, I’m instantly filled with joy as these doves gave me so many memories when I would wake up and the first thing I would hear are these guys doing their normal thing!

[@TheSimpleRomantic]

Tucson is where I first heard mourning doves as a kid in 1966 - at Camp Rancho Los Cerros. We lived in Sierra Vista then.

[@darknightmike10yearsago]

Yep. We hear them in AZ all the time in the morning.

[@ElyssiaHarris]

And,❣️ I've been hearing these beautiful sounds a couple of times like a week ago or two and I thought it was a owl and recently I watch a video the other day and I heard the same sound in her video because she had her window up and I looked in the comments and saw someone comment and said she loves the sound of Doves and then just now not too long ago I hear the Dove making those beautiful sounds again and my spiritual team told me to look up the sound of the Dove it gave me the meaning (spiritually) and I came across this video I love this.🙏🏾🖤💋❣️

[@arisslol3739]

Is it just me or did anyone else think that this dove’s sound was an owl

[@samhain9394]

0:53 you and everyone else ever. Lol.

[@jennifer7648]

Yes!!! As I am playing this video, I am hearing the exact same sound outside our bedroom window. I thought for sure it was an owl or two!

[@alm5992]

I had no idea that the whistling sound came from their wings! I always wondered how they made such a tiny squeaking sound while taking off but no other time.

[@r0zugorudo]

I was today years old when I found out what kind of bird sang this beautiful call that I love hearing. Number 1 is my favorite. I’m happy to find out it’s a mourning dove! Thank you! 🕊️

[@shellymac7597]

I love Mourning Doves. Last year there was a nest in the tree right outside my bedroom window. I would wake up to them singing. I have heard all of their calls, but mostly the first one. I live in Ohio, I hope that the Mourning Doves come back soon.

[@Itsjanellealiyah]

I’m in Maryland, and they’ve finally came back here!

[@joehostile4541]

They must stay there the whole winter because I live in Ontario, Canada and they’re here all winter. I fed a steady flock of 8 all winter at my bird feeders. A few days though I had over 20.

[@Riflery]

I'm in Ohio too. I used to hear these doves outside in the woods around my house years ago, but I haven't heard them in probably 5 years. I hope one day they come back. Edit: 3 months later. They came back. One has made it's nest in a tree hanging over my house.

[@shellymac7597]

@@Riflery I hope that they come back.

[@misteeladee]

I’m in N.E. Ohio and I hear these birds all the time. I was learning what owl calls sound like, when this sound heard in the background was recognized by some folks and identified as the Mourning Dove. Beautiful song, not sad at all.

[@vanessataber515]

I have a morning dove nesting on my back patio. She laid 2 eggs, one is hatched now 😍 I've heard them call for over a year but always thought it was an owl. She's a good mama here in Nashville, TN USA!

[@joehostile4541]

Lucky

[@hondaraLa]

Is your patio screened in? I don’t know if they can’t see the screen, but once on our patio they need help getting back out.

[@rebeccarollins5382]

I love doves. They are a reminder God is with me and helping me. I see them all the time. People often tell me they find me. Lol. Outside my apartment they recently moved there so now I wake up to dove noises and go to bed to dove noises. As well as see them as I walk my dog. Thank you for this. I have family and friends so have never seen nor heard one so I appreciate it so much. I am in Pleasanton California

[@tatycardenas6962]

A family of these doves made a nest in my back yard and I feel honored. They are all my children now ❤️

[@FluffyWolfy.-]

with some chill music it sounds cool

[@SilveniumTheDrifter]

My uncle had a pair of mourning doves that he'd rescued. He kept them in a big cage on his screened-in porch (unless there was a hurricane or bad weather) . I'd sit there for hours and listen to them. It was really relaxing. I always watch these kinds of videos to go back to those times in my mind.

[@indigokids88]

Taking a break listening to the birds ❤❤❤

[@75julianne]

When I lived with my mom she would make the mourning dove coo with her hands perfectly out the window and they would answer back! Now that she’s passed away I hear the coo when I leave my house and I always think of her ❤️

[@jennifersaar1611]

That's so lovely. ❤ Your mom sounds like a cool lady. Also, I had to smile because I do the same thing using my voice to mimic the calls. I don't know whether I do a good job - the birds respond and come closer, but they may just be there to gawk at the crazy lady. 😂

[@josiahpierce2906]

That is the loveliest thing I’ve ever heard

[@heatherjames3222]

A wonderful call sound of the Mourning dove that reminds me of camping when I was 11 yrs old. I've always love nature and the sound of the bird always made me feel calm and happy not like the name implied of the bird Mourning dove which was sad and mournful. I Grew up on an island, so imagine the mourning dove is everywhere. Now as an adult I live in the US and I still hear them and feeled soothed and happy. By the way I like to call them the Morning Dove not Mourning Dove. If fact there's one outside now doing his call.

[@sunvol4503]

I've loved these birds since I was a kid and can even replicate their call with my hands.

[@GGiblet]

You are blessed! My Popa could do that also and it was like magic. You always carry a bird with you🌈☀

[@JillKellner]

Thank you for the 3 sounds. I adore the mourning doves. I have mourning doves who return every year and raise young here. I love everything about them. They're one of the only birds I know who doesn't startle when I get close to the nest. They just calmly stay where they are. I don't get too close but close enough to observe them.

[@alifetime360]

I heard the three "hoos" repeatedly this morning & thought it was an owl at first, but this is El Paso, TX & it was morning - I figured it really wasn't an owl. Thank you for posting this because the rhythmic hoo is exactly what I heard.

[@spaghetty_]

Yo El Paso! I visit El Paso every summer and it's always good to hear this bird. I live in Tokyo and there are rarely any birds here

[@LunaFreddyFazbear]

I live in pine bluff arkansas and I heard a call from a bird I cannot explain, tried to ask Google, which didn't help, but it sounded like a rhythmic "hoo, hoo, hoo-hoo" between two owls, though idk if it was an owl or something else, I was in my bathroom when I heard it earlier

[@katherinemitchell2690]

We love the Morning Doves. It's so comforting to hear them coo and watch their babies learn coo too.

[@youtuber3328]

it's nice 2 meet u thx 4 ur honesty + pls read my comment

[@Mrstrikerace]

Beautiful beautiful sounds. I hear them outside my bedroom window every day in the crook of the downspout. Comforting and lovely.

[@Austruck5561]

We hear all of these sounds at our house (just northwest of Pittsburgh). We live in an old Victorian house with deep window sills, where the doves like to nest throughout spring and summer. We have had their offspring and then their "grandchildren" nesting here in the ten years we've lived here. Such beautiful, calm birds. (Not always very BRIGHT, but beautiful.) :)

[@bruceneedham2840]

Of all the bird songs, I have always loved theirs the beest. It always makes me feel peaceful.

[@48buster48]

Sound #1 is exactly what I’ve been hearing for the last half hour. I’m surprised how loud it is. Thank you for this helpful video. Hanover NH April 10, 2022

[@mvj1153]

I love that sound. It's not sad to me, It's peaceful when alone and reading a book or something.

[@debszakormos7919]

Hi Scott🤗. love the mourning dove sounds. I find it both haunting and soothing😌🙏. I'm on the top floor of my bldg, they sit and coo on the rooftop Edge above me after dawn💕

[@CarmenGarcia-uu4mn]

I heard those birds in Puerto Rico all mornings

[@angelialittle3589]

There's usually 8-10 mourning doves that come to my bird feeder. I've heard all 3 sounds. Here in Nova Scotia, Canada 🙂

[@debjani01]

I love the dove's sound, we have them in Bangalore here and all over India mostly, such a beautiful soothing bird call... Beautiful channel.

[@karenquick8737]

I'm hearing them now and they're calling each other. So beautiful

[@jaweater11]

There was one outside nearby minutes ago and I love listening to the sound of those birds when given the chance

[@dianemayle1291]

i love the doves, i feed them on my patio they come in the morning and evening they give me peace, God's Precious gifts 🙏❤

[@Spectre11B]

I sit in my backyard, while feeding them seeds only a few feet away. They all stopped and looked at me when i played this. Some even started cooing themselves.

[@jackiehash1296]

I have always even as a child loved the calls doves make I hear them everyday and feel so happy Reminds me of my grandma for I asked her what it was the first time I heard them live in mo ozarks

[@sierrarosie]

reminds me of when i was growing up. this was the sound i'd hear in the morning getting ready for school so I thought they were called morning doves when i was younger haha! from central virginia

[@itz_editz2923]

We have some plants in our porch and a mourning dove built a nest in one of our pots and every morning I hear the mourning dove singing. Also it laid just one egg

[@andrex8888]

I love the way these birds walk around I use to wake up early as a kid just so I could go outside and see them strut about

[@Austruck5561]

Yes! We have many of them here, and I love watching them "march" up and down the driveway, bobbing their heads.

[@saturnslipper]

Sitting here listening to a mourning dove male outside my window now....calling all lady doves. Never knew about sound # 2; will have listen for it in future. Sound # 3 is one I've heard many times since they feed on the ground in my yard. Thanks much for this video. 💜

[@suchnothing]

That's funny you mentioned you thought it was an owl. I was hearing a woooooo sound just now, and thought it sounded like a little owl. But it's the middle of the day and I'm in the middle of a massive city lol. Then I remembered there are a ton of mourning doves in my neighbourhood, and found my way here to compare their calls to the one I'm hearing outside. It's definitely a mourning dove I'm hearing!

[@DeborahLou72]

I lived in western Kansas growing up. Directly behind our house were railroad tracks, and directly behind those were two abandoned barns. We had mourning doves around us, but I grew up believing, like you, that I was hearing an owl. I now live in Central Kansas, and I learned about a year or so ago that what I was hearing was not an owl at all but a mourning dove. Several months ago I did hear an owl for the first time. It's wonderful, as is the call of the mourning dove. Thank you for this video.

[@crystal79jones]

I hear the first one every morning. The noise when they take off as well. Had no idea it was their wings. I always feel bad as I don't want to scare them away. Love my Mourning Doves.

[@jamesanonymous2343]

NOW I FINALLY KNOW WHO'S COO-ING OUTSIDE MY BEDROOM WINDOW ALL MORN. THE LARGE BUSHES IN BACK HIDE THEM, SO I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY SEEN ONE ?? THANK YOU BIRD ADVOCATE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@smkmd1961]

I actually love the sound of #1. Especially in the spring time. There is a male sitting on the fence of my neighbors deck right now making that sound. He seems like a young male. When I let my dog out, the dog eventually saw him and charged like he was going after the bird. The dog couldn't get to him though because of the deck fence. The bird flew a short distance and I heard that wing sound. I often wondered why that sound was. Now I know.

[@Charlotte-rp6qu]

Absolutely lovely!! It was my mother's favorite bird. And I think of her every time I hear one. I'm hearing them again more frequently than I did when I first moved to the town I'm living in now. But when I lived in Cypress California I used to hear them all the time. They would even come on the fence of my balcony. And yes I have heard all three sounds. Thanks again

[@californiak2891]

I love mourning doves and usually hear them in the morning. I feel like they herald spring. ;-) Sound 1 - very familiar. Sound 2 - not that I can remember. Sound 3 - don't think I've ever thought of it as wings! (Virginia)

[@britanyw9205]

I hear sound #1 all the time, and its my favorite.

[@pamelameyer4277]

Been hearing this sound for 3 days. Thought it was an owl hooting. Today I took a pic of 2 white doves - pigeons on our front walk. Live in Portland oregon

[@criminology90]

I live in Florida and I love waking up to the sound of the dove's coo-ing. They usually wake up about 6 am. When they coo, I know what time it is. Their cooing makes me smile every time, what a beautiful sound

[@westyraviz]

What part of Florida are you? Isn’t it slightly irritable when it’s prolonged or contagious? Are you familiar with the limpkin?

[@centralnorthcarolinarailfa6596]

I hear these sounds all the time here in North Carolina

[@I.Love.Python]

I decided to set it as my alarm, and it's reminding me of the good old times😢 Nowadays I've never heard it, and I didn't realize that one day it was the last time I've ever heard this bird

[@cattailer1077]

I have 8 pairs of mourning doves. Weirdly, I had one pair that sat on the balcony railing next to my kitchen window at three separate times in the past 5 years, one pair of doves would make sound #1 the 3 different days I had to euthanize 3 of my cats. The third time caught me off guard because at that moment I didn't realize anything was wrong. But it alarmed me, I went into my bedroom and saw that one of my cats was in distress. I immediately drove her to emergency. She passed a few hours later. I was in shock and when I got home the same 2 doves were still sitting in the same place on the railing just looking at me. It felt like they were offering their condolences. I'll never forget those 3 experiences. I have one cat now and they've been told by me that they are not allowed to let me know in advance... They are a lot of fun to watch and I spoil them with special seeds everyday, twice a day. I'm bribing them🥰

[@cathyballard2565]

The first time these doves appeared was over two decades ago, the day after some very heartfelt praying. Sobing as I finished, I asked God for a sign of hope, and said aloud, "You know me God, it has to be something obvious, like a dove." The next day I discovered a pair of mourning doves nesting in the planter outside the kitchen window. We now have several nesting sites between the front and back porches. Last year our little yard in Huntington Beach, CA produced 16 new doves.

[@nickjvv]

Just heard these doves this morning they’re so pleasant to wake up to

[@harleeydurkin6571]

I live in Pennsylvania in Philly & this morning I got out of my car & teared up when I heard them , it was so nostalgic I used to hear them all the time as a kid & haven’t heard it in over a decade

[@buckeyefangirl1976]

I love these beautiful doves too.❤️❤️❤️ Always have at least a pair at my feeders. They are so gentle and gracious and I love to hear them "calling". Thanks for sharing yours with us. I can sit and watch them and your videos for hours.

[@megansheldon8196]

This just makes me so nostalgic. I remember hearing that sound when I was a toddler. Then when I moved, I realized the sound followed me, and then it followed me again when I moved once more. Now I live comfortably knowing that it's not an owl. 😌

[@Nevis-XV]

Why can a simple song from a simple bird bring you so many memories? It's odd, but I'm glad I finally found the bird that belonged to my childhood (and still does)

[@WilliamWatson1]

I hear them all of the time in my neighborhood. I love the natural sound! It's so beautiful!!!

[@jessiefetty3908]

Thank you I've heard all is these in Rossville Georgia/East Ridge Tennessee. My uncle and I would listen to birds and I always could go to him too see what bird was making that sound. This is one of my favorites he told me it was the lonesome cry of a dove... He passed away Jan 17, I can hear one singing right now in our backyard...I love you F U 🤠💕

[@lindabyerly428]

Love, love, love the mourning doves and their beautiful sounds! Listen all the time in northern Illinois.

[@Pydro22]

Listening to these sounds right now irl, while watching this video.

[@tinyvr7036]

We have numerous doves here but most were in the front of the property. Just this morning some moved into the rear atea near the bedroom windows. I can hear them this morning just as the sun came up in California. I thank God for His precious little gifts to us. This made my day. Thanks for sharing your video. 🙏

[@brandonburrow1569]

I have one on my patio every day..it's so docile and friendly I can walk up to it..it responds when I immitate it's mating call..such a sweet creature here in Dallas Texas!

[@DonGuyBBQ]

Leesburg VA - we have a pair that nest outside our kitchen window for many years now. We hear all the sounds in this video every day. Thanks for sharing!

[@thenrfor1]

Here in Ontario I hear them alot in the morning. I have only heard 1 and 2

[@davidtraylor6924]

best way too discribe these birds is { SWEET }

[@breerogganbuck9283]

I live in Woodstock, IL, northern IL. One will sit on top of our fireplace and make the #1 coo sound that echoes down our fireplace. It sounds so cool. One used to sit on top of our grill & look in at me through the window above our kitchen sink. Maybe it was the reflection of the window, but it wouldn't fly away when I would do dishes. Thank you for the recording! I was able to verify it was really a dove up there.

[@evilbanshee]

we need these birds back in our lives man... Hardly ever hear them anymore

[@leobell2459]

❤ Just yesterday I had 2 Gray Morning Doves started nesting process on my small spaced kitchen window ledge here in Knoxville, Tennessee. I am so happy for the gift.

[@shaboopie12]

Two of them visited me this morning while doing homework. They are very calm birds and make good company. Glad to see them around my neighborhood in RI.

[@steveerrr2739]

I'm remembering my childhood

[@Jabbsy27]

This is the sound of nostalgia for me. These tunes are certainly imprinted on my memory. Thank you for sharing!

[@glynnorthwood1791]

This brings back wonderful memories of having two doves under the trees in our yard. Being a kid, I could hardly wait to go outside and see them every morning. I heard all three noises - lovely. I still love all birds, 50+ years later. Really enjoy this channel. Thanks.

[@MrMaj5757]

Oh as a kid in the 60's I heard them call every evening. It was so calming and reassuring!

[@nightwatch5313]

I live in Kentucky and I’ve always enjoyed this noise, grew up hearing these beauties and I still love hearing them from time to time. It’s a beautiful noise that reminds me of peaceful mornings and afternoons I used to enjoy

[@sltsunshine15]

We hear these birds usually in the spring and summer. They just recently started chirping again and I am so happy I found your video to tell me what they are. It’s interesting that they make noise at night. We live in Anaheim California in a residential area. Thanks for the video!

[@ashleywilkins1165]

I LOVE my Mourning Doves that visit me when the weather gets nice!!! I’m from Beaverton, Oregon, USA 🇺🇸 Sound #1 ❤ such a happy sound! I have 6 of them that visit me at a time! ❤

[@sisterinchrist8312]

I’m in Beaverton too… I came to double check on the sounds a dove makes… at first I thought owl… until I saw one on my neighbors roof… so pretty.

[@terrytrobaugh3448]

I have lived in southern Indiana, near Louisville, Kentucky, and in Maryland, just north of Washington DC. I love the sound of these gentle birds!

[@mystermysterio5348]

Just 5am in the morning and I'm hearing these dove calls while viewing this video...👍

[@blu0y5t3r]

We have a couple of nesting pairs in our backyard in Concord, CA. If you really get close and pay attention, you can hear the low sound of them inhaling just before they make their calls. It’s really wonderful. They are peaceful and beautiful. They make pitiful nests, tho.🥰

[@coryavila01]

I'm in Los Angeles and hear these doves all the time. I love the sounds they make. Many people confuse the cooing sound to that of an owl.

[@korenelarkin9274]

I hear call 1 the most, outside my apartment. Brings me so much peace.

[@wildlyunrulyadventures3942]

Thank you for this. It was very helpful. I have tons of beautiful birds right out my office window. And I thought it was an owl! LOL Which would be unusual this deep in the city. Now I know its the beautiful doves. And it is definitely calling for a mate!! Thank you so much!

[@reyjaysablan7138]

😭 I heard this when I was a kid everytime I wake up and thankfully I found it, this is really relaxing.

[@sharonaleonard9799]

Beautiful sounds, thank you for sharing. I have heard all of these calls many times, always near me and in different states. Mourning dove calls are beautiful!

[@brianfaria]

I hear these birds every day in summer in Cumberland RI. It prompted me to come search and I found your video. Thank you!

[@impactframes6514]

Ihink these just claimed the spot of my favorite bird! I hear them all the time (I live in central Maryland) and thought that they were owls too! And I thought they were pigeons for the longest time when I’d see them! They seem like such calm, lovely birds 🥰 Thanks for the video!

[@hlrose71]

I'm in Monmouth, Oregon. We have a mourning dove near our house and most often I hear the first "call" at mid morning or early afternoon.

[@hondaraLa]

We love Mourning Doves, their calls are so pretty and soothing. Several have made their way into our screened patio (door propped open for our dogs) & have needed a helping hand to get out. I think they remember me! South Florida 😊

[@adub_from_253]

We hear this bird a lot near us (mostly #1). The other day my daughter asked me what bird it was, so off to google I went. I’m grateful to have found your channel - I think we discovered a new hobby!

[@RobertSmith-hr6cr]

I've heard and still hear in the spring and summer all three sounds that they make. I live in Northwestern Pennsylvania in the middle of nowhere outside of a little Burrough named Cochranton. Only time i wasn't here where i was both and raised was the 18 years i served in the Marine Corps. I love this place.

[@Barbarra63297]

From the time I was a toddler, Mourning Doves nested in a tall Arborvitae tree right outside my bedroom window. It was so relaxing to wake up to this gentle cooing. Wish we had them where I now live.

[@7708458432]

I used to hear them as young child....this year is first I've heard them...such a soothing morning call ...I'm in mid Georgia outside of Atlanta ,I live in the woods in my van , semi off-grid ....I love hearing them again