The Mourning Dove:
The mourning dove (Zenaidura macrour) was named the state symbol of peace in 1971 following a decade of statewide debate. They can be found cooing on telephone wires in most neighborhoods in the southern half of the state and in conifer plantations between late March and late September or early October. You’ll find them nesting in willows and spruce trees in late April and at your bird feeder in the winter.
