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Dove

Dove. Rock Dove. Eurasian Collard Dove. White winged Dove. Morning Dove. Inca Dove. Migration. Migration: starts in September in north and October in the south Average 15 miles a day. Mating:. Monogomous Both male and female incubate the eggs

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Dove

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  1. Dove

  2. Rock Dove

  3. Eurasian Collard Dove

  4. White winged Dove

  5. Morning Dove

  6. Inca Dove

  7. Migration • Migration: starts in September in north and October in the south • Average 15 miles a day

  8. Mating: • Monogomous • Both male and female incubate the eggs • Mate in south in January or February and in north March or April • Cooing is their main courtship activity

  9. Young • 1st egg is laid and two days later, the second is laid • 2-5 periods of nesting per year • Incubation is 14-15 days • Young eat pigeon milk • Young don’t breed their first year

  10. Habitat and Mortality • 30-35% mortality by hunting and overall 50-70% mortality is normal annually • Nest in trees 5-25 feet above the ground

  11. Quail

  12. Gambel’s Quail

  13. Scaled Quail

  14. Mearn’s Quail

  15. Bobwhite Quail

  16. Bobwhite Markings • Male measures: 10 to 11 inches long • Wingspan: 14 to 15 inches • Weight: 5 to 6 oz. • Male Markings: white throat patch and the broad white stripe above eye extending from the bill to the nape of the neck • Both have black border. • Female Markings: same, but buff not white • Smaller in size and weight

  17. Mating • Not sexually faithful!! (Promiscuous) • Either hen or rooster can incubate eggs • Nesting: peak May to June • Clutch – 12 to 15 eggs • Incubation – 23 days • Quail reach mature size: 14 to 16 weeks

  18. Lifespan: • 70 to 80% population turnover annually • Life span is 4 to 5 years

  19. Food • Food: • 15% animal matter (beetles, weevils, crickets) • 85% plant matter (seeds and fruits) • Important Plants: • Ragweed • Croton • Partridge Pea • Corn • Small grains • Legumes

  20. Water, Cover, Space • Cover: • Idle fields, open woodland, pastures, crop fields • Escape: • Shrubs and thickets • Water: • From dew or surface water • Space: • ¼ square mile to 1 mile

  21. Turkey

  22. Rio Grande Turkey

  23. Eastern Turkey

  24. Merriams Turkey

  25. Characteristics • Gobblers: adult male (12 to 20 lbs) • -spurs on legs • -beard projecting from breast • -dark, iridescent breast plumage • Hens: female (8 to 12 lbs) • -less iridescent • -no beard or thinner and shorter than males

  26. Prefer walking or running to flying* • Run at 15 miles per hour • Fly at 40 miles per hour for short distances • Hen scat (droppings) is normally spiraled • -looks like a piece of popcorn • Gobbler scat is elongated and almost looks like a J.

  27. Promiscuous (not sexually faithful) • “Strutting” male announces his territory and it attracts females • Females breed once each spring • Eggs – 8 to 26: Average 12 • Incubate 28 days • Fly at 10 days old • Roost at 2 weeks old • *Very susceptible to disease • Poult diet is 90% insect in first two weeks • Nesting hens need water with in 400 yards from nest

  28. Habitat • Food: • A variety of hard and soft mast producing trees and shrubs. • Well distributed bugged areas • Cover: • Mix of grassy openings and mature stands of trees or shrubs with good visibility in under story • Water: • A reliable, year-round source of water

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