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I have been watching a pair of Dove right outside my house. Warm Spring has been gentle to them. The female had the standard two eggs clutch late last month. After two weeks they hatched and then grew at an astounding rate. Either yesterday or today they left the nest. Off to be on their own. I expect the nest to have another pair of eggs shortly. I have been told if the first clutch hatches early it too can have a single nest of their own before Summer's end. I did supplement their feeding program liberally. It is nice to see a successful first nesting and this year it was very early. Hopefully that means our local Dove population will be at high numbers this Fall.
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A fine post. I keep a close watch on my nesters as well.
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My Dove is on her fourth brood. 2, 2, 3, 2 so far. These will be gone in ten days it looks like. If she nest another brood it will be her fifth by opening day. She has been a active girl. Fairly certain its the same female but suspect a different male each time. 100% nesting success so far.
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They sure raise 'em quick. It's amazing how soon the little ones leave the nest.
Glad to hear they're having success up there, Jon. I'll be seeing them about December/January.
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Not the ones I see in September or early October! 
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Best water conditions around here since 2008. Lots of breeding ducks and we see few dead skunks and raccoons along the roads, so I expect a good hatch. Now to see if these shallow potholes can produce enough invertebrates to support the broods. The basins have had the weeds burned down with glyphosate for ten straight years.
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Half, where is "around here"?
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What a wonderful report. Dove and duck both having a good year. Maybe this global warming, climate change or what we use to call weather will be good for the fall hunting season. If only we could get a bit of cold weather before February to push birds down from Canada.
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Has anyone heard how the pheasant nesting went in South Dakota? I'm headed out there again in late October. The population was up last year so another good year would be great.
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Aldo Leopold
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