Sometimes they don’t even bother with the sticks. They just find some old stuffing from a mattress and make a pile. They are hell on lawn furniture cushions......Some of the ones here don’t pay any attention to me at all. I walk by and they just look up at me.........
Frankly, I’m amazed that mourning doves are even still with us as a species. They give new meaning to the phrase “negligent parent” (and nest builder). But they do have one big thing going for them: they can churn out three to four (or more) broods a year.
It adds up to a lot of mourning doves. But they’re fun to watch.