Korth* Some remained to feed in these fields vhlle others passed on to 
large cleared areas that lay to the South* 
Although the mourning dose is seldom hunted here and is eaid 
never to he molested in the hreoding seeson* I found the birds extrsioely 
vary* In the preliminary investigations I had only two shots at birds 
and these were oyer eighty yards distant* From observation J found that 
in coming into feed the doves followed certain lines of flltdit and came 
to certain favorable areas ao that on the following day 1 was ablo to 
secure five. 
Curing the warmer portions of the day I found mourning doves 
resting in the tops of the tall living pines where they were well concealed 
by the heavy branches* In the morning and evening they came out in the 
usual manner on open limbs and in dsad trees* In such localities it was 
very difficult to approach them. 1 tried to stalk th^ carefully maqy 
times but without maob suooess* Often the birds took alaim and left . 
the perch on noiseless wings while I was still some distance away* Or 
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thoy would leave noisily ^st before 1 was within range* Often 1 eaw 
them circling about tree tops with stiffly spread wings as they do 
during the breeding season* F 
FarOffi the season of the year at which the damage to soy beans 
oocurred it may be supposed that it was caused by Individuals residont 
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in the inmedlete vicinity* In this connection it is worthy of remark 
that the mourning dove ie a oc 
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lOn bird throu^out the UUited States sod 
that it is so far as known consistently a seed eater throughout the year* 
