Adicted Report post Posted July 8, 2014 I have seen in the past month or so huge flocks of white wing (only) dove flying in a southwest direction everytime. Doesnt matter time of day, but I have seen this probably 50+ times. Why Southwest everytime? Why only White winged dove? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted July 8, 2014 I'm seeing mourning doves flying north. Maybe they know something the white wings don't. A lot of hay fields to your sw, addicted. Maybe looking for chow. I spent a couple weeks in TX helping a fellow catch pigeons at a feed mill. We set up net canons and touched them off when a good sized flock landed. A good net could catch a thousand birds. It was interesting watching the order of hierarchy on the heaps of corn. Pigeons first, then White Wings. Then the collard dove would come in and try and push the white wings off before they were done and mourning dove ate last. The little Incas doves didn't seem to care whom they ate with. PS, we caught about 7500 pigeons in all. They were caged up and sent to VA for a bird shoot. Those flying rats brought $4 ea. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunterjohnny Report post Posted July 8, 2014 Dont the white wings migrate? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
khmer6 Report post Posted July 9, 2014 Probably making their way back down south again early. This year they came back pretty early. Crazy lack of winter messing up their pattern perhaps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoghntr Report post Posted July 9, 2014 Their still in n.phx crapping red all over my sidewalk and truck.. DANG BIG MESQUJITE TREE 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
khmer6 Report post Posted July 9, 2014 Good. Maybe I can bust some up come September. Very few last year opening morning.just a bunch or mourning doves and jacks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted July 9, 2014 Good. Maybe I can bust some up come September. Very few last year opening morning.just a bunch or mourning doves and jacks They typically start heading south around the third week in August especially if the Monsoons are active and the temps are cooled off a bit. I have found that there are usually more White Wings in abundance around Tucson than Phoenix around then but you probably will not see them in the quantities you see now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adicted Report post Posted July 9, 2014 last year me and my boys limited out the first 3 days in sept and not one was a white wing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mocha1545 Report post Posted July 9, 2014 Yeah. We always get that big monsoon storm 3 days before opening morning. You can see them packing up their bags and heading south! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted July 9, 2014 About 40 years ago, I came across a flock of tens of thousands of them WW's down along the Tubac area. You couldn't get within a half mile of them before theyd jump up and put another 1/2 mile between them and you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
