Helpful Tips

• Place the nest cone in a shady part of the tree with branches overhead.
• Use wire to secure the nest in a horizontal crotch of a tree limb.
• Mourning Doves are versatile and will nest in a wide variety of situations. Although they do not need a nest cone per se, the cone does give them a solid base for their flimsy nest and may encourage them to nest in more convenient locations (e.g., away from one's potted plants).
• Mourning Doves may nest two or three times in succession.