712 The Alameda, Berkeley Feb 10, 1980 Mourning dove started cooing yesterday, Feb 9, about mid-day. I heard one bird coo several times. Today cooing developed with a vengeance.. I heard birds off and on all day. Just now (4:50 PM) as I was out on the deck, a pair of doves flew in: presumably to feed. But the male crowded the female along the roof, cooing at her and strutting. She saw me and left, alighting on the power lines across Capitans. He lit within a few inches of her and crowded her along the wire. She flew as he followed. Shortly thereafter another pair came to the feeder, the male right behind his lady. Earlier in the afternoon I saw a male in courtship flights - very brief but definite. Starting about mid January we have had two white jaysons coming to the feeder - the first regular visitors in 20 some year I have fed here. These two are part of the big mob of city jaysons that feed on someone's garage roof across Capitans. When I frighten them away they join the gang across the street. On two occasions they have brought another bird with them - a gray rock dove type. Usually though they come by themselves, every day about 9 AM. I see very few card-tails in the neighborhood this year and they are usually far up the hill. No visits to my feeder at all.