How to Speak Mourning Dove Mourning Doves don’t have a wide variety of calls but they do have a unique way of making them Their song is where they get their name from, because the eerie sound resembles someone in mourning This call is used by males to attract mates, and they tend to have a favorite cooing spot! But a mourning dove’s alarm call does not come from their beaks It actually comes from their wings These high pitched whistling sounds are created by the wings when they rapidly fly away,