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Pigeon flocks can be found in every town in
the Imperial Valley. Many have taken up residence in old buildings and
water towers.
On our college campus, they can be seen atop the gymnasium and at the old train station across Aten Road at the Pioneers Museum. Pigeons feed on grain left after harvesting in our farm fields or spilled along railroad tracks. Flocks of them can also be found at every cattle feed yard in our Valley. |
If you are interested in learning more about this bird online - I recommend you start with the Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.htmlThey present photographs, songs, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds - including the Rock Dove
OTHER OUTSIDE LINKS FOR THIS BIRD:
Project Pigeon Watch - Cornell University's "Lab of Ornithology" Web site invites individuals of all ages and leaders of school or other groups, who would like to be involved in real research, to participate in their ongoing project to discover possible answers to questions about pigeon behavior in North America.
Cher Ami - The famous pigeon hero of World War I, displayed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Armed Forces History FAQs" Web site.
This site is maintained by:
Eldon R. Caldwell
Imperial Valley College
Email: eldonc@imperial.cc.ca.us