Columbidae – and the names “pigeon” and “dove” have little relevance. Those we call “pigeons” are generally larger than those ...

Here in Marin, we have four kinds of doves and pigeons. Really, these are all members of the same family — “dove” and “pigeon” are not strictly scientific words and are applied without any perfectly ...

Studying wild rock doves gives us a rare chance to establish how one of science’s model species lives in nature. This may ...

EAST CHATHAM , N.Y. — The New Year splashes in, the gusting rain disappointing skiers, skaters and snowman makers. It rains and rains through the night and finally clears in the morning to a sparkling ...

The pigeons which perch on window ledges and line roof ridges of downtown buildings are the subject of many opinions by the humans with whom they share their environment. Many of those opinions are ...