Spot Domestic Pigeon (Columba livia)

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Rock Pigeons come in many different shades, colors and patterns, with the “blue-bar” form, a bluish-gray bird with two black bands on the wing and, a black tip to the tail, being considered the most recognized form. Diet and behavioral habits: Introduced to Balboa Park at the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, to create an environment similar to European public squares, the Rock Pigeon is now commonly found year-round in Balboa Park. A common sight in cities around the world, the Rock Pigeon will crowd streets and public squares in flocks, living on discarded food, and seeds. They will also forage by walking on the ground, in trees or shrubs to find berries, grass seeds, acorns, and they will occasionally eat a few earthworms or insects. Nesting habits: Rock Pigeons may mate for life and will nest on buildings and window ledges, or under bridges, and on natural cliffs. The nest is built by the female with material supplied by the male, is a platform of twigs and grass, and the same pair may use the same site again, adding to the nest each time.

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