[sci.bio] PIGEONS

RHG@psuvm.psu.edu (02/15/91)

I'm trying to gather material on cutting municipal pigeon populations
by the use of birth-control substances.  Does anyone out there know
of a town that successfully or unsuccessfully has used them?  Anyone
have access to any other information?

lstowell@pyrnova.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell) (02/26/91)

Some cities have noted that a few Peregrines or Redtail Hawks
also cut down on pigeons...or at least visible ones.  

Allegedly the raptors just think skyscrapers are funny cliff
formations....

'Course if you don't like being harassed by pigeons for food,
how about a big Redtail, Golden Eagle, or Bald with its appetite
up?