Pigeons are naturally cliff-dwellers. Maybe they like the tall buildings. We have them nesting on all the apartment balconies here every year, and throughout the day there are long lines of them sitting on high-rise roofs.
“Pigeons are naturally cliff-dwellers. Maybe they like the tall buildings.”
Oh yeah, they’ll nest right on a 4 inch concrete ledge outside your window. They are not picky.
A few years ago, back when I was a field biologist, I performed a bird survey in a very remote mountain range in northern Nevada. On one transect point at the base of a cliff, I noticed a small flock of pigeons flying overhead. I was a bit astonished, as all my other pigeon sightings were in urban settings, of course. By I have to say, these birds were beautiful to watch in such a remote, natural setting. I later told the crew about it back at the field house, but they all laughed. I’m not sure they believed me, but I won’t forget it.