# Pigeons

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pigeons/551701>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [August 27, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pigeons/551701 "2010-08-27T18:16:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![AngelFelina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AngelFelina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelFelina)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pigeons/551701/1 "2010-08-27T18:16:14Z")

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I’ve lived in an urban setting (Montreal) all my life and now find it strange to see pigeons roosting in trees… lol

_ETA: [Link to Column](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/959/what-is-it-about-pigeons-that-enables-them-to-survive-in-cities) --Rico_

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**Author:** ![Arrendajo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pigeons/551701/2 "2010-08-27T20:06:46Z")

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There is an excellent book on pigeons from 2008 called **Superdove: How the Pigeon Took Manhattan – and the World** by Courtney Humphries. It’s on my recommend list.