­­The large, heavily built gray pigeon frequents the forests and woodlands of the West; most often seen in flocks of varying sizes in rapid flight. Wings make a loud clapping sound when flushed.

The Band-tailed pigeon is the largest member of the pigeons and doves family group. They are larger than the familiar rock pigeon aka city pigeon and their stocky grayish body has a unique purplish ...

High up in a dead evergreen’s bare branches, a stone’s throw from a cove, 13 band-tailed pigeons sat quietly for the better part of three hours. Up to that point, we’d seen only a couple of pairs ...

The band-tailed pigeon, a common bird species in California whose populations have been declining since 1945. wikimedia commons An unexplained epidemic ravaging band-tailed pigeons in California has ...

As the band-tail pigeon swung in over the gravel pit, I shouldered my Remington Wingmaster shotgun, swung my aim through the bird and fired. It folded and came down hard, and my Lab mix quickly ...