Why has the scruffier cousin of the sleek domestic pigeon - and any deterrent - proved so divisive?

The pigeon (Columba livia), also called a rock dove, is a stout-bodied bird with a fleshy beak and large wings. There are between 310-352 pigeon species distributed worldwide. Many are native to the ...

The parking lot is littered with pigeon droppings. For the past couple years, an abandoned lot near the intersection of Hillside Avenue and Herricks Road in New Hyde Park has become something of a one ...