As Robert Burns would call them, have been seen in profusion 'round Chez Indessed, and Lady J has chronicled their antics. There are many birds 'round my apartment complex as well; it is next to the campus quad, and it's a nice green space for them. Pigeons and crows abound, and there is also a sort of non-pigeon dove which lives here and calls at night and in the early morning. (I have no idea why it would call at night; I don't think they're nocturnal, and to call from your nest seems like saying "Come and get me!" to nocturnal prowlers.) I only discovered what kind of bird it was that made that call a few days ago; it is not a very dovelike call.
We used to have a hawk who would come and perch on the light fixture next to the building, but the construction next door seems to have frightened it away. One of my favorite bird memories out here was seeing a red-tailed hawk circle at low altitude (~40 feet) over the park as we played softball and our high-school neighbors carried on their football practice. Urban wilderness!
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