We have very few pigeons where I live. (I have lots of piles of deer poop in my yard, like piles of little brown jelly beans...) My cats have brought live birds into the house which I capture with a towel thrown over them to be carried out and released.
Kritts, maybe it's not to late to add birds to you animal poll. I used to have parakeets, back in the 70's. Did you know the yucca is New Mexico's state flower. Our state motto is "yucca, yucca, yucca".
~jonsi