Band-tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata Say       Field Guide IDs: NG-234; G-166; PW-pl 23; AW-pl 347; AM(II)-138 Nest Location Nest Type Eggs & Mating System Dev. & Parental Care Primary & 2ndary Diet.. Foraging Strategy F I: 18-20 DAYS ALTRICIAL DECIDUOUS TREE 6 feet - 30 feet MF 1 (1-2) MONOG F: 25-27 DAYS MF BERRIES GRAIN GROUND GLEAN BREEDING: Oak forest and woodland, conif forest. 2, occ 3 broods. DISPLAYS: Courtship: male performs rapid flapping flight, alternating with short glides; in tree, male bows to female. NEST: Usu at fork of horizontal branch or at trunk in conif or oak tree; crude, shallow, of crossed twigs with little or no cross-weaving, occ lined with a few pine needles. EGGS: White, unmarked. 1.6" (40 mm). DIET: Esp acorns, also seeds. Young fed crop milk for ca. 3 weeks. CONSERVATION: Winters s to n c Nicaragua. Susceptible to overhunting; once nearly exterminated. NOTES: Usu nest as scattered pairs. Gregarious, often seen in flocks of dozens. Nomadic, moving in search of mast crops (esp acorns and pinyon seeds), and likely breeding opportunistically in response to abundant food supplies. STANFORD. NOTES: Irregular visitor to campus, most often seen (occasionally in flocks) feeding in eucalyptus or olive trees in the Arboretum or the faculty housing areas. The erratic nature of this species' movements, nesting periods, and abundance are evident on campus, where it can range from virtually absent to fairly common at any time of year. ESSAYS: Bird Milk; Brood Patches; Passenger Pigeon REFERENCES: Goodwin, 1983; Gutierrez et al., 1975; Leopold et al., 1981.