I saw these birds huddled outside of campus as I was waiting for the light at Congress and Woodward. They looked like Pigeons but I wasn’t totally sure so I took a picture and uploaded it to iNaturalist. I uploaded the picture under the classification “Pigeons and Doves.” Soon, two users narrowed my identification to Rock Pigeon. I did some research on Rock Pigeons and found that they are city dwellers normally found in large groups on the ground scavenging for food. This was a perfect description of the birds I saw so I agreed with the id. During my research I also learned that Rock Pigeons were introduced to North America from Europe in the 1600s. To continue with our class theme of science-y band names: Rock Pigeon is an amazing band name!
Observation: http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5922470
Source: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Rock_Pigeon/id