The Challenge of Urban Birds in Dubai Dubai, with its soaring skyline and busy urban scenery, also has its curious complication with urban wildlife, and especially with birds. While the city is populated by a variety of birds such as pigeons and sparrows, and even more birds are in the city, they are in high concentrations and can cause serious problems. Bird spikes nesting on ledges, buildings, and public structures cause airborne sickness because of their droppings and ne