The banded Rock Dove found by Don Wood is likely a racing pigeon that has become lost or tired. Racing pigeons are banded and raced in clubs throughout Canada and the world for sport.
To report a banded pigeon, please contact the Canadian Racing Pigeon Union Inc. http://www.canadianracingpigeonunion.com/ Please remember to report bird bands or other bird markers to the Canadian Bird Banding Office. Telephone: 1-800-327-BAND (2263) Web address: www.reportband.gov. Thank you Lesley Howes Bird Banding Biologist Canadian Wildlife Service -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 12:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: ONTBIRDS Digest, Vol 53, Issue 13 Send ONTBIRDS mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mailman.hwcn.org/mailman/listinfo/ontbirds or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can reach the person managing the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of ONTBIRDS digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Rock Dove in Muskoka ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 2. White-winged Crossbill in north central Elgin County (Dave Martin) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:55:50 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Ontbirds]Rock Dove in Muskoka To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" For the first time ever at our cottage on lake Rosseau we have a Rock dove. It has a band on its right leg. 98 0r 90 221. I am not sure who would be interested in the band. Don Wood ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:01:37 -0400 From: Dave Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Ontbirds]White-winged Crossbill in north central Elgin County To: ONTBIRDS <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" The report of a couple of White-winged Crossbills near Stratford last week may have seemed an anomaly but we had a single juvenile/female plumaged bird in our yard briefly this morning. The bird was calling constantly as it came into the yard, alighted briefly in our blue spruce for a few seconds but took off before we could even get our binoculars on it. This is the first time we have had a crossbill in our area in mid summer. Our place is located in north central Elgin County about 20 km southeast of London. Dave Martin and Linda Wladarski Harrietsville, ON [EMAIL PROTECTED] No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.0/1558 - Release Date: 7/17/2008 9:56 AM References 1. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm End of ONTBIRDS Digest, Vol 53, Issue 13 **************************************** _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
