The Band-tailed Pigeon has survived this second cold snap and is coping well
with the snow in London. It is also expanding the number of feeders that it
will use as it has been reported at another location.
When I saw the bird on Sunday, Jan. 18, it seemed to be in jeopardy of
losing its nominal
Residents on Lynngate this morning asked me how the bird was doing. I had
to reply that it had not been seen since last Friday and chances were that
the cold or the hawks had got it. As I left to top up the feeders, I parted
saying "But don't give up hope, stranger things have happened than this
January 11, 2004 at 10:15
In reviewing the log at the viewing patio for the Band-tailed pigeon in
London, the bird has not been seen since Jan. 9 at 13:30. The night of Jan
9/10 was the bitterly cold one here in London and the rest of the province.
The pigeon seems to be much more wary after it
Hi there,
At about 10 am today, the pigeon arrived at the regular tall platform feeder
near the cedars. Gerry Meacham, the home owner, reported it to me. I don't
know the number of seeds, but it flew back up to roost in the large spruce
at the end of the street after feeding.
It was not reported on
Gerry Meacham, at whose house the Band-tailed pigeon has been coming to
feed, reported some distressing news this morning. When she went out to
fill her feeders she found 3 tail, 4 upper tail coverts, and a few body
feathers from the Band-tailed pigeon. There was evidence of a brief
struggle from
Saturday, January 3, 2004
We, along with Bill & Heather Wilson and Maris, Penny & Emily Apse had
excellent views of the Band-tailed Pigeon this morning.
After arriving around 10 A.M. there was no action until the Cooper's Hawk
landed in the sycamore tree at 10:40 A.M. It didn't hang around lo
Hi there,
Several people watched the bird today, in the am. It mostly hung out in the
deciduous trees above the feeders in yard 120. It was chased by the Cooper's
hawk, according to one person who wrote in the record book. I arrived just
as it come in to feed at 10:30am, and it ate 213 sunflower se
The watch for the Band-tailed Pigeon began about 8:15 this morning. The
bird finally made its morning appearance at the feeder at 11:53. It ate
approx. 131 sunflower seeds and flew into the cedars behind the feeder at
11:59. It then moved to a perch close to the trunk of one of the maples
behin
Happy New Year to all.
The Band-tailed Pigeon was seen today at 11:40a.m. in the roost trees to the
west of 116 Lynngate.
This sighting brings a measure of relief. Yesterday it was reported that
the pigeon was perched in one of the trees around the feeders when a
Cooper's Hawk came in and struck
Hi
Patience was rewarded for some birders as the Band-tailed pigeon left its
roost at 15:55 and then came down to the feeders for an evening meal of 281+
sunflower seeds. It was out of its roost for approximately 10 minutes and
then returned there. We were able to watch as it hopped from branch
>From Raymond Morin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Today, Dec. 26, we spent two hours between 2.30 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. near the
feeders. At 2.40 p.m., the Cooper's landed in a Pine tree close behind the
feeders. At 3.20 p.m., the Pigeon flew about 30 feet above the feeders and
was chased immediately by the Ha
Hello
The Band-tailed Pigeon has been seen by at least three visitors on
Christmas Day, 2003 in London, ON. When I went over to replenish the
feeders, the bird was on the feeders and searching for seed on the
ground. After observing for a few minutes to determine that it was not
having much succ
From: "Gerald Doekes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hello Ontbirders,
We observed the Band-Tailed Pigeon coming to the feeder, from the roosting
spruce tree at 10:00AM today, Dec.24. It ate a number of sunflower seeds,
then moved to the Maple trees beyond the feeder, where it stayed until we
left at 10:30AM
Hi there,
I didn't put a posting on yesterday, since there was only a rumour that it
was seen, but today it was definitely seen, for about 2 hours in the am, at
least. We are all busy, so we won't be able to go over to see if it has an
afternoon visit, and we won't be able to post for the next few
We arrived at 10:50AM 11/29/03. The neighbor's patio was the observation
site with a small but growing and ever louder group. The adult Band-tailed
Pigeon was in a tree in the same yard as the feeders where it was first seen
and provided an excellent look at at about 40 ft. The bird seemed
undis
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