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2003-12-22 Thread Peter Read
Hi there, Sorry for the late posting. I was out all day and got home late, from the Strathroy CBC. I did get an update from Gerry Meacham(original finder) and others. The BT pigeon was seen at least twice today in the same yard as usual, that being behind #120 Lyngate Place. The bird was there f

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2003-12-21 Thread Peter Read
Hi there, After carefully looking over BT, (aka Bandid), and noticing definite feather growth, and a full covering of fine down, we decided to release it this morning. It has been in a cold garage for some time now, so it is already quite hardened to the weather. We sat the cage on the ground facin

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2003-12-16 Thread Peter Read
Hi there, I have had quite a few people email, or ask about the BT pigeon. I was over to see it today where the bird is being rehabbed. Lately the bird has been well, eating and doing pigeon things. However, it has been preening out damaged feathers in its breast area around the area where it had

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2003-12-07 Thread Peter Read
Hi there, As Ann said in an earlier email today, it was a sad day in London. When the bird crashed, it received undetermined injuries. It is in rehab for now and will be released asap. I will keep checking on it and will update when/if there is a release. Or if it gets better and can travel, if an

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2003-12-06 Thread Peter Read
HI there, The bird drove everyone crazy by not coming in until 11:00, but appeared to come from the spruce roost trees. A first feeding so late is amazing. Usual time is between 8 and 8:30. Sorry for no post this am but Sue had left by the time I could phone. It landed above the feeders in back of

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2003-12-05 Thread Peter Read
Hi there, The bird was back today, seemed to come in from the west though and not from its regular roost site. It had difficulty landing in the yard, at #120, due to the wind, I think. It was gusty from the east. After arriving at 8 am, by 8:15 it was feeding at the new feeder with the squirrel gua

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2003-12-04 Thread Peter Read
Hi there, Just as I thought a pattern might set up, the bird messed it up. Yes, it came in between 8 and 8:30 am to the feeders behind #120, but it didn't come down until about 9:20 and only gorged on sunflower seeds for about 5 minutes. It liked the new feeder which is higher and has a squirrel g

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2003-12-03 Thread Peter Read
Hi there, It came down to feed at about 8:20 am, at the feeder behind #120, but soon left, when it was startled by a noise. It settled out of sight to the north, appearing to go into its roosting site. Several of us could hear "cooing", apparently the bird, as the sun warmed things up. About 9:30 a

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2003-12-02 Thread Peter Read
Hi there, About a dozen people risked the snow squalls and got to see the bird today. It fed once at about 8:20 am shortly after I cleaned the feeders of snow. It is only coming to my well-stocked platform feeder now, oiut behind #120 Lynngate Place. It then sat in the deciduous trees above the fe

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2003-12-01 Thread Peter Read
Hi there, I didn't even get out to the feeders to check them before the bird showed up, just after 8 am. I think it is getting more accustomed to visiting these feeders, especially the new one I set up with mixed seed, although it continues to eat sunflower seeds whole as well as other bits and pi