There was one in the Square in Lima, everyone was feeding it. Someone came and go it. Russell Lima, Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve J." <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:22 PM Subject: [Ohio-birds] All of the recent banded pigeons > Just a quick "heads up" to everyone, the reason why that there have been > a lot of banded pigeons as of late is that there was a race that > started in either eastern Illinois or Somewhere in Indiana. (500 miles > from Erie PA from what I can gather) So some of the birds that are > heading east are "running out of gas", and are resting before finishing > their trip. There have been three found in Ohio so far, our two and one > up in Cedar Point...must have wanted a vacation. :-D > The secretary of the racing chapters that I have contacted so far have > suggested that if you find one, offer it food and water it if you can. > Eventually in a couple of days, it will get enough strength to finish > the flight. > > Paul Walsh from the International Federation (IF) also sent me an email. > He suggested that you read the article found in this link on care and > feeding a lost pigeon: http://www.ifpigeon.com/IF/if_care_pigeon.html > > There are people listed there to contact if you are able to get a band > number and can give you further instructions if you can capture it to > make arrangements to return it to it's owner. > > I will post the email from Paul, and the links that I have gathered on > the OOS forum site as soon as I can. > > Have a great day! > > Steve Jones > sjlarue > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at > www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]