Two more wildlife stories from CNY backyards
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- Two more wildlife stories from CNY backyards
- Falcon earns wings and freedom after helping to control gulls at …
- Blane Klemek column: House sparrows are here to stay
- Dozens f Birds Found Dead In Arvada
- Wayward NS racing pigeon now missing from NB
- Turnout up in the air for dove hunting opener
- Call out for missing bird
Two more wildlife stories from CNY backyards
The Post-Standard – Syracuse.com
He came right up to my son and me so my son took a few photos with his cell phone. Can you give us some info on this bird?”I talked to Gerry Smith president of the nondaga Audubon Society. He said the bird is most likely a lost racing pigeon. “This is prime time for pigeon races. They’re used to being handled and fed by people” he said. “It’s just trying to figure out where it’s supposed to be. Smith said usually when a racing pigeon loses its ability to find its way home it’s no longer of any use to its owner.
Falcon earns wings and freedom after helping to control gulls at …
The Canadian Press
landfillBy Lisa Arrowsmith(CP)–11 hours agoEDMNTN — A nine-year-old peregrine falcon who has spent the last few months harassing and even killing nuisance gulls as part of a unique program at a city landfill site was released back into the wild in a ceremony Sunday. The bird’s handler Steve Schwartze who owns Falcon Ecosystem Solutions based in Lethbridge Alta. said he realized the time had come for the bird to really spread her wings when she began leaving the landfill site and flying to areas east and south of Edmonton. He thought the falcon named Val was perhaps ripe to establish her own territory and eventually even find a mate to help replenish the endangered species. Schwartze 25 a native of the Toronto area hoped that Val would adapt easily to life back in the wild now that she’s experienced at hunting and killing gulls. “The only difference when she kills a gull or a pigeon is that there won’t be a guy in a hard hat to pick her up and take her home at the end of the day” he said.
Blane Klemek column: House sparrows are here to stay
Bemidji Pioneer
Some of the birds hopped up onto such places as the vehicle?s axles and tie-rods where they were better able to reach insects and other tidbits that they evidently were searching for. A few birds momentarily disappeared further up underneath the hood while other sparrows flew onto the bumper and picked and probed at insects stuck against the grill. I even observed one bird drinking liquid that had leaked onto the pavement. ?Such are the lives of city wildlife? I thought. Indeed the lives of urban wildlife are often much different from those of their rural relatives. In some cases life in town might be easier than life in the countryside. That said not all creatures would survive in our towns and cities but on the other hand many do quite well in urban settings.
Dozens f Birds Found Dead In Arvada
TheDenverChannel.com
woke up to find dying birds in the parking lot on the lawn and even on their balconies. Jessica Quintana was just leaving her apartment with her three year old daughter when she first noticed a bird in distress. “I heard a bird squawking and thought he might have a broken wing. I went over to him and saw he was suffering” she said. “I turned around and there were dying birds everywhere. It gives me goose bumps.
Wayward NS racing pigeon now missing from NB
CBC.ca
?If they get thirsty they will go down and get a drink of water and if they see a grain field that’s being harvested they’ll go down? he said. ?We’ve had birds come back a day or two late they’re lovely and fat and obviously well nourished. ?Archibald released the bird in Bathurst on Saturday and expected it home in Truro by suppertime that night. Instead the pigeon spent most of the week at Susan Thompson’s farm in Prosser Brook about 30 kilometres south of Moncton. Thompson discovered the pigeon outside her kitchen door on Sunday during Hurricane Bill. Thompson tried releasing the bird on Tuesday but it came back. So she tried again Wednesday afternoon and hasn?t seen the bird since.
Turnout up in the air for dove hunting opener
Fresno Bee
“Last year we had 149 hunters in the morning of the opener out of the 150 spots we allow. “Dove season continues two weeks until Sept. 15 then picks up again Nov. 14 for 45 additional days. Hunters must possess a valid license with an Upland Game Bird stamp.
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Call out for missing bird
Dumfries and Galloway Standard
There is a slim chance he is still out there somewhere and looking for help. Gomez is dark grey with a silver grey underside and white around his eyes and dark red tail. “Perhaps someone has found a parrot and doesn’t realise that someone is desperately looking for him or someone may have a new bird in their garden looking for food that is different to other birds they may have seen. “If anybody does come across him call his name and please try and give him fresh water and food. He really needs a special diet of fruit and vegetables but anything like some bird seed porridge oats cereal digestive biscuits even bread would help him. “Because of the terrible wind and rain we’ve had we are worried in case he has been blown slightly north east.
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