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Ack, I've tried to send three messages on this subject, but they're not com=
ing =0Athrough!=0A=0AThe blue band Tom described (and probably the dark gre=
en one on the Wolfville =0Abird)=A0is a=A0registered racing pigeon band and=
can be tracked in the CRPU =0Adatabase. However, the database only goes ba=
ck to 2006, so I can't get a result =0Afor Tom's bird (band issued in 2005)=
. The Wolfville bird probably belongs to a =0Afellow in New Brunswick, alth=
ough I got that result by guessing at the year and =0Alocation code, which =
are also part of CRPU bands. Jim, you can-e-mail me for the =0Acontact info=
of that person if you wish. Tom, the only way I can think of to =0Areport =
the Queensport bird is to register with the CRPU site (it's=A0free) and =0A=
follow the link to report a=A0found pigeon.=0A=0AHowever, if the birds aren=
't injured, this probably isn't necessary. Lost racing =0Apigeons often nee=
d only a day or two of rest and water and food (seeds). Unless =0Athe bird =
is injured or appears exhausted, racing pigeon owners=A0usually recommend =
=0Athat the birds be cared for for a day or two and then released in an are=
a free =0Aof overhead obstacles - they will usually take off and head for h=
ome. =0A=0A=0AKathleen MacAulay=0AMilford Station=A0=0A=0A=0A=0A___________=
_____________________=0AFrom: Andrew Horn <aghorn@dal.ca>=0ATo: naturens@ch=
ebucto.ns.ca=0ASent: Thu, September 23, 2010 5:12:15 PM=0ASubject: Re: [Nat=
ureNS] Pigeon with leg band in Queensport=0A=0AHi Tom et al., =0A=0ARacing =
pigeons can be tracked through the Canadian Racing Pigeon Union's website =
=0Aat=A0http://www.crpu.ca/=0A=0ACheers,=0AAndy Horn=0AHalifax=0A=0A=0AOn 2=
3-Sep-10, at 4:27 PM, Tom & Terri wrote:=0A=0AHi All=0A>=A0=0A>Steph Bushel=
l and I recieved a report of a banded pigeon in Queensport. It =0A>arrived =
there last evening and is very tame.=0A>=A0=0A>We visited the location and =
found It has a Blue band on it's left leg and the =0A>letters/numbers are a=
s follows=0A>=A0=0A>the letters=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 CU=
=A0=A0 over=A0=A0=0A>the=A0numbers=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 2005=0A>=A0=
=0A>followed by the larger numbers 20385=0A>=A0=0A>Can anyone help with the=
ID of the owner?=0A>=A0=0A>Tom K=0A>Canso=0A=0A=0A
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ad><body><div style=3D"font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size=
:10pt"><DIV>Ack, I've tried to send three messages on this subject, but the=
y're not coming through!</DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV>The blue band Tom=
described (and probably the dark green one on the Wolfville bird) is =
a registered racing pigeon band and can be tracked in the CRPU databas=
e. However, the database only goes back to 2006, so I can't get a result fo=
r Tom's bird (band issued in 2005). The Wolfville bird probably belongs to =
a fellow in New Brunswick, although I got that result by guessing at the ye=
ar and location code, which are also part of CRPU bands. Jim, you can-e-mai=
l me for the contact info of that person if you wish. Tom, the only way I c=
an think of to report the Queensport bird is to register with the CRPU site=
(it's free) and follow the link to report a found pigeon.</DIV>=
=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV>However, if the birds aren't injured, this prob=
ably isn't necessary. Lost racing pigeons often need only a day or two of r=
est and water and food (seeds). Unless the bird is injured or appears exhau=
sted, racing pigeon owners usually recommend that the birds be cared f=
or for a day or two and then released in an area free of overhead obstacles=
- they will usually take off and head for home. </DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=
=0A<DIV>Kathleen MacAulay</DIV>=0A<DIV>Milford Station </DIV>=0A<DIV s=
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R><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> naturens@chebucto.ns.=
ca<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thu, September =
23, 2010 5:12:15 PM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN>=
</B> Re: [NatureNS] Pigeon with leg band in Queensport<BR></FONT><BR>Hi Tom=
et al., =0A<DIV><BR></DIV>=0A<DIV>Racing pigeons can be tracked through th=
e Canadian Racing Pigeon Union's website at <A href=3D"http://www.crpu=
.ca/" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_blank>http://www.crpu.ca/</A></DIV>=0A<DIV><=
BR></DIV>=0A<DIV><A href=3D"http://www.crpu.ca/" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_b=
lank></A>Cheers,</DIV>=0A<DIV>Andy Horn</DIV>=0A<DIV>Halifax</DIV>=0A<DIV><=
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eph Bushell and I recieved a report of a banded pigeon in Queensport. It ar=
rived there last evening and is very tame.</FONT></DIV>=0A<DIV><FONT size=
=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>=0A<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>We=
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