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 bird surviving the hawks and this weather."
Sure enough, at 12:45 today, Gerry Meacham called to say that the Band-tailed pigeon had just returned. It landed on its favourite feeder but did not eat. It looked around and then flew down into the bushes behind the feeder. She only had a few minutes to watch but the pigeon did not fly back to the feeder. So the pigeon is still around but has become much more wary. It will not be as easy to see the bird as it was for the first few weeks. Relieved, Hugh Casbourn "Hugh Casbourn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
