About these large pigeons.... I just today got a copy of the seasonal
newsletter from WILD BIRDS UNLIMITED and these birds were mentioned.

"Also mentioned this Spring was an influx of BAND-TAILED PIGEONS. These
large birds are a native pigeon in Washington. They nest in deciduous
trees 6 to 30 feet off the ground."

On Fri, 26 Jul 1996, James Knapp wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I'm new to tweeters and to the state of Washington.
>
> I've got a pretty busy feeder that I maintain in my front
> yard. I get the usual finches, chickedees, juncos,
> jays and towhees but recently some very large doves or
> pigeons invaded my feeder (they can barely squeeze onto it).
>
> After I identified them as Banded Pigeons, I decided that
> they are welcome as opposed to the starlings et al. Being
> from the East, I'm not familiar with these large birds.
> They seem like mourning doves on steroids.
>
> Any comments on these birds?
>
> --
> Thanks:
>
> James Knapp
> Seattle, WA
> jk0541 at lab3.ca.boeing.com (work)
> jcknapp at juno.com (home)
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