New bird in town?

Misty Blue · 09-23-2020, 07:53 PM

I was raised in Manchester where there were tons on grey pigeons around our tenement. I mean everywhere. They were pretty cool to watch and to chase as well.
So this evening there was a winged blast from my past on my beach on Braun Bay. After more than sixty years on the Lake this is a new one to me.
It had a blue band on it's left leg and maybe it was a carrier pigeon or on some kind of race bird.
Any ideas?
Misty Blue

fatlazyless · 09-23-2020, 08:20 PM

..... a mourning dove!

JEEPONLY · 09-24-2020, 08:34 AM

Beware of "Iron Mike" in the bushes outside your home!
Old habits die hard.

Hillcountry · 09-24-2020, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Misty Blue

I was raised in Manchester where there were tons on grey pigeons around our tenement. I mean everywhere. They were pretty cool to watch and to chase as well.
So this evening there was a winged blast from my past on my beach on Braun Bay. After more than sixty years on the Lake this is a new one to me.
It had a blue band on it's left leg and maybe it was a carrier pigeon or on some kind of race bird.
Any ideas?
Misty Blue

Probably a homing pigeon resting...they do race them.

Barney Bear · 09-24-2020, 11:50 AM

We recently were visited by a mourning dove at our place on East Bear Island. Have never seen one here before. Welcome! 🐻

JEEPONLY · 09-25-2020, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Barney Bear

We recently were visited by a mourning dove at our place on East Bear Island. Have never seen one here before. Welcome! 🐻

We see, and hear, the mourning doves quite frequently here in Meredith.
Lots of Flickers, too! Ka-Ka-Ka-Ka-Ka-Ka-ka!

Newbiesaukee · 09-25-2020, 02:11 PM

We see lots in Coral Gables. Possibly a coincidence, but we saw one this morning on Long Island. This is the first one I recall seeing here.

Barney Bear · 09-25-2020, 04:06 PM

We suggested that it visit Long Island on its tour. 🐻

ApS · 09-25-2020, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by JEEPONLY

We see, and hear, the mourning doves quite frequently here in Meredith.
Lots of Flickers, too! Ka-Ka-Ka-Ka-Ka-Ka-ka!

Plenty here on Wolfeboro Neck—I'll have to listen for Mourning Doves up the hill. Along my "new" beach, I saw a Myrtle Warbler pecking at tiny critters. (Yellow-Rumped Warbler). A Pileated Woodpecker has returned from somewhere else. Wrens are making an appearance.

Somehow, there are many more birds here—at the end of Summer—than ever seen this past Spring!

The treetops are full of songbirds, so this must be the start of their annual migration. (Which reminds me—I have to pack!)

09-23-2020, 07:53 PM	#1
Misty Blue Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 658 Thanks: 121 Thanked 283 Times in 98 Posts	New bird in town? I was raised in Manchester where there were tons on grey pigeons around our tenement. I mean everywhere. They were pretty cool to watch and to chase as well. So this evening there was a winged blast from my past on my beach on Braun Bay. After more than sixty years on the Lake this is a new one to me. It had a blue band on it's left leg and maybe it was a carrier pigeon or on some kind of race bird. Any ideas? Misty Blue

09-23-2020, 08:20 PM	#2
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 9,169 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 310 Thanked 1,103 Times in 812 Posts	..... a mourning dove! __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store!

09-24-2020, 11:50 AM	#5
Barney Bear Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 961 Thanks: 488 Thanked 274 Times in 175 Posts	Newbie We recently were visited by a mourning dove at our place on East Bear Island. Have never seen one here before. Welcome! 🐻

09-25-2020, 02:11 PM	#7
Newbiesaukee Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Coral Gables, winter; Long Island, summer Posts: 1,366 Thanks: 966 Thanked 575 Times in 300 Posts	We see lots in Coral Gables. Possibly a coincidence, but we saw one this morning on Long Island. This is the first one I recall seeing here. __________________ "You're only young once, but you can be immature forever."

09-25-2020, 04:06 PM	#8
Barney Bear Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 961 Thanks: 488 Thanked 274 Times in 175 Posts	Avian Visitor We suggested that it visit Long Island on its tour. 🐻

09-24-2020, 08:34 AM	#3
JEEPONLY Deceased Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 695 Thanks: 342 Thanked 179 Times in 141 Posts	Beware of "Iron Mike" in the bushes outside your home! Old habits die hard.

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