Could the "white dove" possibly be a rock dove? Many pigeon fanciers have bred them into a variety of colors, etc., sometimes making them more difficult to identify. They often put two bands on them for visual ID and monitoring during home pigeon races, etc. If so, this one could have taken a "wrong turn" and not made it back to its home loft, and you might find AU as part of the band number. To learn more, including homing pigeon clubs nearest you, you can access the web site of probably the largest racing pigeon organization, the American Racing Pigeon Union, at http://www.pigeon.org/. The person who banded the bird, whether it is a homing pigeon or not, would want to learn about the status of the bird if you could provide the band number(s) and color pattern of the band(s). If the bird is believed NOT to be a racing pigeon (rock dove), you can report the sighting and band number(s) to the bird banding laboratory of the U.S. Geological Survey of Laurel, Maryland at toll-free number at 1-800-327-BAND. Bob Hatcher Retired TWRA Nongame & Wildlife Coordinator (1978 - 2001) Brentwood, TN ----- Original Message ----- From: "lyn_al @twlakes" <lyn_al@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 5:02 PM Subject: [TN-Bird] Banded white dove found dead Hey all, Can someone please give me some info? My friend has found a white dove dead in her yard. It has 2 bands on it, one is pink and one with numbers. Does anyone know if we should report it, and if so who do we report it to? Thanks, Linda Lynch Woodlawn Ave. Jamestown, TN Fentress Co. =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________ =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________