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Thursday 17th November 2005, 23:15
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bird tag question
hi all, this might be a rather odd question but a local cat has slaughtered a bird in my backyard and it has a tag around its leg, how would i find out if this tag has any signifigance? not sure what type of bird is but looks similiar to a seagull i think??band number is light blue and reads AU SFR 2005 0737 and it has a pink band on its other leg.
pic 1 pic 2 pic 3 pic 4 pic 5 pic 6 pic 7 pic 8 Last edited by fa22raptor : Friday 18th November 2005 at 00:14. |
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Thursday 17th November 2005, 23:19
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Hi there and a warm welcome to you from those of us on staff here at BirdForum
 It's a pity that this poor bird was done in by a cat. By all means take a closeup shot of the bands. Not sure if it is an Australian banded bird or not but hopefully someone familiar with the coding will know for sure. Please get those photos and a photo of the bird as well so we know what kind of bird we are dealing with.
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Friday 18th November 2005, 01:03
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Hi, fa22raptor, and another warm welcome to you from BirdForum!
This is a racing pigeon -- the AU stands for American Racing Pigeon Union. These birds should not be reported to the Bird Banding Laboratory but instead to the ARPU if you want. Sorry, don't have the URL for them but I'm sure it can be googled. |
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Friday 18th November 2005, 02:04
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cool thanks a lot, really helpful. great forum!
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Friday 18th November 2005, 11:28
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The pink band on the other leg means that bird was actually in a race. These rubber rings are used to register the time it arrives. I don't think it won...
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Friday 18th November 2005, 19:52
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amazing never knew you could race birds, is this a humane practice?
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Friday 18th November 2005, 21:37
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Sorry, folks, no further discussion of racing pigeons on BirdForum. I first mentioned it in relation to the colored bands found on the thread-starter's attached photos. All other discussion needs to be done via private email or on another site.
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