Perhaps he was nesting in the area, and had spent his stored energy on raising chicks. That could mean he was low on fat reserves. I wondered about his lower stomach, which wasn't fat like most pigeons' or doves'. The pigeon also looked more athletic than a dove or other pigeons - less chubby in the lower tummy, with a slight bird's 'cleavage.' He was taller and wider at the shoulders than any mourning dove I'd ever seen, his size approximated by comparison to the swallows next to him. The bird had a pigeon's head and beak, a gray back, and a breast as red as a robin's. The dove landed about a foot away from the swallows, and that's when I realized that I wasn't seeing one of the many mourning doves or kestrels in the area, but a living passenger pigeon. The lighting was perfect, slanted but with direct sunlight coming from the other side of my car, illuminating the birds like a spotlight. Because I'm always looking for good pictures, the larger bird caught my eye. If you think you've seen a passenger pigeon, visit the Contact page for a form to submit your sighting to appear on the Sightings page.įOND DU LAC COUNTY, WISCONSIN - While driving along a rural 2-lane highway this summer, I spotted three swallows sitting on a power line, approached by a very large mourning dove. Tweet Follow I now have a separate page with Passenger Pigeon Sightings from the birding community. The holy grail of birding: Pam's passenger pigeon sighting

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