The Ellis County Press: Lost racing pigeon lands at newspaper

Lost racing pigeon lands at newspaper
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Editor on 05/14/2009 11:34:00


FERRIS - A unique visitor came by _The Ellis County Press_ office last week.
A racing pigeon, released the previous Saturday was found on the front dock by
an _ECP_ employee.
Misty Clark, Ferris Animal Control officer, picked up the pigeon and found it
was member of the American Racing Pigeon Union.
He was released from Claude, Texas for a race to Houston of 570 miles.
Clark contacted the club and was told a lot of pigeons got misguided during the
storms. He suggested feeding it for a few days and give it water and then allow
the bird to sit outside in the carrier to find the sun, then release it in three
days.
Clark said she was emailing the club to see if the pigeon made it home.