Hi Alan,
Fortunately I'm not suggesting that it is an escapee. I was just responding
to Greg's and Dave's comments re the possibility of local escapees. Greg
asked if anyone knew if there were categorically no captive PIPs in NSW.
Dave stated that you cannot prove that there aren't any captives in NSW, you
can only prove that there are. Auburn Botanic Gardens has quite a few exotic
pigeons including PIPs. If the PIP in Newport is later joined by emancipated
Bleeding Heart Doves, White-breasted Ground Doves and Cape Barren Geese
(yes, Auburn has those too, presumably wing-clipped ones, so unlikely to get
as far as Shoalhaven!) we shall know what's happened!!! As you say, it's a
personal decision as to whether you regard it as a wild bird or as an
escapee as usually these things cannot be definitively proved. For some
people it's a thorny issue isn't it? Not that it applies to this bird, but
how do the state or national rarities commissions evaluate the potential of
exotic escapees objectively? I guess it will be just on the probability,
taking things like dispersal ability and points of origin into
consideration, of one against the other.
Cheers,
Jono
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan McBride
Sent: 19 April 2009 19:11
To: Jon Irvine
Cc:
Subject: Pied Imperial Pigeon
It would naturally depend on "proving it". Even if they lost one how
would we now it was this one (unless banded of course)?
Refer Dave Torr's e-mail a while ago (tonight).
Alan
On 19/04/2009, at 6:50 PM, Jon Irvine wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Irvine
Sent: 19 April 2009 18:49
To: 'Greg & Val Clancy'
Subject: Pied Imperial Pigeon
Hi Alan,
I believe Auburn Botanical Gardens has some captive PIPs in their
aviary. It
would be a bit of a bummer if this bird was one of those!
Cheers,
Jono
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Greg & Val
Clancy
Sent: 19 April 2009 18:37
To: Alan McBride; Elizabeth Shaw
Cc: Birding Aus
Subject: Pied Imperial Pigeon
Hi Alan,
I raised the issue of the potential for this, and the earlier NSW
records of
the Pied Imperial Pigeon, to be cage escapes with Alan Morris and he
said
that the earlier records were accepted presumably indicating that they
were
considered wild birds and not cage escapes. Does anyone know that there
aren't captive Pied Imperial Pigeons in NSW?
Greg Clancy
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