Bird ID bracelets?

[BobinSouthVA]

are these small bands to identify birds?

the smashed one has BC np 84(sideways) 93

the other has MRC 85(sideways) 862

sorry for the yellowish pics but the bands are silver in color.

Thanks

 

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[jeff of pa]

I would rule out a car accident. They were quite a distance from the road. X marks the spot

Predator Most Likely.

Maybe even Human

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

Could there be 2 bands on the same bird?

 

[jeff of pa]

Could there be 2 bands on the same bird?

I Wouldn't think so.
Especially two different Birth Years.

a Winning birds could be sold Just like Horses
But I would Think the old band would be
removed,

it's a Thought

 

[BobinSouthVA]

I received a response from MRC and indeed it looks as if one of the bands does belong to their club. Here is the response.

"Wow, Bob,
That is so interesting!! They must have been lost from a race by someone here in NJ in our club, and probably killed by a hawk or an owl. The numbers sideways, indicate the year the bird was hatched and banded while still in the nest. In the one case the bird that had the MRC band was born in 1985. The other band I cannot figure out, as to where it originated from, but that bird was born in 1984. The main organization info is missing. If you look closer at the MRC band, you will see that it has the letters IF on there also. The IF if the main big organization most of our clubs here in NJ and the east coast belong to. There are also some clubs that belong to the AU. There are also some smaller organizations that deal with clubs that have fancy pigeons, birds which are not raced and are shown in shows for their color characteristics, etc, like in dog and cat shows where they pick the best of breed. The one big fancy organization is the NPA, but that band only has an NP on it, unless years ago, that is all they put on their bands.
I know our old club secretary that kept track of which members bought bands back then has died, so I dont think his records of 1985 are around anymore. So it would be hard to trace it back to then to find out who owned the bird. Years ago, possibly back then, I think we used to ship the birds south, and we flew from south to north. I have been racing with my father since 1989, and we already changed directions by then, and we still race the birds from the west (PA) to the east(NJ).

Thank you for sharing that with me, it was interesting to see what you found!!

Mary"

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

Being as there is no green check mark on this topic yet, I thought I'd throw in my two cents worth and suggest the possibility (Which we will likely never know for sure) that the pigeons simply died and the owner buried them where you found them as a sort of pet cemetary. I say this because my "Occam's Razor" way of thinking leads me to suspect it's highly unlikely that two birds were killed by the same predator at the same place and time. Of course this has little to do with the identification, but just touches on the possibility of why they were found together.

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam's_razor

 

[Tricia]

Like I said, pigeon.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Quite possibly racing pigeon bands.

Check this thread out from the summer...

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,261008.0.html

Like I said, pigeon.

LOL you said "quite possibly". Well it turns out your educated guess was correct.

Nobody yet knows what the BC stands for but it may be as close as we can get.

Thanks for the update BobinSouthVa.

 

[Tnmountains]

If like doves I have seen a hawk take out two doves at once while they were pecking gravel. He stunned them both. Maybe a coyote snagged them both. Interesting research and finds.