Send to a Friend

Your First Name: Your Last Name:   Your Email:   Your Friend's Email:

Your Personal Message:

Yes, I would like to receive National Wildlife Federation emails.

Your message has been sent

Thank you for sharing this page with your friends!

Pigeon Puzzle

Scientists are asking people everywhere to help them solve a pigeon puzzle. And you can join the fun!

Here's the Puzzle:

• Long ago people bred pet pigeons to have different looks, including lots of color patterns.
• Some of these pet birds escaped and have been breeding on their own ever since.
• When most kinds of tame animals return to the wild, over the years, they wind up looking alike. But not pigeons. They keep their different looks.
• Scientists want to know why, and that's where you come in.

Here's Your Mission:

1. Go out and find some pigeons to watch. 
2. Collect information about them.
3. Send your findings to Project PigeonWatch. 
4. How? Ask a parent or teacher to log on to birds.cornell.edu/pigeonwatch with you. Then sign up online, learn more about pigeons, print out your study sheets, and send in your findings!  

Happy pigeon-watching!

Photo by USFWS

 

Do your kids love animals and outdoor fun?

Order our award-winning children's magazines >>