A number of people on Baxter and Dodge have complained about the pigeon problem. Peggy Tate of the City Prosecutors Office (520-791-5492 X 1634)tells me it is illegal to provide food that pigeons can eat. The best time to see pigeons feeding is dawn and dusk. If no one was feeding them they wouldn't stay in the neighboorhood. If any one knows who is providing food that they can eat notify Peggy Tate and she will take appropriate action. I have discussed the problem with Barb Lehman and hopefully we can make a neighboorhood effort to eliminate the health hazzard.

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Pigeons or squabs
Bacon
3 tblsp. butter or other fat
1 Spanish onion
Veal broth or white stock
Vegetables, as desired
Flour

Clean and wash young pigeons and tie a strip of bacon around each one,
or lard the breasts if preferred. Place the butter or other fat in
a casserole, slice a mild Spanish onion over the fat, arrange the
pigeons on the onion in the casserole, cover the casserole, and set
over a low heat with an asbestos mat to protect it from direct heat
and ensure slow cooking. Cook on top of the stove for 15 minutes. Add
enough veal broth or white stock to half cover the pigeons and set in
the oven (350 F) until tender (2 - 2 and 1/2 hours). When nearly
done, vegetables may be added. At serving-time thicken the liquid in
the casserole by stirring into it flour mixed smooth in a little water,
allowing one tablespoon of flour for each cup of liquid.

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By Gordon

Oigeons

Friday, 10 January 2003


Deal is struck on London's pigeons
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2000 AP photo
The pigeon flock is estimated at 35,000 during the day. London Mayor Ken Livingstone said Thursday that he had struck a deal to allow limited feeding of pigeons in Trafalgar Square, in the heart of London.




THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON - A modern-day Battle of Trafalgar between London's pigeon-loathing mayor and angry British bird fanciers may finally be drawing to a close.

After a two-year protest by animal rights campaigners, Mayor Ken Livingstone announced Thursday that he had struck a deal to allow limited feeding of pigeons in Trafalgar Square, in the heart of London.

''I am confident that we have found a solution that will gradually reduce the numbers of pigeons on the square without causing them any harm,'' the mayor said.

Livingstone sparked protests in 2000 when he banned the time-honored tradition of feeding the birds and evicted the square's official birdseed vendor from his kiosk.

Livingstone argued the flock, estimated at 35,000 during the day, was a health hazard and said the city paid $160,000 a year to scrub away droppings.

But campaigners argued that, far from being a nuisance, the birds draw tourists to the square, dominated by a huge column topped with a statue of war hero Adm. Horatio Nelson.

In the Battle of Trafalgar on Oct. 21, 1805, Nelson gave Britain its most glorious naval victory when he crushed the combined French and Spanish fleet without losing a single ship of his own. Nelson, however, was fatally wounded.

Under the new deal, activists have agreed to stop flinging seed around the square. Under the supervision of an independent scientist, city officials will reduce the amount of seed over a six-month period to encourage the birds to feed elsewhere.



By Gordon