34 THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 
WILD OR BAND-TAILED PIGEONS 
INCREASING 
For several years Mr. ’Gene 
M. Simpson, of Corvallis, Oregon, 
has kept in captivity a certain 
number of wild or band-tailed 
pigeons. He first had these in 
an open pen. Last spring a wild 
3 bird flying over evidently saw 
“ili Seance val | the birds in the pen and came 
rear a : down and lit on the top of the 
fence and stayed for two or 
three days. Although these 
birds are very wild as a rule, yet 
this bird was evidently tamed by 
seeing the others in captivity. 
Mr. Fraer, foreman of the farm, 
got very close to it at different 

times and took a number of pic- 
tures of it. 
Many years ago these wild 
pigeons were exceedingly in 
abundance throughout the Wil- 
lamette Valley. They were for- 
merly trapped in great numbers 
and sent to the markets in San 
Francisco and Portland. They 
are now protected under the 
Federal law, and during the past 
two or three years the number 
has been increasing and some of 
the birds are returning to the 
old haunts where they were in 
abundance in former years. 

PROVIDE FEED FOR CHINESE PHEASANTS 
From The Elgin Recorder 
Ed. Tuttle, who was in town the other day from his farm on Willow 
Creek, told of a novel method he had adopted for the feeding of China 
pheasants during winter months. His place is a sort of paradise of this 
section for the pheasants, the matty growth of thorn bushes growing 
along the banks of Willow Creek affording them excellent hiding places 
and protection from snow to a limited degree. However, the depth of 
