THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER August-September 2011 Volume #1, Issue #3 The Free and Official Bi-monthly E-newsletter of and published by DOVEBOOK The Dove and Pigeon Social Network http://dovebook.webs.com/ email address: [email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS: Welcome Message from the DOVEBOOK E-newsletter Staff, page 2 THE INTERNATIONAL DOVE AND PIGEON SPECIES LAW RESOURCES LIBRARY PROJECT, pages 3-5 DOVES AND PIGEONS IN THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS, page 5 MAKE YOUR DOVE & PIGEON RECOMMENDATIONS COUNT AT RIGHT PET!, pages 6-7 RINGNECK DOVE COLOR THURSDAYS!, pages 7-8 DOVEBOOK HAS EXTENDED ITS PRESENCE TO PETBOOK, page 8 THE WHITE PIGEON LOFT AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO, pages 8-11 THE DOVE AND PIGEON SOCIAL NETWORK TRADE ANNOUNCEMENTS REPORT, pages 12-17 COLUMBIDAE CARE RESOURCE REVIEWS, pages 17-20 WEBSITE UPDATES, pages 20-26 DOVEBOOK ON FACEBOOK, pages 27-29 SPOTLIGHT ON NEW WEBSITE MEMBER, page 29 YOUR WEBSITE ADMINISTRATION TEAM/NEWSLETTER STAFF, page 30 IN THE NEXT ISSUE…, pages 31-32 DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 1 August-September 2011 Welcome Message from the DOVEBOOK E-newsletter Staff THE SWITCH FROM MONTHLY TO BI-MONTHLY…AND FINALLY QUARTERLY We‟ve had lots of changes in The Columbidae‟s Cooer since last issue. Many of those changes you will be able to see in this issue. But the one change I want to immediately point out is the frequency in which issues are going to be released. Because of a number of circumstances, we‟ve had to switch from a monthly to a bi-monthly publication this issue… http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/calendar/showEvent?calID=5647880&eventID=136668319 If you are a site Member, you‟ve already received an e-mail about the above as it was sent out on what would have been the due date for member submissions this issue -- Tuesday, August 9, 2011 -- with subject line “IMPORTANT UPDATE: Submissions Deadline and Release Dates for „The Columbidae‟s Cooer‟ E-newsletter have changed!” (if you did not receive the e-mail, don‟t worry!). And if you‟ve already seen what‟s coming up in the next issue, note that we will switch yet again from a bi-monthly to a quarterly publication at that time. Of course, we are not going anywhere! The Columbidae‟s Cooer will still bring you all of Dovebook‟s happenings so that you can maintain care of your pet doves and pet pigeons, learn about the rest of the world‟s doves and pigeons, and help you connect with each other and with us in our love for these wonderful birds. Sincerely, Evelyn-mun Administrator DOVEBOOK The Dove and Pigeon Social Network P.S. Do you have questions and/or comments about these changes? Contact us! Like our dove and pigeon friends, we are always watching and listening. :) DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 2 August-September 2011 _____________________________________________________________________________________ THE INTERNATIONAL DOVE AND PIGEON SPECIES LAW RESOURCES LIBRARY PROJECT by Sal Niner, Site Owner http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/blog/categories/show/1159286-international-dove-and-pigeon-species- law-resources-library-project In an effort to provide a centralized location on the world wide web for law and legislation related to dove and pigeon birds from around the world, I‟ve set up a category in the blog page of our website that will house these resources at the link above. We at DOVEBOOK are conducting long-term research and this centralized location that we‟ve termed “Library Project” is the on-going and continuing process of that research. We invite our DOVEBOOK website Members to contribute to our efforts at: http://dovebook.webs.com/apps/forums/topics/show/6022307-the-international-dove-and-pigeon-species- law-resources-library-project Or, Members may comment on each of the blog entries in the blog category linked above. We‟ve also reached out to our outside-DOVEBOOK pages/groups communities to contribute at: Yahoo! Groups http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Doves_and_Pigeons/message/131 Facebook http://www.facebook.com/notes/dovebook-the-dove-and-pigeon-social-network/the-international-dove- and-pigeon-species-law-resources-library-project/248586078518629 Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/DOVEBOOK_tweets/status/114608750287003648 (click on link within this tweet page for the full message) Avian Avenue http://forums.avianavenue.com/groups/doves-pigeons-d293-international-dove-pigeon- species-law-resources-library-project.html Bird Board http://www.birdboard.com/forum/group.php?discussionid=93 PETBRAGS http://www.petbrags.com/group/dovesandpigeons/forum/topics/the-international-dove-and- pigeon-species-law-resources-library PetBam http://www.petbam.com/view-discussion.php?id=41 Your Pet Friends http://www.yourpetfriends.com/group_discussion_view.php?group_id=4&grouptopic_id=21 DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 3 August-September 2011 petbook http://petbook.org/group/doves_and_pigeons/forum/topics/the-international-dove-and-pigeon- species-law-resources-library And I, on behalf of DOVEBOOK, have reached out to other dove- and pigeon-communities (if you happen to be a member of any of these communities, we welcome your contributions): doves-pigeons Yahoo! Group http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/doves-pigeons/message/76671 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/doves-pigeons/message/76672 (Thank you doves-pigeons Members who responded to my original inquiry) Bird Lovers Online http://www.birdloversonline.com/threads/10297-The-International-Dove-and-Pigeon- Species-Law-Resources-Library-Project Avian Avenue http://forums.avianavenue.com/poultry-row/62623-international-dove-pigeon-species-law- resources-library-project.html KAYTEE http://forums.kaytee.com/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=2313 Pigeon Angels http://www.pigeonangels.com/t2946-the-international-dove-and-pigeon-species-law- resources-library-project Bird Channel http://board.birdchannel.com/Topic239482-70-1.aspx Pigeon - Talk Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/groups/115336608555709/?view=permalink&id=151981751557861 MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/groups/160198601451/?view=permalink&id=10150289549246452 NAURUKYYHKY (Ringneck Dove) Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=156624997757634&id=9782322562 How did the idea for a Columbidae birds law resources library come about? From a desire to know what is legal and what is not in terms of the purchase, selling, trading, adoption, requests for, and general acquisition of doves and pigeons. We all know that depending on the part of the world one is from, and most importantly the part of the world the bird is from and where it is going to be bought, sold, traded, adopted, or acquired, the law is different and therefore can either classify that bird as legal or illegal to keep. This Library Project is an opportunity to clear up these questions and provide the dove and pigeon enthusiast with information on their favored species or breed of bird. Mind everyone, not every law resource relating to Columbidae will be included in this Library Project as they are primarily web-based; but we do plan to include a list within this Library Project of non-web or print resources. DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 4 August-September 2011 This Library Project also aims to house all other dove- and pigeon-related law and legislation from around the world; whether it is in web-based form, or print-based form and listed in our non-web/in-print resources. _____________________________________________________________________________________ DOVES AND PIGEONS IN THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS by Sal Niner, Site Owner Methuselah, the white male collared dove (pictured above right), holds the Guinness World Record for Oldest Living Caged Dove at nineteen years and six months when he was last examined in October 2004. Source: “Oldest Caged Dove.” Guinness World Records. 2011. 18 August 2011. < http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-1000/oldest-caged-dove >. Old Man, the former racing pigeon, holds the Guinness World Record for Oldest Living Pigeon, and assuming he is still alive would be thirty-one years and seven months on the current day; it does not explicitly state when he was last examined to determine whether or not he‟s still alive. Source: “Oldest Pigeon Living.” Guinness World Records. 2011. 18 August 2011. < http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-2000/oldest-pigeon-living/ >. DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 5 August-September 2011 _____________________________________________________________________________________ MAKE YOUR DOVE & PIGEON RECOMMENDATIONS COUNT AT RIGHT PET! by Sal Niner, Site Owner We dove and pigeon enthusiasts know how much we love our birds. Make that love count and cast in your recommendations at Right Pet today for your favorite species and/or breed. http://www.rightpet.com/ Recently, I had the pleasure of making my recommendation and review of sorts on keeping a ringneck dove. In this review (a work in progress) made at the Right Pet website, I evaluated Paz, our DOVEBOOK Mascot and my constant companion: http://www.rightpet.com/ratingofbird/ringneck-dove/620 The above recommendation and review of Paz is part of a group of reviews that users make to evaluate their ringneck doves as pets, which you can view at: http://www.rightpet.com/BirdSpeciesDetail/ringneck-dove DOVEBOOK, The Dove and Pigeon Social Network | THE COLUMBIDAE’S COOER, 6 August-September 2011 And just like one can evaluate this species, one can also evaluate other dove and pigeon species and breeds; each type has their own page and has the option to include a species tag widget on your website like the one pictured above, so that visitors to your site can click on the widget which in turn will take them to that species pet reviews page.