Succored Pigeon Flies Back to Benefactor From Presque Isle County Advance and Onaway Outlook Feb. 4, 2016

  

  
CAPTION:  An Onaway News subscriber from Pontiac sent the editor a letter about a pigeon that flew home.  Donald
McQuaid wrote: " I was looking out our window and saw a pigeon in distress on our lawn.  On going to its rescue
and examining the bird I found it had been shot with a pellet gun." McQuaid said he nursed the bird back to 
health, but did not have the pellet removed. "Then I sent him to Onaway to the Donald Hoffmeyer home.  The 
pigeon was transported in a box in the trunk of the car.  Upon arrival in Onaway he was put in a cage but 
somehow got out.  The next day the bird was back in Pontiac. "He was tired, hungry and thirsty.  He has a
home forever."


From the The Presque Isle County Advance  Feb. 4, 2016 page 7B. 


Retyped by J. Anderson