Pigeon Missing From Worcester Museum Found

WORCESTER, MA — A pigeon that escaped from a Worcester natural history museum on Friday has been found.

Pidge, who flew away from his home at the EcoTarium museum, was found near a billiards hall in Uxbridge on Sunday, according to the museum. The bird was taken to the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University for a checkup.

Although Pidge looks similar to the many wild pigeons out there, he was wearing a distinctive green band with the number 2017PL33392.

EcoTarium wildlife keepers have used the bird as part of educational programming at the museum. Pidge is the EcoTarium's only pigeon, although the museum has a flock of other animals, including mountain lions, otters, a fox and a turkey vulture.