Template:Did you know nominations/Pigeon whistle


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The result was: promoted by Flibirigit (talk) 05:35, 25 November 2018 (UTC)

Pigeon whistle

 * ... that whistles were attached to pigeons to deter birds of prey? In The Galpin Society Journal, researcher Mitchell Clark reported that in China, the “pigeon’s owner would use the sounds of (the whistle) to recognise his birds when in flight, or to frighten away birds of prey.”
 * ALT1:... that a performance using pigeon whistles won the Butterworth Prize for Composition? "the project was awarded the George Butterworth Prize for Composition."
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Abrothrix illuteus (1/2)

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 06:47, 20 October 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Article was moved to mainspace within the last seven days, is over the required prose size. Scores a little high on the copyvio tool but there's a sizable quote which is responsible for that. Hooks are both cited inline within the article and attributed to reliable sources. QPQ provided, good to go. Kosack (talk) 08:00, 20 October 2018 (UTC)