This page was last updated on: May 21, 2012
The Puget Sound Concourse is an organization of racing pigeon enthusiasts who live in the Puget Sound region of Washington State, U.S.A. This group consists of over 35 flyers from north of Seattle to south of Chehalis and from the Olympic Peninsula on the west to the Cascades in the east. Races range from an average of 80 air miles from Kalama, WA to the furthest race station, Red Bluff, CA, over 500 air miles for most of the competitors.
A pigeon race is a race against the clock. Each flyer's loft is measured using global positioning to determine the exact airline distance from the race station. Members meet at various clubs around the region to enter their birds in the race and send them on the Concourse truck. On the morning of the race, the birds are released to return to their respective homes.
Each flyer has a computerized leg band which records the day, minute, and second the bird arrives home. After arrival, members again convene at their clubs to calculate each bird's speed in yards per minute using total flight time divided by the total yards from their home to the race station.
The fastest bird wins the race.
PUGET SOUND
CONCOURSE
RACING PIGEON CLUBS OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST
Master Station List
STATION NAME DISTANCE S/L/M LATITUDE LONGITUDE
AURORA OR 150 S 45:16.4090 N 122:46.7410 W
BATTLEGROUND WA 100 S 45:44.9760 N 122:39.9480 W
COBURG OR 200 M 44:08.2720 N 123:03.2980 W
COTTAGE GROVE OR 250 M 43:48.1180 N 123:02.5340 W
KALAMA WA 100 S 45:58.9830 N 122:49.7630 W
RED BLUFF CA 500 L 40:09.3830 N 122:12.2940 W
SALEM OR 150 S 45:03.3540 N 122:57.9520 W
SUTHERLIN OR 250 M 43:23.2610 N 123:20.1490 W
TRI CITY OR 250 M 42:58.4340 N 123:20.2670 W
VANCOUVER WA 100 S 45:38.1540 N 122:38.9780 W
WEED CA 400 L 41:25.4030 N 122:23.6320 W
SHINGLETOWN CA 475 L 40:31.0721 N 121:49.0910 W
Puget Sound Concourse Officers
President: Jim Novak
Vice President:
Secretary:/Treasurer Ken Koernke
Race Secretary: Vene Luke
Liberator: Vene Luke
Puget Sound Concourse O.B. Schedule 2012
=====================================================
26-May Cottage Grove, OR A & B
2-Jun Sutherlin, OR (E.F. Anderson O.B. PSF Special) A Thurs. Ship
9-Jun Salem, OR A & B
16-Jun O Brien, OR A Thurs. Ship
23-Jun Salem, OR A & B
30-Jun Shingletown, CA A Thurs. Ship
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Puge tSound Concourse Y.B. Schedule 2012
=====================================================
18-Aug Vancouver, WA (Chehalis, WA, North ESC Combine Only)A & B
25-Aug Salem, OR A & B
1-Sep Tangent, OR A & B
2-Sep State Race Sunday Rel.
8-Sep Salem, OR A & B
15-Sep Cottage Grove, OR (Everett Kit-Bond Race, Rel. A) A & B
22-Sep Salem, OR A & B
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2-Sep State Race Sunday Rel.
29-Sep PSF - Tri-City, OR A PSF race Rel. A
29-Sep Bonus Race - Tri-City, OR B Bonus race Rel. B
