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We have many reunited birds to report, and this is just a portion, but there are still a lot of lost birds out there. We hope that these stories will inspire you. Don't Give Up!
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Came across the lost listing on your website from December 2005 late last night, November 26, 2006 with description and characteristics exactly matching the parrot we had found on 11/17/06 (have no idea where the Hey Bird was the other 10 months he was missing). I called owners the first thing Monday a.m. and they were reunited that morning. Their ad said they wanted a miracle so I guess miracles can happen - very very happy ending! (6260) Parrot
Last seen 8/12/06 am Sunset area near 405. About 14" long, primarily green - yellow band on neck, black face, white around eyes, blue feathers in wings and tail. No feathers on back, needs meds. His name is Popeye. Loud squawk, says "hello" "good boy" "peek-a-boo" "c'mere" "it's ok." Affectionate and friendly to women, doesn't like most men. He has flight feathers, could be quite a ways from where he was last seen. He has been with me for almost 13 years, and I miss him.
About 11 days after he got out, Popeye flew in an upper story window of an apartment complex. The people who agreed to take care of him (Chuck and Theresa) took him to the vet to see if he was microchipped and because his leg was injured. While there, one of the staff recognized him from an ad and said "That's Popeye!" He responded to his name :) and Theresa found the ad and emailed me that they had Popeye and he missed his mom. I was so excited that it took me several times to dial the number correctly. Popeye was very lucky. He apparently landed on an electrical wire (which caused the injury to his leg) but somehow survived that. Then he was found by great people who were willing to take him to the vet for treatment. (9562) Yellow Cockatiel
Park Ridge, Illinois . . . Joe
08/08/2006
Joe flew away from me in Park Ridge Illinois on March 12th. Although I followed him for a block, he took off over a house and I never saw him again. Seven weeks later I got a phone call in response to the internet and was reunited with Joe. He was about 6 miles away in Chicago. Although I was uncertain if it was really Joe because he was so injured and traumatized, I did take him home and to the vet. Once I got him home he started to respond to me and has since become his former loveable self. My advise is to never give up on finding your bird. I did give up after 4 weeks, and I now have two birds, which luckily get along very well. Thanks for having this space available and for helping to bring Joe home. (10246) Congo African Grey
Queens, New York . . . Otis
07/15/2006
African Grey- lost on 7/15- last seen flying around Elmjack ball field/ Rykers Island in East Elmhurst-He has a banded ID bracelet and calls out- "hey Otis, hey Kris" and likes to ring the phone and pick up.reward if found.
Someone found Otis on a balcony during the ConEd blackout in Astoria- called their vet- she picked him up- and a very kind family watched over him until they were able to locate me on the computer- and I am extremely greatful for the kindness of strangers to help see him home safe. (5612) Cockatiel
Prineville,Oregon . . .
04/29/2006
Found Cockatiel
The morning after posting my "found" message here on the Bird Hotline, I got an hopeful email response from someone here in Oregon, which included a photo of the cockatiel. I compared this with photos I had taken, concentrating on colors and bars, speckles and other markings. The two looked identical. The following email exchange also discussed likes and dislikes, personal habits, etc. I told the folks how to find my house, and they came by last night and picked their Roxy up. She definitely knew the people, and was happy to see them again after having beenon the road for two weeks and traveling 120 miles. Kind of sad to see her go; she was a delightful, spunky little guest in my home. But I'm very happy to see her back with her family, who obviously love her very much. Thanks for this site, it's a great service! (9908) Moustache Parakeet
Scottsdale, Arizona . . . Mookie
05/28/2006
Moustache Parakeet Lost
10:30 a.m. - A very windy morning - and I watched my Mookie *fly* off into thin air. 5 p.m. same day, (as mom finds out later) - Lost bird *ended up* on the patio at KO;Donnel's restaurant, where manager, Stewart, picked Mookie up and placed in a back room. Stewart then called his friend, Susan, to see if she could help out the lost bird. Two hours later, Mookie was in a new cage with his new foster mom. Susan placed ads online of the found bird. Meanwhile, frantic original mom checks online for found birds and sees Susans's ad that could be a possibility, but the ad reads *found before date listed*. So, Mom thinks this ad isn't related to her lost guy, especially since the ad is a little vague. Three days later - after placing newspaper ads and calling many, many birders and clubs and rescues, and emailing same, and putting up about a hundred pictured fliers of Mookie, checking out the lost and founds online, this Mom is feeling desparate and grasping for straws. Well, it's about midnight when Mom remembers the ad with the wrong date.Straw time;. Mom emails Susan. Now, it's 1 a.m. and Mom is still checking out the lost and found websites. Mom sees another found ad by Susan - but this one is a little different. There is a phone number! and this ad has a little more detail about her bird, AND the date is different...it's the SAME day as when Mookie disappeared! Mom is very excited and emails Susan again (now 2 a.m.). Mom falls asleep (passes out) at 3a.m. but not before setting alarm for 7a.m. - to try to catch Susan before she may go to work. 7 a.m. alarms - no emails from Susan. Mom drops phone but manages to leave a rather long message on Susan's answering machine.... So the longest 45 minutes goes by when Mom's cell phone rings. It was Susan. I think she was just as excited as I was...she shouts I THINK I HAVE YOUR BIRD!; Susan says she checked out my online lost ads, which had photos, and she just knew it was our Mookie. So she loaded Mookie up and took him to work with her. Mom and Mom's husband met Susan and were reunited with Mookie. Mom is numb and husband is smiling really big. Mom starts to cry when Mookie starts kissing loudly through the cage bars. I guess Mookie missed us, too. Susan only had praises for Mookie, how much her kids loved him and how sweet he was...and I was thrilled she decided to try to find his original Mom and family. I tried and tried to get Susan to accept some money for her time, effort, new cage, etc. and she absolutely refused, as she went running back into her office. I emailed Susan later to catch her up on Mookie. I spoke later with Stewart, the restaurant manager, to thank him for extending his hand out to Mookie - (Stewart said Mookie was completely exhausted when he found him). As we chatted, Stewart mentioned Susan's love for animals... Susan volunteers for the Humane Society and other local rescues, and is a foster mom, too. She has 6 dogs of her own - along with 2 parrots, and some other *children* that I can't recall. Susan has two-legged children, also, and works for a doctor... how does she find time to worry about anyone else? Well, she does. I didn't know what to say when Stewart told me that Susan flew to Louisiana, as a volunteer, to help sort through the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina... to help pets who couldn't find their families. That's when I knew that Mookie was supposed to come back home. How could Mookie have found these amazing people at just the right time? So I cried some more but these were very thankful tears. After some thought I decided to stop by a pet store to load up a basket of goodies to anonymously deliver to Susan's office and Stewart's restaurant. I just can't let these people go.... not yet, anyway. We may end up going our different ways, but not without me extending my hand in some small way. Affectionately, Lisa and Mookie and family. (9676) African Grey Parrot
Atlanta, Georgia . . . Loki
04/15/2006
Two year old about 430 grams when she escaped, she has a purple band on her foot.
THANK YOU BIRDHOTLINE--Loki flew off my shoulder after being frightened on April 14, 2006. I looked and looked for her--posted flyers, put ads everywhere, contacted my vets. . and nothing--I was broken hearted--could not stop crying--could not bear going home to the empty cage. NOTE TO THOSE WHO ARE DEBATING WING CLIPPING: DO IT--your bird will cling to you unless it gets spooked--their instinct then is to fly away and they will. I got a call yesterday--July 26, 2006--(Over 3 months later) Crystal found my contact info on Birdhotline and called me to say she thought she had my bird..and indeed she did- At the end of April, Alvin, Crystal's husband, was on the roof of a building in my neighborhood doing construction work. Loki landed on his shoulder--he took her home--they posted flyers and ads but somehow we never connected. Alvin and Crystal took such good care of Loki--not a feather plucked and she has gained 5 grams. But they really didn't want to keep her--they knew she belonged to someone and being young family on a budget felt the expense of getting Loki (aka Nemo--their 4 year old boys name for her) a proper cage etc would be too much. But they purchased a small cage and Crystal bought a book about Greys-fed her on a strict diet of fruit vegetables and seeds; and waited to hear from someone claiming her--and they did on several occasions. However, Crystal said these people obviously "knew nothing about the bird"; so she didn't believe them and did not give them my bird. Finally, not having gotten any legitimate response to their ads, it occurred to Crystal to go on the Internet and there I was. She called and we immedately agreed that she had my bird based on the things she was saying/singing (the Andy Griffith song). We are reunited and I am so thankful. (9354) Cockatiel Normal Gray
Please HELP, lost on Christmas day 2005, around the corner of our home until dark, in 100 plus foot trees, he tried but did not come down, it is raining and 31 degrees (freezing) now, been raining all day, WILL OUR BIRD SURVIVE THE NIGHT in this temperature??? We last seen him on Berg Road, North of Eight Mile Road, East of US 24 Telegraph Road, in a tree, I road by about 8:30 PM, still way up in tree, cold and wet, but will not move in the dark. Am crying writing this letter, he has rosy orange cheeks, gray feathers with white in the feathers, and some yellow in face and underneath wings. He says his name Chewey, Chew butt, all the time, he purrs, whistles,says hmmm hmm when you drink from a cup or can, loves Mcdonalds Fries and Buns, I lives as one of our family NOT CAGED! Chewey yells for me when I pull in the driveway, wakes us up every morning, he is so loved, not sure what we will do if he dies outside, so frustrating having him in a tree, and unable to reach him. If anyone know if a cockatiel can survive this weather over night or for any long period, PLEASE HELP JP Bishop Joe Justice Chewey
Lost Christmas Day, we followed to first tree, followed to second tree, tried to call him down ended up on third tree, raining, 31 degrees out, stayed with him wet and cold until dark.
December 26, 2005, got up 5:45 AM before sunrise, went to tree, bird stayed in same spot, rain stopped, got food, water bowl, stadium chairs, his cage, breeder box (Not used for breeding) a dinner tray that he eats on daily, and sat bundled up and talked to him all day, as he talked to us all day, one hour sunset, last attempt to get him excited to move, he finally flew, but closer to a main road, and out more in the open breeze, got him to fly one more time, before sunset, ended up near a bridge near 8 mile road, busy, top of tree, holding on for dear life, tired and appeared scared cold and hurt. Darkness fell, I cried. Said goodbye, went to store, to get PVC pipe, pool pole, to try to get to him from the bridge, by next morning sunrise on December 27th, very cold 27 degrees not counting wind chill factor.
Set alarm, before sunrise, we were there just about sunrise, he was gone, cried again. Walked all blocks yelling his name desperately wanting to hear him call for us as he normally does and had.
My friend legs hurt, he went home, I continued, we border Detroit Michigan border, 8 mile, I so hoped he did not cross over, I went on that side, every 50s or so, I would shut down the car, yell out his name, Chewey, NO RESPONSE, its getting about noon, 4 hours later of yelling, I pulled in a Sam's Club behind my home, yelled into the woods, no Chewey.
Went home, told friend with bad leg I was going back out, he finally went with me again, he said lets try Sam's club, I said I already did, he said ok, how about Telegraph and 8 mile intersection complete with bridges, on and off ramps, we parked the car at a nearby factory just before the ramp to go north on Telegraph Road, we got out walked behind factory's yelling out his name nothing! Walked back to the car, a man was what looked like writing us a traffic ticket, thought factory security for parking at the entrance, we yelled hey, I also said, "Is this your car"; yes sir it is I replied, were sorry, we are looking for our lost bird, he said "I was leaving you a note, I have your bird in my cab of my semi, right now, heat full blast", I cried on the spot, we ran down the ramp to his truck cab, we looked in the window, Chewey was cleaning his foot on back of the front seat.
We asked how he knew, what happened, he said the bird fell to the feet of someone at Sams Club, and said he seen someone in a green geo yelling for a bird earlier, he said "I will take the bird, my wife would love it", then he saw our car, and somehow found the path to where we were parked looking for the bird on foot, it was a miracle, god sent us there, hurt my friends leg, made us be in that spot at that exact time, I was NEVER so happy in all my life, the man was our guardian angle, or whoever gave him the vehicle instructions, I never talked to one person while at Sam's club, yelling in the woods back of that huge complex, I have no clue how this all happened, except for a lot of praying, I actually thought I lost my chewey forever.
His foot is somewhat sore, is favoring it, was so shocked up, very hungry and thirsty, he sat on me and went to sleep most of the day, while I had a hot pad between my legs so the heat would slowly warm is cold bones, he is doing fine, just soooooo tired and worn out.
The worst Christmas EVER, shortly turned into a miracle, that I will never forget. We have been blessed today.Thank you,JP Bishop
PS, we called the fire department, tree climbers, animal shelters, and never had no help, the fire department came, and said they could not help, bird to high, good luck. (5370) Male Gray Cockatiel
West Palm Beach/Broward Cnty, Florida . . .
09/25/2005
He landed on my head and have been letting him live in my house. He doesn't really likes being handled but whistles a lot and especialy 2 girls .One thing is that he has no identification
band on his leg. I would be very happy to find his owner soon .any info on who this bird may belong to is greatly appreciated.
A lady e-mailed me and showed proof of ownership.I even gave
her a quiz and she got the questions all right and the bird even said "hello hello i love you" and I had never heard him say that. Thanks to your web sight. I'm so glad I found you guys. (8964) Peachface Lovebird
Mill Valley, California . . . Sparkle
09/11/2005
Sparkle is a soft green with an orange forehead and is about 5 inches in all. He has a loud (and piercing) whistle. He is packed with personality and very person friendly, loves to snuggle in your shirt and shareyour food.
On the day he got away, Sparkle found his way to a blackberry bush(near Mill Valley Middle School) quite some disance from our home. A cyclist from Sausalito was picking berries and Sparkle climbed onto her hand and cycled back home with her. She listed him on Craigslist - which I did not think of checking - and I listed him here. After spending almost a week with her she passed him on to a friend in Oakland who was better equipped to look after him, and who reunited us via this Bird HotLine listing! I cannot tell you how grateful we are to the two good samaritans, Birdhotline and Mickaboo who also alerted me to the Found Lovebird ad on Craigslist! (7819) Amazona Amazonica
Klaipeda, Lithuania . . . Avery
01/03/2005
Avery, our little amazon lost in this cold term of the year! He can't talk, he is little, his eyes are red. He is very young. If you know something about this little green parrot with yeallow and blue. Thank you,we need our bird! He means tooooo much to our family!
Thanks a lot to Vidmantas. Respekt.He called us in midle night and told us about our amazon Avery. Avery was very scared, hungry, thirsty... Vidmantas didn't know how to feed that bird. He found this site ( THANKS!!!) and our birdy found his house. Now he is happy to see us again. World is full of kind people, we have to remember this too. (8457) Cockatiel
Des Plaines, Illinois . . . Bubba
06/18/2005
Bubba is a strong bird. He was found over 35 miles from his home. We found Bubba (see the Found Posting which follows) while looking for our lost Cockatiel (Typhoon - still missing). Bubba had some distintive markings on the back of his neck, a dead give away. His family was very happy to see him. (4862) Cockatiel
Geneva, Illinois . . .
06/28/2005
Large male cockateil. Yellow head with some gray on the frill and back of head. Gray body. White on outside of wings.
$2,000 reward for our bird. Chi Chi is a mainly green bird, with some red/blue/yellow under her tail feathers. Her head is bright white, the cap that distinguishes White Capped Pionus birds.
A nice gentleman who drives a truck stopped on his route to do his work in Red Bank, NJ. He happened to see Chi Chi sitting on a pile of stuff on the side of the road. He walked up to her, and she climbed onto him. He drove around all day with her, and then took her home.
For weeks he looked in the newspapers and went to pet shops to see if anyone knew whose bird it was. In that time frame, he also bought a nice cage, a perch system, and toys. He became very attached to the bird and treated her with extraordinary love.
Finally, a week ago, he went into Bird Jungle in Shrewsbury, NJ, where we had bought the bird in 2000, to get her nails trimmed. The lady in the store recognized her, and remembered she was ours. She looked up our phone # in the system, and then helped the gentleman find out on your website (The Bird HotLine) that the bird was in fact ours and lost.
He called us, and last night, 8-29-2005, we went to his home and it was our bird. We made friends with this very nice man, and happily gave him the reward $$. He is taking the reward money and using it to purchase his very own white capped pionus, which he already put on hold at Bird Jungle.
So this worked out to not only get our bird back, but to make a bird lover out of another, and to create a loving home for a wonderful little pionus. God works in wonderful ways sometimes, and it just takes faith and trust in that and things work out just like this!
Thanks for all your help!!Chris and Laura (8296) Cockatiel
Naperville, Illinois . . . Sunny
05/27/2005
Please help us find our Cockatiel. His name is Sunny, he is bright yellow and white with orange round cherracks. He flew out of his cage when a strong gust of wind blew his cage over. He loves being outside. He sings Mexican tunes and can whistle as if he is hailing a cab.
When I sat in front of the computer to help find our bird, I thought there's no way we would ever find him.We did find him and it is thanks to all the people that emailed us thinking this may be your bird. One tip turned out true when a lady from Palatine also looking for her bird [Orphy Bird #8107 nlp59@hotmail.com] went to the local shelter to see if the bird they had there was hers. Unfortunately it wasn't her bird, but she remembered the tune he was singing and put it together with a post she read on The Bird HotLine and called us to let us know that this may be our bird, and it was.Thanks to her, The Bird HotLine and all the other people who emailed us to help bring Sunny home.We hope and pray she finds Orphy Thanks to her again. The Ortega family (4630) Cockatiel
Duvall, Washington . . .
04/24/2005
Found April 24 in Duvall WA, a cute little cockatiel, yellow head, orange cheeks, gray and white body, makes lots of sounds but no words, as far as we know.
A family from Vancouver WA called and said they thought "Kramer" was really "Spike". So we met and sure enough, they could tell right away that this was their bird. I wasn't sure, but then the 10 year old owner nuzzled her nose up to "Spike" and he didn't bite. If I had done this, I wouldn't have a nose left! Spike didn't really like us touching him. Then the next day, the family called and said "Spike" was saying his owners name and whistling the songs he always had. During the 4 weeks that we had him, he never spoke a word or whistled any particular song. We could tell right away that he seemed much happier with this little girl and her family the moment he saw them. A great ending to the story!
[That was the story the Bird HotLine received after they received the following email from a 10 year old girl just writing to say "Thanks".] Spike, my cockatiel, flew away on the saddest day of my life, Jan. 19 2005. We look for months and months and kind of gave up hope. One day I was sitting on my computer and my grandma says you should check birdhotline. I checked it knowing that nothing would be there...I was sooo worng. I looked at the first box. It had a picture. A picture of my bird! But wait. It was in Duvall, WA. We lived in Vancouver. so on Sunday May 22 my famiy and I drove up there. We had been talking to the person who wrote the ad. We met her somewhere. They opened the door to reveal a beat up brocken footed cockatiel. Oh my gosh. It was Spike. I cried all the way home. He still whistles like he used to and says my name. He loves up to me and lets me hold him. Now there is no doubt in my mind that this is Spike. THE END (8215) Cockatiel
Tucson, Arizona . . . Zoe
05/12/2005
Zoe flew off at around mid morning on Thursday, May 12, and was last seen near Broadway and Sarnoff area. Her flight wings were trimmed earlier this morning, but obviously not enough!! Please help us find Zoe, Roughly 18 months old.
Our Cockatiel Zoe was reunited with our family entirely because of your web site Bird Hotline. The individual who found Zoe punched in your web site and read my Lost bird notice. He later told us that the internet was his last effort in finding the owners. Otherwise he was buying a cage the next day! What a miracle and a blessing to have people like you providing this service! Thank you and keep up the good work Jeff (4414) Amazon
Jackson, New Jersey . . .
11/10/2004
[The I'm Home report from this Bird's family was received by The Bird Hotline on May 19, 2005, over six months after the found posting was received.] Poncho was lost in Oct. 2004. I tired everything to find her. When I was about to give up (May 2005), I came across this website with ads of birds that were found.. luckily I found an ad from Jackson, NJ where I lost her... when I got in touch with the woman who has been taking care of her, I was sooo pleased to see what she has done.. Poncho ended up in a bird sanctuary with tons of other birds... because the winter was so cold, I never thought I would see my amazon again... thank you sooo much Terry for taking such good care of my bird! (8144) African Grey
Bothell, Washington . . . Ace
04/23/2005
Large parrot, gray and white with a red tail, white around the eyes. Lost in downtown Bothell. The bird was seen on 4/25/05 near the senior center in Bothell
A family in Juanita found her. The Dad found the lost notice I had posted on this web site and called me (7986) Alexandrine Parrot
Craigieburn/Melbourne, Australia . . . Spikey
03/08/2005
My Alexadrine parrot has been missing for two days. She is a four year old green parakeet with small red patches on her wings. Spikey would be approximately 20 cm tall with avery long tail. Very tame bird, but sometimes a bit aggressive. She is also a chatterbox. Flew away when i tried to put her in her cage, which is very unusual. Normally tame out doors. $300 reward offered if found. Lost in Craigieburn near public golf course.
Spikey is home!! My lost Alexandrine parrot was found locally. Someone got her down a tree with a tempting apple. She had been missing for a few weeks and I'd nearly given up all hope. Luckily the person looked up your web site and I was finally reunited! (7899) Green Cheek Conure
San Francisco, California . . . Tookie
02/05/2005
Small, 2 year old Green Cheek Conure- green body, long red tail, blue flight feathers. His wings aren't clipped but he doesn't really know how to fly and only does so when startled. Flew away today, Saturday, 2/5 across my backyard and out of sight. I live at the corner of Jennings & Jamestown in the Bayview section of SF (near Candlestick Park). Tookie is a beloved pet who will be afraid and helpless. Any and all info much appreciated.
Tookie has all his flight feathers but really doesn't know how to fly. He got startled and flew out through an open door. I looked and looked (and called) for him (mostly downhill from my house and low to the ground). After an hour and a half, I made flyers and started passing those out to people in the neighborhood and putting them on mailboxes. Some girls (12 years old) took a flyer and said they'd keep an eye out for him. After several more hours of looking, I stayed in the front yard calling him... the girls called my cell phone and said they found him. He was on the opposite side of the street one block from my house 25 feet up in a tree. I had to finally climb up to get him- he was too afraid to fly down to me. We are VERY, VERY happy to be reunited. (7824) Cockatiel
Surprise, Arizona . . . Birdie
01/04/2005
Lost Tuesday evening at dusk From 18000 Block of N. Cactus Flower Way, Surprise, AZ 85387. Birdie, is a cockatiel, mostly gray with white. His wings have not been clipped. He was scared when he flew
toward the very small amount of light from the sunset. It was the worst storm we've had with raining and freezing cold. We live on the back end of Sun City Grand. He may have gone to the neighborhood next to us - Arizona, Traditions. He also may have flown out over the deserted area in back of us and also AZ Traditions (our back yards back up to a burm or dam). He whistles alot. He's very friendly - will fly to your shoulder. Please call Sharon at for additional information . Thank you very much for your help. I've tried many things with no luck.
There was an ad under the "Found Bird" section. He was found at their home, brought in, fed and put notices up. We were reunited this morning, 1/9/05. Thank you so very much for your website. I will always be so greatful.Sharon (4492) Cockatiel
Sun City Grand/Surprise, Arizona . . .
01/05/2005
Found Cockatiel in front yard of home in Sun City Grand, Surprise, AZ. Bird is friendly and landed on my shoulder. Pls identify and it is yours.
Received an email from Sharon describing her bird. She just left a few minutes ago with Birdie and a very happy owner. Glad we could help. The Bird HotLine really helped as both of us had placed an ad on it. (7770) Pionus Maximillion Parrot
Salt Lake City, Utah . . . Baby
12/22/2004
I have lost my Green Pionus Parrot named Baby. He is green with a purple chest, blue and red tail feathers and a yellow beak. He is very friendly and can talk. He says, "baby bird", "I love You" "Hello Baby" hewas a year on July 28th. I miss him, he is my best friend. Please contact me if you find him. Kelli
My bird flew out the door behind my husband on Dec 22,2004. My husband was unaware of it. He realized the bird was gone on Dec 23, 2004. I was out of town delivering Christmas presents with my father to family's that do not drive. It was 7 degree's that night. I came home and ran down the street telling my neighbors. That night a knock came on the door and it was two men that had moved into the neighborhood recently. They explained their house had been robbed during the night and the back door was knocked down. When they arrived home at 4 AM my bird "Baby" walked out of their back door and ran to them. They assumed the robbers had left their bird. Baby was so happy to see them and friendly they enjoyed him all night. They fed him carrots and he slept on one of the men's beds. When they returned him they told us our bird told them his name was baby. I can't tell you how happy I am to have him back. (7737) Congo African Grey
Sherman Oaks, California . . . Katie
12/08/2004
Congo African Grey lost in Sherman Oaks on 12/8/04. Her name is Katie. She is all grey with a bright red tail. She loves to make kissing sounds and electronic noises. $2000 reward offered. Thank you.
The day Katie was lost we posted flyers with a picture of Katie EVERYWHERE within a five mile radius from my house. Four days later someone called me. Katie was in a tree located right next to one of the flyers. I cannot emphasize how important it is to get the flyers out. Also, I offered a reward that was more than anyone can get by selling her to someone rather than returning her. Good luck to everyone missing their bird. I understand the heartache! (7709) Mealy Parrot
Phoenix, Arizona . . . Cleatus
11/26/2004
Cleatus is a mealy parrot. He is approx 12 inches high. He is a bright green with yellow feathers on the back of his neck & has some red feathers on the underside of his wings. We saw him last flying south out of a eucaliptus tree between 29th ave & 31st ave just north of Northern ave. He will usually say "what" when we call his name. He repeats hello also. Cleatus is a family pet & missed very much. Thank you for any help.
In less than 24 hrs after posting on your website I had an email that I read this morning after putting up a few more flyers. "I may have your bird. I live in the area of 31st Ave and Northern in the townhome complex there. I caught an amzon about an hour ago...it has already said "what" and "hello". I do have one question for you though....how did he get out?... My name is Nina. I rescue animals as a hobby and he was trying to come to me then flew down out of a eucalyptus and let me walk right up to him...I knew he was friendly and possibly very hungry...not knowing how long he had been out. Nina" I called immediately & indeed it was Cleatus. I'm not sure who was more excited Cleatus, me or the kids. Nina was so wonderful - she even clipped his wings (& thats how they will stay!!) for me before we came home. I can't express my gratitude enough to birdhotline & Nina. Without both of you we probably wouldn't have had such a wonderful ending. As an early Christmas present - it doesn't get much better.Bird HotLine: On October 28, 2004 at 9:30 am The Bird HotLine Received the following two postings. (7602) No Bird Type Given
Lynnwood, Washington . . . Paulie
10/27/2004
Please find a little bird who was lost on October 27, 2004 around 8:07 A.M around Lynnwood, Everett, Seattle area in Washington. This bird is green with a grey head, on the front she has yellow and orange, cannot speak but can whistle, has a metal bracelet on her right leg, also when she flys she flaps her wings a lot like if she was scared,
her name is Paulie. If u want a picture contact me!
Bird was found flying around our school yard. A soccer team was practicing and the bird flew into one of the coaches. The bracelet is from California. If you think this is your bird please contact me and identify
the bird by supplying the band number, is it male or female and any "tricks" it does on command. This is an African Senegal.
Bird HotLine: Anxious that these people might overlook each other and feeling certain it was a match I sent an email to both parties and waited for a response. A couple of days later we hear from Paulie's family that they are anxiously waiting (very streesed) to hear from the finders. Apparently they were worried because they had mistakenly said the band was on the right but when they looked at one of her pictures it was on the left leg. They were worried they wouldn't get their Paulie back. We called to reassure them the finders probably haven't checked their email and would be calling them but it may take a few more days so be patient. Of course we anxiously waited to get an email too. A long week later on the 6th we heard from the finder who said:
It turns out that one of the first families I heard from was the right family. At first they gave me incorrect information about which foot the band was on, and they couldn't find the correct band numbers on their paper work. Like I said, they finally called their vet and he had recorded the numbers. After we made a match, I call the family and the came over to our house and took Paulie home. She belongs to a 10 year old little girl. The little girl dances with Paulie every morning before school and one day the front door was open and away Paulie flew. She was a joy to have for the few days we did. Even Opal, our Chinese Pug, grew to like her. Opal and Paulie became friends to the point that Opal gave her piggy back rides. The family got a kick out of seeing this and were suprised that Paulie would do that. I'm glad all worked out and that Paulie is back home.
Bird HotLine: After contacting Paulie's family they wrote back and said that indeed Paulie was home and would send in an "I'm Home" posting. We will update this report then.
(7667) Blue-Headed Pionus Parrot
Mountain View near McKelvey Pk, California . . . Cali
11/13/2004
11 inches, green body/feathers, blue head, red under feathers, black beak with red accent on either side. Lost in Mountain View by McKelvey park. carlakenworthy@hotmail.com
Cali had flown to a neighboring street and had apparently spent the night on the ground in a neighbor's yard. The owner, covered him with a towel, and called the Palo Alto Animal Shelter who came out and netted Cali. My friend and neighbor was out walking her dog and looking for Cali early this morning, waved down the Animal Shelter van and told her that she was looking for a lost parrot. "I just picked one up," she replied. My friend didn't know my phone or address number off-hand, so she asked the lady officer to please follow her around the block to our house, which she did. As I was just ready to hit the pavement with all the fliers I'd made last night, I opened the curtains, and there was everybody, including Cali in the rescue crate!
"I've got her!" the kind officer said. And there were hugs all around. Happy day, and an extra peanut for Cali who, though a little subdued, seems none the worse for wear. It's off to the vet's for a wing clip this week, too! Even though we were (thankfully) reunited before Cali's posting hit the site, I want to thank you so much for being there. It felt like a hug when I needed it most. (3839) Small parrot
San Diego, California . . .
04/19/2004
Still can't find this bird's owner! Small parrot, please call to describe- somebody must be missing this bird. Very friendly. Found in Clairemont/Bay Ho area on 4/19/04.
On May1, 2002, my Senegal, Tiler, was lost. I thought I would die from a broken heart. (I'd had him since a baby & for 8 yrs he was like an appendage to me.) I cried every day for +2 years. I could not get past my grief and promised him, in my heart, that I would never stop looking for him. Never,ever. In July 2004, I was combing the birdhotline lost-and-found's and responding to any which had any possibility. I saw ad #3839 in which "small parrot" was the only description. I responded. The gal, America, was wonderful. She never gave me any info about the "found" bird, other than to confirm the info I gave about my bird matched the bird she had. (Someone else actually found him, but knowing little about avian needs, they asked her to take care of him.) I sent pictures and then more pictures. I described behaviors and things that he says and sounds he makes. Point by point, matched the bird she had.
We corresponded for nearly a month. Finally, I remembered a peculiarity: my bird's feet were strangely a different color than any other Senegal I ever saw. I told her and when she confirmed that this bird DID have feet like that, we both were pretty well convinced that this just might be MY bird. I live 500 miles away from her, so we wanted to be pretty sure. I drove there with his old cage and familiar toys. He hopped right in, and I took my BabyBird home. I can't even tell you what a feeling this is! He was gone for 2 long years, but I refused to give up. Thank you, birdhotline and thank you ever so much, America, for taking such good care of my BabyBird and for taking the care to identify his true pet humans. (6379) Yellow (Lutino) Cockatiel
Eltham/Victoria, Australia . . . Zephyr
02/13/2004
Zephyr is a yellow cockatiel with orange cheeks, and is tame although probably very confused and scared now. Lost in the Eltham area of north east melbourne aus
the next day I was doing stuff around the house and kept going outside periodically to call her. And next thing I know I hear her Beeping way way up in a tree ! I could't believe it last time I saw her was quite far away from our house !! She does not know how to fly down so I finally had to climb to a roof and she walked down the criss cross of vines on that specific tree and she came down to my finger !!! I can't believe how happy I am and I am so surprised that she came home ! wow thanks for all your help everyone and my wishes are all very much with you that you too will get your birds back !!! (3423) Cockatiel
Liberty Hill, Texas . . .
08/20/2003
Found at a ranch on County Road 284 in Liberty Hill, Texas, 26 miles NW of Austin. This fairly friendly bird was attending a party, hanging out on the roof and antenna and accepting grapes and cereal from theguests. A few days later, we were able to catch it when it landed on someone's hand.
I ran an ad in the Liberty Hill paper. Someone in my town knew that the family in a neighboring town had lost their cockatiel and gave her the ad. From her description, I was almost positive it was her bird (I did not describe the unusual markings on the back). When she came and brought the bird's mate, it was obvious this was the right family! The mate went wild with joy at seeing him again. : ) This young bird had been missing for months. [Bird HotLine received this posting on 12-3-2003] This was a very happy ending. (6170) Cockatiel
San Diego/North Park, California . . . Bob
11/03/2003
Bob is a normal gray male cockatiel, bright yellow face and orange cheek spots. His feathers under his wings were clipped, but the top wing feathers are fully flighted. He is very sweet, prefers to be held than in a cage. He is very vocal and whistles many tunes. He flew out the door of our North Park home this morning about 8am. He was last seen flying east toward I-805, south of University. He is dearly loved by our family. His bird buddy Bill misses him. Please contact us with any info or sightings. Reward. Connie
Our sweet cockatiel Bob was blessed by an angel today. He was safely returned to us after a harrowing 24 hours. Bob accidently flew out our front door yesterday. In utter shock, my husband and I cruised up and down streets calling for him. My neighbors must of thought I was crazy, as I sat on the roof of our house with binoculars, whistling, calling and crying for our liitle bird. After contacting our local paper, and placing a notice on the Bird Hotline, I called everyone I knew in the area. I am optimistic by nature, but logic told me not to expect to see him again. I said several prayers throughout the day, asking for Bob to found by a compassionate and sensible person. My prayers were answered. Today, a lovely woman who lives five blocks away, saw him sitting on a power line. She called to him and he flew to her, landing on her head. As it turned out, she is an animal health technician and former cockatiel owner. She checked the newspaper and online and was able to find us. She fed Bob, clipped his flight feathers and returned him safely to us. A truly miraculous and happy ending! (5921) Cockatiel
Peekskill, New York . . . Tonto
08/01/2003
Male, Bright Yellow Face, Gray Crest, Gray body, 1 1/2 years old. May have been sighted in Tarrytown NY on or about 8/20.
A wonderful woman told me about The Bird HotLine. I never would've met her if she hadn't answered my lost bird newspaper ad. She thought she'd found my bird. I found Tonto through The Bird HotLine. The incredible people who found Tonto found him on their roof. He came right down to land on their finger.
He left Peekskill in Northern Westchester on Aug. 1. They found him Aug. 15 on Long Island. We were reunited in Sept. I never saw their notice 'til Aug. 28th. We then exchanged descriptions, photos.
Did Tonto fly to Long Island? Did he escape from an intermediate situation? They found him day after blackout.
I'm overwhelmed and overjoyed.
[Note from Bird HotLine: The following is the found listing she saw. We have writen to Tonto's rescuers in hopes they share their side of the story and will add later if they do. This goes to show that you need to check the listings periodically because you never know when fate will step in.]
(3360) Cockatiel
Levittown/Long Island, New York . . .
08/15/2003
We have found a very affectionate (spoiled) Cockatiel. It is a standard gray cockatiel with little or no special markings. Has no problems with people.
Small (approx. 9") green body with orange/red on upper beak. Eyes ringed in white and blue flight feathers. Likes to bite the fingers of strangers but is friendly.
With lots of posters put up some one finally read one. A nice couple found Kiwi in there back yard teasing their dog (he loves dogs and cats). She used an oven mit to pick him up, which she said that he stepped right up. They bought him a cage. It took a 45 minute conversation to convince them how badly we wanted Kiwi home since they wanted to keep him. They had him for the entire 3 weeks he was missing and didn't notice any posters until yesterday while walking their dog at the park. They took the poster down and said it looked like "their bird". They really like him and now want one just like him, Half Moon Conure. They said they bought a book of parrots, but could not find one like him.
We are so happy to have Kiwi home. His kisses are big. He wouldn't go to sleep last night. He talked and talked, played and hugged his bell. Your input on how to be persistant really helped! Thank you for being there through the last 3 weeks of grieving. I will continue to let people know about your web site. The people that called me thinking they might have Kiwi, now know about Bird Hotline.com. (5379) Cockatiel
Somerset, New Jersey . . . Kistle
05/03/2003
Location: Franklin Greens Apartment Complex, Apartment 24-F Somerset, NJ off of1 JFK Blvd Near the Kmart and Stop & Shop shopping area Contact: Mike & Monica Description: Gray & White Body with yellow feathers on head, red cheeks, about 8 inches long - answers to the name Kistle bird
[Received this I'm Home report 6-27-2003 Bird HotLine] After registering Kistle on the Birdhotline, I made fliers and passed them around the area, called pet stores, and continued to walk around the area in the evening and early mornings for the little guy. We were so very upset and our wedding was approaching. There was a lot to do in the next three weeks, so we hoped for the best but in reality we knew he was probably gone. We received a phone call regarding a bird just before the rehearsal, but it wasn't a match. After our honeymoon, I got an email about a found bird, so my husband called and went to see this man who rescues birds. It was a matched, it was Kistle. He had flew into a Home Depot in Old Bridge, NJ (about 20 miles away)and was brought to this man and his sister went on the website and found our email. Thankyou so much!!!!!!!! Words cannot express the happiness brought by this bird. Thank you again Birdhotline!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't ever give up hope!!!!!! Thanks!!!!! Monica & Michael (5581) Jardines Parrot
Kalamazoo, Michigan . . . Poe
06/19/2003
Her name is Poe, and she most often says "Hi Poe". She is a typically colored Jardines Parrot, all bright green, with bright orange on her head and the tops of her wings. She does have a band on her leg but I do not have the numbers. She was lost in the "Vine Street Neighborhood", in Kalamazoo, Thursday evening, June 20. She is very friendly. Some of her other common vocabulary is "Come here, Come on", and "Beeep" loud like an electronic security system, she does this when she is upset.
Poe flew out an open door, and traveled about 2 miles from home. Luckily, the next morning, she landed in the yard of a kind hearted family who took her in, and then searched for us. They saw our posting and contacted us. We are so grateful to those who administer this site for helping us to find our dear friend, and especially grateful to the nice people in Kalamazoo who returned her to us safe and sound. (5746) Congo African Grey
Ukiah, California . . . Maui
07/20/2003
I never thought I would have to write this, but our beloved Maui is a 10 year old male Congo African Grey. He is good size, whistles, talks, rings the phone and answers it. He disappeared on 7/20/2003. We believe he may have escaped through the dog door. We are heart broken and beg any help you could give us.
On Tuesday morning, 7/22/03, I was outside in my backyard listening for any sounds that might be him and I heard his "phone" ringing! I could hear it coming from across my street, but there was a major remolding construction project going on at my neighbors that the sound was distorted. I finally was right in front of the house in question calling to him when a man on the crew spoke up and said "He's been talking to us all morning! They couldn't figure out where the ringing phone was coming from, but wished someone would answer it! There he was up high in a tree in the middle of all the construction work going on. I immediately called my 19 yr. old daughter at work and she climbed up on a roof of the neighboring house with a dish of food. Maui got so excited trying to climb down, the branch broke and off he flew. I ran down the street calling him though, and he made a huge U-turn and landed in a tree within my reach. He steped up only one foot and I had to pry him off the branch, once and for all in my arms. I sobbed with sure love and happiness and wisked him home to his cage!
He was dehydrated and tired, but ok. With a fresh wing clipping and a new plan to shield the dog door, we are eternally grateful to all the prayers and moral support we received. I was at an all time low after the first 24 hours passed, but this web site gave me renewed faith after reading others stories. Don't give up faith. Do keep up the walking and calling, Do put an ad w/pic in the local paper, Do tell everyone you see on the street, put up posters all around including where people congregate, parks, downtown stores, vets and pet shops. People need to know if they find your bird how heartbroken you all are, including the bird. Many blessings to you all and may you become reunited too. With love and Hope, Maui's Mom, Dad, Sisters and Brothers (5442) Stolen! Cockatoo
New Smyrna Beach, Florida . . . Brutus
05/23/2003
Please help find beautiful Brutus. He was taken from a home in Bethune Beach in the New Smyrna Beach area. Brutus is white with yellow under the wing and had a registration band. He says his name, among other things and likes to dance.
[Report received 7-8-2003]The police got involved when Brutus was reported missing and it was found that some teenagers from a nearby home stole him. The teen tried to say she found the bird and her parents apparently believed her! He was returned to my friend, Ron and he is so relieved, as was Brutus. They are reunited and very happy. Ron loves Brutus like a son and we are thankful Brutus is home! Thanks for your site as a chance for someone who can be helped in finding their loved ones. (5411) Cockatiel
Serra Mesa/San Diego, California . . . Baby
05/14/2003
My baby cockatiel flew out the window at around 2:30pm on May 14th. She flew over the fence into a construction/demolition area. I didn't see where she went and the crew was of no help. The scary thing is that this baby is only 5 weeks old and not eating on her own. She needs to come home! She is a cinnamon pearl pied. In otherwords she's mostly yellow with gray splotches on her back and white dots on her back. She is banded AFP 03-01
I just received an email from Barbara who saw the posting on this website. This baby was still being handfed and thus needed to find just the right person to help her get home. Barbara's neighbor found the bird and brought it to Barbara who handfed her until she saw my posting. My baby is home. I can't believe it! It's a miracle!! Lots of prayers have been said for this bird and they were answered!!! Thank you sooo much!!! (5723) Gray Cockatiel
Hillsboro, Oregon . . . Tweetie
07/14/2003
Typical coloring: gray body, yellow head, bright orange cheeks. Escaped from house off of Belmont Court (52nd Avenue/Brookwood/Golden Road) in Hillsboro, Oregon at 8pm. Unlikely to come to person, please call if found. Loves fritos, may come if asked if wants "a chip". Reward if found.
About 24 hours after Tweetie flew away, I was out posting flyers. I drove over to a church parking lot about 4 blocks from our house which is the direction my neighbors had seen him fly. I had been there the night before but he hadn't responded to me. When I called again, I heard chirps in response to my calls. I looked up and finally saw him at the top of a tall pine tree. Relieved, but concerned about how I was going to get him down, I just kept calling and asking if he wanted "a chip." He finally flew down and after much circling, he landed on my head. I then carefully climbed inside the cab of my truck and shut the door. I wouldn't have kept looking so intently if I hadn't read the happy reuniting stories that happened days and even weeks after people had lost their birds. Thank you so much for this site! (I'm now going to learn how to clip his wings!) (5697) Nanday Conure
Tampa/Seminole Hgts, Florida . . . Baby Bird
07/09/2003
Baby Birds cage got knocked over by the puppies and he flew away he was last heard on the corner of 16th and Norfolk. He's green with blue breast and will say " you you " if he's close enough to you. This is his second break out, last time a nice woman found him half starved to death on Armenia and Hillsborough at a high school football game. He's about 4 years old perhaps 5. He has a mate and she's a little besides herself. Please contact me if you hear anything. He's hand raised and is probably scared. Please help!!
The same day he was lost , fortunate for me he flew from the oak Tree he was in and up in to a Magnolia Tree a couple of blocks away. Luckily Nandays are very vocal with a distinct screech and when Nate the female would screech which is all the darn time, he would reply, I was able to get a fix on him this way and spotted him up in the top of the magnolia tree, these trees are very easy to climb firtunate for me and he was about 90 feet up so I climbed the tree and got within three or four feet of him and held out a dead branch and after a few minutes of coaxing him with how beautiful and sweet he is he climbed on and I grabbed him and wrapped him in a shirt stuck him inside my shirt climbed down the tree and carried him home. (5547) African Gray Parrot
Danville, Virginia . . . Smokey
06/13/2003
I lost my African Gray in the North Danville area, this bird is gray in color with bright red tail feathers. He is approxiamately 12 inches tall and is 22 years old. This bird was my birthday present when I turned 16 yrs old, I would have had Smokey for 22 yrs on June 25, 2003. Smokey is VERY friendly and has NEVER bitten any one, he is a WONDERFUL member of my family and I am desperate to find him.
My African Grey was found 6 days after I lost him. The people who found him responded to a large picture ad that I placed in the local newspaper, without placing that ad, I would have never been reunited with Smokey. (5372) Cockatiel
Langhorne, Pennsylvania . . . Sunshine
05/04/2003
Sunshine is a full-grown fancy pale yellow cockatiel with orange cheeks. Her body is completely yellow except for her cheeks. She is about 4 years old. She is a full-flight bird. She was lost in the Langhorne/Trevose area on Saturday, May 4th at about 7:00 pm. She is afraid of everything. If you see her the best thing to do is not to approach her, I am the only one she will let handle her. There will be a generous reward. Thank you very much!
Sunshine was found by a family in Churchville, PA. A boy offerred her bread while she was sitting in their garden. She crawled up the boy's shirt and he was able to walk into the house with Sunshine on his shoulder. The boy asked his mother if it was okay to keep her but she had spoken with someone at her work who had seen one of the "Lost Bird" posters posted throughout the area, so she called us and brought Sunshine back that night. She was gone exactly one week and we are so thankful to have her back home. The family that returned her refused to accept any reward money. We would like to thank everyone who helped in getting the word out that helped to bring Sunshine back home. With sincere gratitude, Tony, Jennifer & Sunshine! (5362) Congo African Grey
Lancaster, New York . . . Zazu
04/26/2003
Heartbroken family looking for our beloved Zazu all over Lancaster area, around Como Lake Park. Zazu is one and a half years old, loves to cuddle and kiss.
After 11 days of looking Zazu is home!! Someone who was listening to two men talking about finding an African Grey Parrot were overheard. She decided to call me from the ad I had put in the paper. She left a number I could reach the person at. To make a long story short, I believe that this person who found my bird was not going to give him back. If it wasn't for the woman who called me, I would've never gotten Zazu back. I thank her so very much for all the happiness she gave me back!! Always keep hope in your heart and never give up because you never know how things can work out. Unfortunately I'm sure there are a lot of birds found that are not returned. I am just thankful that someone had the sense to do the right thing. I will thank her everyday!!! (5376) Cockatiel
Royal Oak/Berkley, Michigan . . . Denny
05/4/2003
Lost at 1 1/2 Mile and Woodward. Please help. Devastated by loss. Denny one of my gray male cockatiel flew out of a house he was temporarily staying in while my own home was under construction. The home he flew away from
is located in Berkley Michigan. But it on the edge of Royal Oak, pleasant Ridge, Farmington and Birmingham. The subdivision is located on the West side of Woodward and 11 1/2 mile rd. (which 11 1/2 mile rd is called Catalpa.)
DENNY is home again! I still can't believe the odds. But its true he was found yesterday. He was found almost 12 miles away from where he was lost. I received a call around 1:00pm yesterday 5/8/03. When I heard the location of where the bird was found it seemed unlikely to me that it would be Denny. But I knew I had to see for myself. When I saw him, he looked to be in bad shape. He had lost weight, his tail feathers were 11/2'' shorter. And as a result of how he must have been feeling his feather were all puffed up." He was almost lifeless and could hardly open his eyes to acknowledge me, or his name. For a split second I said, " That's not my bird." But I looked at him, and I knew it was him. From there we went straight to the vet. And after a clean bill of health and a long nap, he started eating and drinking again. He is now back home resting. He is not quite back to his old self yet. But I've seen 100% improvement from the lost and exhausted bird I almost questioned to! be mine. My prayers have been answered. So many nice people went out of their way to help me. I just want everyone to know I did receive email from people who had viewed this and other sites. I would like to tell those families that are still searching for their birds, that there is hope. Don't give up. GET THE WORD OUT. Especially in the first few days. In 3-4 days when your bird is hungry and tired and lonely he will go to someone. And the key is to inform as many people and places as possible. I spent 2 days calling everyone who would listen. From police stations to animal shelters, pet stores and animal hospitals. I had lost bird adds in every paper I could think of. I called agencies as far as an hour away from where he was lost. Ultimately this is how he was reunited with me. The wonderfully people who found him, made ONE phone call to there local shelter. That's all it took! And now he's back home, back with his mommy. And back with his buddy, Ba-boo my other cockatiel. He is back in our family where he is very loved Thanks again everyone! Sincerely Joanne (5345) Male Cockatiel
Chesapeake, Virginia . . . Sunshine
04/28/2003
Pale yellow, white bright yellow head and orange cheeks. Wings are NOT clipped. Missing from Las Gaviotas section of Great Bridge. Approximately 4 years old. Will sometimes whistle back to anyone whistling a "cat call" that men whistle to women - if you do that, he responds in like. He may respond to command "step up" if being handled, as he does know this command to step up onto a hand or arm. Knows tricks like hanging upside down and spreading his wings, while being told "Good Sunshine, spread your wings! Pretty bird!"
Sunshine was found by some people on the golf course in my nrighborhood, and taken to the nearby vet clinic. One of the girls working there has been keeping him safely at her home, and one of her co-workers saw my flyer, posted by my Mother, when she was at our local PetsMart store. She called me today to tell me that her co-worker had a found cockatiel matching Sunshine's decsription! I called and have made arrangements to bring him home tomorrow!
We are so grateful and encourage everyone who has lost a beloved pet bird to send e-mails with an attachment of the flyers to everyone they know and ask them to print them out and post them. This is what is bring Sunshine home to us tomorrow, and we thank BirdHotline for their wonderful website which gave us hope! (5347) Congo African Grey
Astoria Queens, New York . . . Maitai
04/27/2003
Please help me find my baby, he is a large African Grey that has been with me for 4 years. He is not a pet but a family member. We haven't slept for days. He was seen in the neighborhood in the vicinity of 27Street and 21st Avenue. Please if you have any information please call me Will pay a substantial reward. We are worried sick.
A very kind man found him and was viewing the lost pet directory on the computer and called. (5288) Orange Wing Amazon
Tucson(22nd/Craycroft area), Arizona . . . Baby
04/15/2003
Baby is approx 5 years old. He is mostly green, with yellow circles on his cheeks and blue on his forehead along with the orange under his wings. His wings are not clipped, but he hasn't tried to fly in spite of this. He is friendly, but a big baby sometimes. He is kept on a perch only and is a homebody, so we are concerned what may happened with him as he has never gotten outside before. There are alot of stray cats in our area, but our cat doesn't bother him. Please contact my email address. Thanks
My husband was leaving for work around 6pm (1 1/2 days after we found Baby gone)when he thought he heard our birds normal screech. We listened more, and sure enough, we heard his screech again then he started saying 'hello'. He ended up being in our neighbors back yard on a piece of fencing. He seemed very happy to be home and we sure were glad that he was home, safe and sound. It was a long day & a half that he was gone so we are just thankful that he is safe. He was very happy to be on his perch again but was pretty thirsty. Even our dog was happy to see him again! I was pretty sure that we were never going to see our Baby again so just wanted everyone to know that there is hope when you pray. (5266) Cockatiel
Beckley, West Virginia . . . Rosie
04/10/2003
Rosie is a yellow cockatiel, with orange cheeks, she is 2 years old. She has a tag on her leg. She escaped when her cage was being cleaned & the top came off. Thank you very, very much!!!!!
My pet Cockatiel was found today and is home in her cage. We had followed the instructions on the Bird Hotline and put out the posters with her picture and our phone number and someone saw it at the local convenience store and made the call. We had offered a reward which helped get her home and it worked. She survived two days and nights of hard rain and temps reaching as low as 30 degrees. She was only one street over from my house but of course I had no way of knowing she was so close. We had also placed her picture in the local newspaper which had just came out today but it turned out that the posters placed around town was what worked in the case. She is acting strange but is sleeping soundly and acts as if she has not sleep any while she was gone. She drank water for several minutes as well and ate real fast. I must say, the REWARD, is what got her back, it does not have to be big & you don't have to put on the sign how much you will give, just put, "reward offered", I gave him $25.00, that is what I had in my purse, & he was happy. But he said that he really considered keeping her if there was no money involved, sad but true.....so remember, there is a chance, & there is HOPE Thanks for reading my story, & I hope it will help someone get their sweet bird back. (5267) Pacific Parrotlet
Colorado Springs, Colorado . . . Kiwi
04/10/2003
Kiwi slipped out the front door of our house just a little east of Colorado College on 4/10/03. She is a typical female Pacific Parrotlet. She is about 5" long, weighs about 30 grams. She's sort of olive green with a beautiful blue area on her rump. Her legs and beak are horn colored. She has a little stumpy tail. She is feisty, and while tame she might nip you if she doesn't know you. Her wings are not clipped. She is wearing band # 137B1056. She's almost 4 years old and I've had her since she was a baby. I am offering a reward for her return.
It's my parrotlet, Kiwi! I just filled out the form and submitted her photo this evening and she's already home! I am so happy I could fly! I called back and forth to her all day while she was up in the trees, but lost sight of her in the afternoon. Just a few minutes ago, the college kids from across the street came knocking at my door to tell me she had flown down onto somebody's shoulder and the guy didn't know what to do with her! Luckily, I had gotten the word out about her escape really fast, so one of them knew she was mine. The ironic part is that I've been a member of the Bird Patrol for a long time and this time it was MY BIRD! Hallelujah for happy endings! (5309) Senegal Parrot
Florence/Cincy area, Kentucky . . . BJ
04/13/2003
Small Parrot around 9" in length, with a gray head, green body and yellow belly. Lost off of Pleasant Valley Rd in Florence, Ky. He loves crackers and sunflower seeds. He says Come Here and Whistles the Andy Griffith Song, The Wolf Whistle, and The Mexican Hat Dance. We miss him very much!
BJ was lost on 4/13/03 which is also my wife's birthday. We had been looking for him fratically for 10 days, walking around the neighborhood for hours whistling and calling his name. I finally decided to put an ad in the newspaper for a lost bird, and within one day we got a call that they had found our bird 25 miles away from home. He got caught up in a very windy day, so if you are looking for your bird look in the direction of the wind. He is home, but he has been through a lot, and he just hasn't gotten into his cheery self. Thanks again! (5132) Pionus
Ingram, Texas . . . Missy
02/22/2003
We lost Missy our Pionus in Ingram, Texas in the neighborhood, Cypress Falls. She is approx. 2 pounds, 12 inches tall. She is mostly green with purple in her tail feathers and a red breast. She is a very nice bird, but i am sure at this time she is frightened and may not come to a stranger. She has a leg band so I can identify her if she is found. Any help anyone can offer will be greatly appreciated.
We put fliers out everywhere, contacted radio stations, newspapers and all the vets and pet shops in the area. I was called on 2/25/03 at 8:15 am and a lady 2 blocks away told me she thinks she sees my bird. She said I can't promise it is her but it looks like it could be. We rushed over and it was. The worst part is in the two days she was gone we had some of the worst weather we had all year. It was freezing and icy outside. I was so worried she would never survive, but with the help of many great people we got her out of the tree and rushed her to the vet where she was given a clean bill of health. He said the fact that we feed her pellets instead of seed she was better able to survive the weather. She is now at home resting and warming up. She is eating well and doing great. We are so greatful to everyone who helped us in finding her safe. Thank you again to all. (2830) Peach Faced Love Bird
Tucson, Arizona . . .
11/04/2002
Found in Vista del Sahuaro neighborhood, close to Booth Fickett school. The bird is in good health and is being well cared for. The love bird has a peach face and green feathers. The owner will be asked for other identifying marks so that this adorable bird can go home. Call either Tim or Theresa. Leave a message if we don't answer.
We just received a call yesterday, (3-20-2003) after my wife found him four months ago and listed him with you. Thank you for your assistance. -Tim and Theresa. (2715) Parakeet/Budgie
Van Nuys, California . . .
07/15/2002
Found near Van Nuys airport. Male, has blue cere & yellow eyes, def. a male bird! Appears young, 8 mos to a year old...
[Bird Hotline: This just came in so we don't know when the bird was found.] I placed a "found budgie" ad at birdhotline.com and also in the local pennysaver in Van nuys, CA. A week or so later I got a call from nice lady desparate to find her lost budgie Seven. She contacted me & I asked her to describe this lovely little budgie which she did...to a TEE...His color, behavior, voice--all of it!
After she had described the bird to me and when she came over to see the bird I had found it was obvious to me that it was indeed HER birdie:):) She even brought his cage with her that day--a beautiful blue powder coated cage-just like the color of her little budgie!
I am SO very happy to report an "I'm HOME" happy ending to this story! I got involved in being a Bird Patroller in 1998 after losing my own beloved pearl Cockatiel Jasmine, & discovering the wonderful & loving people at Birdhotline.com who...like me lost their bird, never found it--- and decided to DO "something" about it even though they never found their beloved Conure. I never found my Jasmine either, but decided that I HAD to make something good come out of my loss so I got invloved with Birdhotline & became a proud Bird Patroller! Just this ONE success story has brought me joy beyond belief, for I was able to help reunite one sweet little lost birdie with "his" beloved human. I have the Birdhotline.com "button" hyperlinked to this site on every single page of my website: www/geocities.com/exoticbrdz/ I get a lot of "hits" there at my aviary website & I DO believe that very little bit helps the cause!
I hope I can help more people and their lost beloved birds find each other, as the reward I felt inside my heart when I was able to help this ONE birdie find his Mommy brought me joy & happiness beyond words! Thank You Birdhotline, you people are amazing, kind hearted souls and I am proud to call you ALL part of MY birdie family:)> (4918) African Grey
Pleasanton, California . . . Gracie
11/19/2002
Gracie flew out our open back door 1 pm when she was spooked. She is only a year and a half old. Her wings are partially clipped. She is a smallish female, and will step up, but she's skittish, esp. with strangers. Please help us find her! We are all heartbroken and she is vey much missed. She has a leg band, but is not microchipped. Reward. She is a gray bird with a red tail, about 10 inches tall.
She's back!! This really is a miracle. Almost exactly 48 hours after Gracie flew away, and after 2 40 degree nights, I got a phone call. One of the veterinary clinics I had brought a flier to the day before called and said, "I think we may have your bird." It seems that Gracie flew smack into an office window,about 2 miles away from my home, stunning herself. This wonderful lady heard her, went outside, scooped her up and called the vet hosp. They told her to bring her in, that someone had just lost a bird fitting her descrition. Anyways, I was there to get her in 10 minutes, and she was dehydrated, and very disoriented. I almost didn't recognize her. Now, 3 days later, its like she was never gone. Totally back to normal. I have her on antibiotics twice a day, per my veterinarian. To everyone out there, don't give up, and get the word out to everyone and anyone you can! In my case it definetly made all the difference. (4818) Cockatiel
Tucson, Arizona . . . Cha Cha
10/15/2002
White cockatiel, named Cha Cha 2 yrs old, answers to what. Please call 623 4665. Lost between Broadway, Kino and Park. San Antonio Barro Cha Cha is a white bird with orange cheeks, her mate is really upset.
Some young girl called my mom who called me, this is 2 weeks after he went missing. She saw my lost bird over the internet. Went to Tucson immediately. It was Cha Cha. Can tell has been thru abit of trauma, not as loud as he used to be, but when Cha Cha saw his mate all was well, the talking began. Believed the girl wanted to keep him, but you know, my Cha Cha has to come home. He is very happy with Elvis, they are preening away and very happy. Thank You Bird Hotline and all the people who read it. We are a happy family again. Was found about 14 blocks from where he was missing. Thank You (4887) Congo African Grey
Gloucester, Virginia . . . Peekachu
11/09/2002
Female Congo African Grey. She is microchipped and registered with Avid. She is a light grey and weighs 478 grams. I can be contacted through my email -
We found Peekachu in a neighbors yard only 3 houses down from ours. The area we live in still has patches of forest between and behind most of the homes. My children, their friends and I were taking a break from putting up posters when we heard her. We have a very noisy conure (Skipper) also and had brought her out in her cage in hopes of Peekachu hearing her friend and responding. It worked! We found Peek in a holly tree by following her calls to Skipper. Thank you for your site. The responses on your I'm home page were very comforting to read while Peekachu was gone. All the birds now have fresh wing clips and one of the lost bird posters is going up in our bird room as a reminder. (4873) Amazon Yellow Head
Imperial Beach, California . . . Daisy Mae Parrot
10/31/2002
Daisy Mae-14 inches head to tail, flew off Halloween eveing, wings partially clipped. She is green bodied, red shouldered, yellow crown, some yellow around bare eye ring. She flew towards 10th st from 12th st and IB Blvd. She is an athlete, and 2 years, 5 months old. She lives with 4 other parrots. We will be on the roof this AM at sunrise with her mommy parrot calling to her to try to find her. We are heartbroken. Glo & Shawn
Placed Mother parrot in a safe cage on the roof prior to sunrise. Spread peanuts on roof (favorite food). Shined flashlight on Mother to produce awake and noisey conditions. Mother was not as noisey as usual but ocassionally would scream. Searched the neighborhood for several blocks in the direction of flight. Returned and observed Mother was quiet when hearing other screams. Followed the sound of the screams to the opposite direction of flight. Daisy sitting on fence in front yard, trying to get someone to feed her. She flew back on her own, possibly with the help of Mom's screams. We live next to a busy 4 lane street, which hindered any sound assistance at times. Thank you for your web service, thank God she is home fast. (4830) African Grey Parrot (Congo)
Mar Vista near Palms/Centinela, California . . . Humbert
10/17/2002
Humbert somehow opened up his cage door and flew away this morning. He is a Congo African Grey, gray body with red tail, and he likes to say "It's okay!" when he's scared. We have had him for 16 years and we know he's frightened and wants to come home. Please help him!
Humbert had been gone for 12 days as of today. We had, realistically, very little hope of finding him. I placed an ad in the Los Angeles Times, and a local bird lover noticed both my ad and an ad in the Venice, CA local paper mentioning a found bird. She gave me the number and I called and talked to Dwight who, after hearing me describe Humbert and his favorite words, said "I think this is your bird." He had apparently already fended off at least one person who wanted a free bird and claimed Humbert was hers. I went to Dwight's house tonight, and Humbert heard my car driving up and starting shrieking! It was obvious it was Humbert. It turns out Humbert flew west from our house and turned up two days later, many floors up in a half-constructed building. He was very hungry and he let Dwight pick him up and take him home. Dwight didn't know much about birds, but he bought a cage and a book and took great care of Humbert, feeding him good foods and letting him sleep in a tree inside his bedroom at night. All these nights it's been so cold, and I've been heartbroken thinking about my freezing, starving bird -- and he was inside and well fed all that time! (Thank goodness). Dwight said he really liked Humbert, but had read that Greys bond with their owners for life, and he was sad thinking Humbert would always be missing us. I pray that all of you will get your precious birds back home. Don't give up! We almost did. Susan (4807) Congo African Grey
Poway, California . . . Abbey
10/08/2002
Lost Grey parrot. Please return. His mate misses him and is calling. He says "Hello Abbey." This is a breeder bird. REWARD.
After 12 days, Abbey is HOME!!! He was found in Rancho Penesquitos about 5 miles from Poway, then taken to a breeder in La Mesa. She called me and told me she had my bird! Abbey is a little sore...he has an injury to his head and thigh, but seems ok. Wolfie his mate is thrilled to have him home. Thanks to ALL THAT HELPED!!!!!!! (4702) Bronzed Wing Pionus
Sherwood, Oregon . . . Saphire
09/14/2002
REWARD OFFERED!!! Please help us find our bird. She is a Bronzed Wing Pionus Parrot. She is 7" tall and brown in color except for under her wings and tail. Her other colors are: orange, blue, yellow, and blue/green. She is only 1 yr. old and we miss her dearly. She flew from our back yard on 9/14/02, we live in South Sherwood, Or. She is very gentle and soft spoken. Please respond if you can help us. Thank you
The lady that had Sapphire found Frans Bird Rescue web site in Oregon and contacted them and Fran put us in touch with the wonderful women who gave Sapphire back to us. (4696) Gray Female Cockatiel
Bruswick, Maine . . . Louise
09/12/2002
Louise flew out the door in Brunswick, Maine on 9/12/02. She is the very much loved pet of Susan and Chris. Cockatiels are known to be strong flyers - so she may have travelled quite a distance in short time. Please help bring Louise home - her family misses her.
Louise, a normal gray cockatiel was found by a family on Sat. (9/14) evening. She was found several miles from our house and in the next town over. The family reported a found bird to the police department. I had posted a flyer there and the family made contact through the flyer on Sunday a.m. We picked her up at noon on Sun. She's been seen by her avian vet and is on antibiotics for a slight respiratory infection but she is otherwise fine. Flyers and networking works. This is a miracle for us. (4692) Cockatiel
St. Louis Park, Minnesota . . . Scooter
09/07/2002
Scooter is a yellow cockatiel with orange cheeks. Her wings are not clipped. She was lost near Methodist Hospital just south of Excelsior Blvd near Minnehaha Creek.
Someone saw a flyer we posted, talked to a friend who had a cockatiel land on his shoulder during a lunch break outside, called us and we got in contact with the person who had our bird. We brought her favorite food and my wife wore earrings that Scooter liked to play with. IT WAS HER! She was found 4 miles away from our home. We are very lucky birdie parents who are going to get Scooter's wings clipped tomorrow. Thank you for offering this service. (4577) Yellow Lutino Cockatiel
Rochester, Massachusetts . . . Petri
08/06/2002
Help me find my way home. I am a 6 1/2 year old male yellow lutino cockatiel, with blue leg band(if on),not up to date clipped wings, orange cheeks.I went for a flight out my cage feed door and have gotten lost. My wife is worried and my owner and family are grieving. My reward is now up to $300. Help me get home.
Received a call tonight about a lutino cockatiel, from another person looking for their bird, called the number that I was given and went and saw the bird. Sure enough it was Petrie!!!!!!!!! Persimmon , his bird wife was very happy and I can not believe he is home!!! 2 weeks and 8 miles away. (2593) Cockatiel
Warrington, Pennsylvania . . .
07/02/2002
Friendly gray cockatiel, not sure of sex. Doesn't mind children or dogs. Please reply with detailed description, or photo if possible.
Owner contacted me after found ad was placed, and gave me a very accurate description and photo. (4045) Congo African Grey
San Jose, California . . . Gandalf
04/12/2002
Gandalf is a male African Grey. He is gray with a red tail, 12 inches long and weighs one pound.
After four months and eight days, a miracle has occurred! Gandalf the African Grey is home. We think he was out for the entire 4 months. After an article was run in the local paper, we got several calls reporting a loose African Grey in an area 15 miles from our home. The very next day we were contacted by a wonderful young man, who had managed to coax Gandalf to him. We went up that night and collected him, but were unsure it was really him due to the time that had passed. All doubts were erased when he got home and was instantly relaxed and comfortable with us and our home. Don't give up hope. Too many people give up too soon! I see that all the time here in my area. They run an ad for a week and then decide the bird is gone for good. Most people think they can't survive but these guys are true survivors! (4655) African Grey Congo
Wilmington, North Carolina . . . Shank
08/30/2002
Gray with red tail. Near 1#. 1.5 years old.
I spoke with neighbors and the local children, descibed his vocal expressions. The next morning my neighbor heard Shank and called us immediately. He was lost 8/30, & found 9/1. This website gave me hope and ideas crucial to finding my friend. Thankyou. (4654) African Grey Parrot
San Diego, California . . . Cherokee
08/30/2002
Cherokee was lost early evening in the Laurel St. area of Bankers Hill, San Diego. Her wings are clipped, but she glided off of our apartment building. She says many things, including "hello", "what's up buddy", she loves to whistle, meow, bark, and is very loving. We love her very much, and will offer a reward for her return. She is medium gray, with black eyes and
red tail feathers.
Cherokee's Daddy went looking for her, street by street through a neighborhood and a canyon. 18 hours after she flew off (with clipped wings, but she got a breeze) he found her about a mile away. She was behind a house on top of a trash can. She wasn't injured--just tired, hungry, thirsty and dirty. We looked almost non-stop, and were very very lucky to get her back. Thank you for this service--as helpless as we felt after losing her, it's nice to have a place to instantly get your information out. (2607) Cockatiel
Demond, Indiana . . .
08/04/2002
Found tame cockatiel in Demond, Indiana. He/she is gray/white.
I was on vacation and a friend was watching my Prince for me. I had told her that some cleaners are harmful or deadly to birds. So when she was cleaning she set his cage on the deck. Her 3 year old wanted to pet the bird and opened the cage when my friend was not looking. The bird flew away. My friend and I was surfing the web looking for places to search or report lost birds when we found the bird hotline. Thank You Bird HotLine because I now have my Prince back. THANK YOU to the people that had him for taking good care of him and all the people that helped me get in contact with the people that had him! I am so happy to have him back, and I am going tomorrow to get another cockatiel or two to keep him company because the nice people that had him had him in an aviary. So I am getting him new friends so he will never be lonely for the companionship of another bird again. (4051) Gray Cockatiel
Sturgis, Michigan . . . Emmy
04/13/2002
Lost our children's bird. Female Gray Cockatiel, 2 years old. Yellow face, orange cheeks, grey and yellow body with white flecks. Has band on her foot. Is very social, needs human contact. She flew out our front door in Sturgis and flew around the neighborhood for several hours before we lost sight of her. Likes to be hand fed. Sorely missed already. REWARD offered! Krysti
Very weird story! Our cockatiel escaped from our house on the south side of town. We have had "Emmy" for 1 1/2 years, my sister's (Kelli)family has had theirs for about 1 year. Neither one have ever escaped before. Two days after our cockatiel flew out the front door, her cockatiel "Rocky" flew out his front door too. She lives on the north side of town, about 12 blocks from me. She called me up as soon as it happened and said that she was going to drive around the neighborhood and listen for Rocky's distinctive chirp. I told her good luck as we were no longer able to hear Emmy chirping anywhere in our neighborhood. She called 40 minutes later and said that she found Rocky in a tree, along with Emmy, about 10 blocks east of her house. I could hardly believe it! I grabbed Emmy's cage and drove down to the address as fast as I could. Sure enough, as soon as I stepped foot out of my vehicle, Emmy started chirping away, and there was Rocky by her side. They had met each! other several times over the past year whenever we went out of town. Rocky was a life saver, we had now located our bird and it was because of his escape, but how were we going to get them down? Kelli and I stood out there for a good 45 minutes, whistling and calling their names. They flew from tree to tree, trying to figure out how to get down to the ground. All the tree limbs between them and us were very confusing to these house pets. Three blocks and five trees later and two angry blue-jays later, we were almost within reach to both of them. Rocky finally left a lower branch, took flight and landed right on his cage that Kelli was holding. Now it was Emmy's turn. She kept cocking her head and looking down at me as if to say "come get me". Finally she too took flight, but instead landed on the roof of the house near the tree. I held her cage up to entice her, but instead she took flight and landed on my head. I immediately nabbed her and put her into her cage, with fresh water and food which she happily devoured. She was so greatful, as was I. I was amazed at Rocky's accomplishment. And luckily we had warm weather for the two days that Emmy was "free". It was an unusually warm record-setting two days, which was good for Emmy. The night after reuniting with her, the temperatures outside dropped to their overnight normal of 45 degrees. Emmy had a guardian Angel on her side, and Rocky was his name. - Krysti (4530) African Grey
Hewlett, New York . . . Lucky aka Kuka
08/04/2002
Lightish African Grey. Says "How are you" and some Spanish words. Banded and sweet. Bird is fully flighted and flew off when she became frightened. Family is devastated and offers a reward.
I am happy to report that the grey listed above has been found as of today. The family that found her called the local parrot organization who recalled getting a call about a lost grey.
They phoned the owner and the grey is now home! Thanks for your posting. (3945) African Grey
Raleigh, North Carolina . . . Goose
02/23/2002
"Goose" was lost near UNC-State campus on Dixie Trail. He is about the size of a crow, has a white face & red tail feathers, and is four-years-old.
mainly due to a pre-dawn temperature low of 36 degrees. He has recovered well thanks to the good Samaritan who took him to the After Hours Animal Emergency Clinic on Vick Avenue in Raleigh after spotting him in the back yard on the ground and very weak. The treatment provided by the clinic's personnel probably saved his life. He was there for an additional 50 hours until the last of the county's animal hospitals and vets had been contacted by phone, email and/or snail mail while 350 flyers were being distributed in the local neighborhood (under car windshield wipers and attached to front doors). Goose is now home with his human. We were very happy and relieved to find each other.
Even if I had not found him, I would have been comforted in knowing that I had done what was possible for increasing the odds. Websites like this one do increase the odds. You have done a responsible and loving thing by submitting your lost pet here. Thank you Bird HotLine for this excellent site. --David, Raleigh (3555) Nanday Conure
Tomball, Texas . . . Okra
08/30/2001
Okra is approx. 4 months old, nandy conure. Green body with black head, darker green wings, light blue coloration on chest and rest feathers around his legs. He is still a baby so his feet are black. He is not banded. He likes landing on heads, and is a friendly bird. We miss him dearly. Okra come back to us! Ask for Sara, Winton, or Judy in regards to lost bird.
When Okra flew away in August 2001, I was sure I'd never see him again then Okra came home just this week, 02-18-2002, six months later. I plastered Lost Bird posters all over my town and called every bird person I knew. Well, after about the last month I gave up hope because Houston winter was setting in and I knew he wouldn't make it in the wild. Then, tonight, something miraculous happened. I was laying down because I'm sick, and the phone rang. It was Donna, who said she saw my Lost Bird poster at PetSmart. It seems her cousin was standing out in the yard and a nanday conure landed on his shoulder. He gave it to Donna since she had experience with birds (and a bird cage). She had him for about two weeks. I knew it was my Okra the minute I saw him because he crawled up my arm, onto my shoulder and gave me a love nip on the neck like he always used to. When we got home, I put him in his cage to go to sleep and he crawled into his birdie tent that he LOVED before he flew away. I could probably write 10 million reasons why I know its him, but needless to say, my Okra came back to me. I thank God for this miracle, and now Okra's little wings are clipped. Thank you, Bird HotLine, for letting us all post our lost/found birds here. (2846) Stolen! African Grey Congo
Ottawa, Illinois . . .
02/06/2001
Beautiful African Grey Congo stolen from Frank's Pet Shop in the Southtown Mall in Ottawa Illinois. Manager's personal pet. Two men entered the business Tuesday, February 6, 2001 and left with the bird about 2:30 p.m. in a red Ford Escort. There is a $500.00 reward for his return. Because he was stolen we are not submitting his name. Owner can identify. He has a small mark above his right eye. Any and all help will be most appreciated. The owner is heartsick. I am a Bird Hotline member who has also lost an African Grey. I purchase my seed from this shop and know what a beautiful bird this is, I'm just trying to help Tammy bring him home.
I reported this stolen bird last 2/6/01 when he was stolen from Frank's Pet Shop. He is an African Grey Congo. Today, 1/28/02, the bird has been recovered by the police and was fortunately being taken care of. Everybody involved is very happy to have him returned! [Bird HotLine: We asked for more details and this is what Chris has to say.]
Steve and Sandy, yes, he was recovered last Saturday, 1/26/02, as part of an on going investigation. A fingerprint found on the cage at the pet store was identified to a hispanic man from LaSalle, Illinois, about 30 miles away from here, he admitted to stealing the bird however Smokey was being kept in Peoria Illinois about an hour and a half from here. He had been well taken care of, thank God, and now Smokey is back home where he belongs. The owner of the pet shop is going to keep him at her home from now on. There was a big picture of him in our newspaper last night. This has taught us all a valuable lesson, they now keep all their birds under lock and key and the birds they babysit are now kept in the back room. Before the bird was stolen my own birds stayed there while we were on vacation and loved it because of all the attention they got from everyone. I am so happy for them, he was stolen February 6, last year, fortunately there were caring people that stuck with the case. It makes me think so much about my African Grey Timneh that escaped from us while we were camping on Memorial Day 1999 at Francis Park outside of Kewanee Illinois. He was the most beautiful intelligent bird I have ever known. I pray he is in good hands if he can't be home with me. Thank you for your help and concern. Chris (3810) Cockatiel
Eden Prairie, Minnesota . . . Raja
12/03/2001
"Raja" is a vibrant yellow cockatiel. She has a loud chirp almost a shriek. It flew outside high up into the trees and wouldn't come back down. I'm trying to help my friend find her bird. Raja has been with her for ten years.
Amazing! The minute I heard that my friend's bird "Raja" flew away I visited the birdhotline.com site.( I keep important "bird links" bookmarked on my browser as helpful resources for my own cockatiels.) I found a report on a bird found in Bloomington, MN the same time that Raja flew away. I responded to the report, but didn't hear from the finder right away, so I decided to follow-up on her posting which said she may take the bird to animal control . I called animal control and sure enough, I learned that a vibrant yellow cockatiel had been there for about one week. I called my friend. She had already packed up Raja's cage and was grieving for the loss of her cockatiel. She was certainly skeptical to hope that the bird they had at animal control could be hers. But, she went to the office and sure enough it was Raja!!! We were all so surprised. Thanks for this resource! Not only is Raja back with her family, I was able to really make someone happy! [Bird HotLine: If you are curious, what follows is the found report she was talking about.] (2226) Cockatiel
Bloomington, Minnesota . . .
12/04/2001
We found this bird in our back yard. It seems tame. We have the bird in a box inside but we don't know how to care for it. It is yellow with bright orange circle on its neck. We have called animal control but would prefer to send it home directly.
(3802) Blue and Gold Macaw
Helotes, Texas . . . Bailey
11/30/2001
Bailey is a 4 year old blue and gold macaw lost in Helotes, Texas which is right outside of San Antonio. She was last seen at the Elm Hollow Apts, around 5:00 Pm on 11/30/2001. I believe she was taken and probably sold. She has an O.k. vocabulary, but like most birds she doesn't talk when you ask her to! She had a band on her right leg, but you can't read the numbers, they have worn off.
I offered a large reward in the paper and on flyers spread all over the city. I received a call from a lady saying she had had her all week and decided to come forward when she heard I was offering a reward. (3684) Military Macaw
Jacksonville, Florida . . . Frankie
10/14/2001
Frankie is a 1 1/2 year old Military Macaw. He flew away from our house in the Kensington Subdivision. This is between Atlantic and Beach off Kernan in Jacksonville. He is almost all green except for the red stripe on his head and yellow feathers under his wing. He will say a few words: Hello Frankie and come here.
I began leaving flyers and calling out his name. Frankie answered me with his usual screech. He was stuck high up in a Pine tree. My husband and I tried to no avail to get him down. We tried to scale the tree (too small) after 2 bee stings, we started shaking the tree and he floated down to my hand. Thank you for all of your help. Just knowing someone was there to listen was the best. I am so glad he is back with us. (3181) Cockatiel
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania . . . Chesterbird
05/31/2001
Chester has a lot of yellow in him with some gray on his wings. He has orange cheeks. He has a band on one ankle. He is very friendly. He sits on people's heads and shoulders. He is very verbal, although, his owners would probably be the only one who could figure out what he is saying. He answers to "Hello Chesterbird".
and also the second report next... (3641) Cockatiel
Torresdale section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . . . Chesterbird/Manny
09/26/2001
Yellow and white cockatiel with gray wings and blue band on right ankle. Was originally lost in Conshohocken in May. Found by a gentleman and taken to Torresdale, Philadelphia, PA where he was lost again in September.
Chesterbird flew out of our house on 05/31/01. I have been searching endlessly for him since. On Sunday evening, I saw a lost and found ad for a similar bird in the paper. I called Dennis on Monday and we spoke and felt it was Chesterbird. He had found him the end of May, eight miles from here, took him home and has been taking care of him ever since, but Chesterbird flew from his home last Wednesday. I went up to Dennis' house with flyers to post and asked a guard at an apartment complex to hang it in his window. He told me that somone in the complex had found a cockatiel last week. I got in touch with them an sure enough, it was Chesterbird. He is now home after four months. Hurrah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (3518) Quaker Parakeet
Vienna, Virginia . . . Brutus
08/06/2001
Brutus has been in the area around my home until August 15th. He is very smart with alot of attitude. Loves bananas and anything red. Sometimes he answers to the name of "Baby".
After 3 long months of persistance and patience and finding him 4 miles away, Brutus is home. Once I found him, at the generosity of a gentleman who called our local county shelter, I began feeding all the birds in an empty parking lot. Eventually, Brutus found the food. 3 weeks ago I placed an old bird cage with the seed in it at the normal feeding area. He finally found his way in and was quickly on his way home. Thank you for your support. (2108) Lory
Inglewood, California . . .
09/17/2001
Lory - Lorikeet - Smaller-Medium Sized Bird. Multi-colors. Tame. We wish owner to identify exact breed of Lory and colors and identifying markings. Found off of Manchester Avenue in Inglewood-Westchester area of Los Angeles on 9/21/01. Your bird is in knowledgable hands for a Lory - and local bird clubs have been notified. If owner not found, we will be putting up for adoption.
We contacted the Lory Society of Breeders through our local bird clubs and a Lory owner, the manufacturer of Lory Nectar and both knew immediately who this Lory belonged to. She is a breeder, and one of only 12 known in the US - rare, and not a pet - the owner was found in less than a few hours after the contacts were made and he verified the band number immediately. She escaped 2 blocks from where she was found and was only brought into LA for medical treatment. We ran ads, contacted local vets & stores, but this didn't work. Sometimes you need to make an extra effort to find an owner. Pat (3515) Cockatiel
Exton, Pennsylvania . . . Phoebe
08/17/2001
Gray cockatiel, bright orange cheeks, some white. Will repeat the whistle when you do the "cat whistle". Loves peanuts. Very friendly. Phoebe has an orange ID band on her foot. She is sadly missed. Please email with any info. Thank you.
We were devastated when Phoebe flew out the door on 8/17/01. We posted on your website, distributed flyers throughout the neighborhood and retail shops , called the SPCA, the area vets, and ran an ad in the local newspapers for a week.
We had just about given up hope that we would ever see her again when the phone rang on 8/27. A woman said that she had found a cockatiel and had been given our name by someone who had also posted their lost cockatiel on your website. She had found Phoebe only two days after we had lost her, six miles away! Our rescuer had contacted the SPCA, but through an error on their part, they said that there was no report on a lost cockatiel. It was only through her persistence to find the owners that she managed to find your website and reunite us with our precious Phoebe. I would like to thank the kind woman again who referred the rescuer to us. You have all made our family very happy. Your website is invaluable. Thank you! (3473) Cockatiel
Berkeley, California . . .
08/04/2001
Cockatiel lost in Berkeley, CA August 4, 2001. Flew away in North Berkeley between Arlington and Alameda streets not far from Hinkel Park and the top of Solano Avenue. Pearly gray colored, tame and friendly, crest, orange cheeks, otherwise mottled gray, white, and yellow with a mostly yellow head, about 6" long. Reward.
After 9 long days, our cockatiel was recovered from high in a Eucalyptus tree about 4 blocks away when the residents heard and saw her, remembered the lost bird signs we'd plastered all over the local telephone poles, and called us. She was very thin and hungry and thirsty, and probably wouldn't have lasted much longer outside, but is now safe at home recovering. Another score for posting those flyers all over the area! (3226) Stolen! Blue & Gold Macaw
Daytona Beach, Florida . . . Captain Bly
06/08/2001
Capt Bly is 20 years old and was stolen with a female named Tequilla. Phone: 386-299-5190 or Crimestoppers 888-277-TIPS. Volusia County, East Central Florida, many locations broken into for birds. Ring is targeting large parrots. Have genetics.
Capt. Bly and Tequilla, 2 of the 6 stolen parrots from Daytona Beach FL, were located and rescued from Findlay OH. (3227) Stolen! Blue/Gold Macaw
Male 20 yrs, brilliantly colored. Stolen along with Capt Bly. Female 12 yrs, slightly muted in color. Female very sweet, male very agressive. Burgulary to our business was targeted to birds. Many other business and homes in Volusia County hit within past weeks. Phone: 386-299-5190 or Crimestoppers 888-277-TIPS. Volusia County, East Central Florida email:Crimestoppers 888-277-TIPS to report any info. Reward for arrest and safe return.
Capt. Bly and Tequilla, 2 of the 6 stolen parrots from Daytona Beach FL, were located and rescued from Findlay OH. (3359) Green-winged Macaw
Las Vegas, Nevada . . . The Kidd
07/08/2001
The Kidd is a large red parrot (Macaw) thirty three inches from beak to tail. he was my little buddy. Last seen being stolen from my home in Las Vegas, Nevada by a blonde female (approx 30 years old) I am offering a substantial reward I am desparate to find him.
The Kidd, my green-winged Macaw was returned to my door step anonymously on the morning of July 11th. He was a bit shaken up but otherwise OK. Thank you for being willing to help! I will tell as many people as possible. Thanks, John D. (3296) African Grey
Old Milford Road/Junction City, Kansas . . . Rudy
06/27/2001
Lost on Old Milford Road on Wednesday 6/27/01.
On Tuesday (6/27/01)I noticed an ad in the local paper for a LOST Congo African Grey. I called the woman, and she was distraught over it. I told her I would come and help her look for RUDY. He had been sighted several times but was not a good flyer and when he tried to land he was out of control so he would go back up. We called each other several times and she looked and prayed everyday for his safe return. Upon hearing of the loss I immediately posted it on http://www.birdhotline.com
Well on Friday a young military man and his wife and 3 kids and dog were having a picnic at the lake, only 1 mile from where Rudy lived. They saw this parrot land on their van and say hello! They were amazed and gave him some crackers to eat. They were going to leave and Rudy was running behind them to the van telling them he wanted to go "night night"! The man told hs wife they could NOT leave someones pet so they went to Wal Mart and bought a small cage to put him in as a carrier. The pet store was closed where I had taken a flyer for the lostbird hotline and it was displayed in the front window! The man went home and got on the computer...there was Rudys lost ad! He called Carolyn and told her he had Rudy, she went wild! She called me this morning (6/30/01)excited telling me she had him back and thanking me for calling her and posting that ad on the lost bird hotline! I told her it was the kindness in the familys heart that found Rudy and returned him! We were both nearly in tears! There are good people left in the world and Rudy is back home thanks to http://birdhotline.com
So check that site and post if you see or hear of a lost bird, it got Rudy home!!!!!! JIM (1815)
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