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Lost green parrot - Seaview - Mitzi M - 06-29-2010
My friend's green parrot went missing near the top of Seaview yesterday, Tuesday. He was seen once in a tree but is still missing today. He's mostly green, about the size of a hawk with a short tail. If you see him, post or email me.
Thanks!
Mitzi
RE: Lost green parrot - Seaview - Beachboy - 07-01-2010
sorry to hear about that! I love parrots myself and have owned several over the years. Why didn't your friend clip the wings of his bird to keep it from flying off? This is not an inhumane practise at all,but a common practise among parrot owners.
I wish them luck in finding their baby!
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RE: Lost green parrot - Seaview - AlohaSteven - 07-01-2010
If the parrot's cage is left out in plain view with the door open and food & water available inside then it may well return on it's own if it spots "home."
Sounds like this bird is an only child, but if there is another bird in the home then taking that other bird (in a cage or tethered) out for walks so the lost bird can hear and see its friend and call back and forth is a very good way to locate the lost critter.
If there are any key words this particular parrot is likely to respond to then it might be good to share those; the window of opportunity may be brief if it is spotted. Parrots often do not recognize their own names if they do not hear them all the time but may well come to a friendly person holding a grape up in front of a ready perch finger while saying "Good bird!" and "Want a treat? Treat!" or "Step up!" or "Apple!"
If s/he is microchipped then the odds are better for return as a lost parrot taken in to any vet will be scanned for such.
Best of luck with the recovery. I have heard of lost birds being recovered weeks after loss here, so do not give up yet.
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RE: Lost green parrot - Seaview - Mitzi M - 07-02-2010
Thanks Beachboy and Steven. The parrot's name is Cliche, and his owner says it with an emphasis on the last syllable like "clee shaaaay". He also responds to "hello" said questioningly, as if you were wondering if somebody was home. I think she does have another parrot but I'm not sure. I just know she is very worried, and I really hope she finds her friend.Thanks for your help!
RE: Lost green parrot - Seaview - Anna - 07-03-2010
Did she find her parrot yet? I live near the top of Seaview and will keep my eyes open for her.
Aloha, Anna
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RE: Lost green parrot - Seaview - AlohaSteven - 07-03-2010
Especially with flighted birds (unclipped wings) it is probably a good idea to take them outside near the house fairly often during the daytime. Place a good solid and well-roofed (so the birds are not drenched in a downpour) mongoose-and-cat-proof "outdoor cage" in a sheltered location in view of the house (make sure there is a childproof lock on any outdoor cages). Likewise, walk them around the house and neighborhood on a tether or held in a lightweight hand-carry cage with a stationary perch. The idea is to get the birds familiar with what their home looks like as seen from the outside. Most indoor birds have no idea what their own houses look like from outside, so have no way to find their way home if they flap off in a panic (which can happen if wind blows a door shut with a bang or a car backfires or any random thing like that). If they know what home looks like then they will usually come straight back if they can find the house again, unless a cat or dog or other critter gets them first.
Carrying tame companion birds around in a lightweight cage or on a tether, versus riding free atop one's shoulder, is recommended because while 99.9% of the time there may be no problem with the bird shoulder-riding untethered in that 0.1% instance where the bird flaps off in a panic and a dog or cat chomps or claws it, the outcomes are most often grim. Dogs and cats will instinctively lunge for a panicked bird flapping to the ground. If the chomp itself does not kill the bird, then infections (which set in once their air sacks along the back are punctured by bacteria-and-fungus-coated teeth) generally will. That said, frequently walking birds around the neighborhood assists them to know where home is located if they ever need to find it on their own. Of course, it also advertises the fact you have a (probably fairly expensive) bird and are out of the house at the moment to any neighboring lowlifes, so this might not be good advice for every neighborhood.
Leaving birds out overnight is not recommended. Many mosquitoes here carry avian pox (viral) and avian malaria (protozoal), especially at lower elevations. Please be sure to not leave food and water overnight in outdoor cages. Slugs and snails carrying rat lungworm larvae (which can transmit to and kill parrots if they eat the slugs or snails) will be attracted to food and water dishes left out overnight. A vet friends tells me there is a wave of rat lungworm-caused dog deaths in Australia every year at the beginning of the rainy season, when the slug and snail population rises and their range expands, simply because people neglect to bring in outdoor chow and water dishes overnight.
[Edit: typo correction in red- "what" rather than "that."]
RE: Lost green parrot - Seaview - Mitzi M - 07-04-2010
Today I saw Cliche's owner, and she said someone sighted him Thursday or Friday in the lower part of Seaview, east side. They couldn't get him to come to them, but he seemed ok then. Keep a lookout!
Thanks!
RE: Lost green parrot - Seaview - riverwolf - 07-05-2010
I am so sorry you lost your parrot. We have a little meyers parrot so I know you must be frantic. What I was told is put his cage on top of your house make sure plenty of fresh water and food and treats for him. By nature he wants to be in his familiar surroundings. Good Luck.
riverwolf
RE: Lost green parrot - Seaview - Lucy - 07-05-2010
Steven gave exellant advise already. Also when spotted try talking to it and whistling alot which will draw its attention. They will fly down when they get despertly hungry. Also if you can get close enough, hose it thoroughly down with water will make it so that it cannot fly well for a short time, then cover it with a towel and bring inside and call the owner.
Lucy
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RE: Lost green parrot - Seaview - AlohaSteven - 07-05-2010
It would be good for anyone looking for Clee-shaaaay (either living in the area and watching in case Clee-shaaaay is sighted, or actively walking around calling "Hello?" up into the trees) to have a small plastic baggie of whatever Clee-shaaaay's favorite treats actually are. Many parrots respond especially well to grapes after a few days off the home perch because grapes are food and sweet moisture both at the same time, but only if the parrot knows from previous experience what a grape is when s/he sees it. If Clee-shaaaay's favorite treats are unshelled peanuts, or sunflower seeds, etc, then distributing baggies of those to folks involved in the recovery effort may make a big difference. Being able to reach into a pocket and pull out Clee-shaaaay's favorite treat in an instant when the bird is sighted, before the moment passes, might persuade Clee-shaaaay to come to a stranger (or at least stay put, pondering the odds, until the owner can be called via cel phone and arrive).
Throwing a towel over the bird is a good idea once it is firmly in hand but many birds associate towels (and gloves) with wing-trims and talon clippings or trips to the vet for blood draws or other unpleasant business, so will spook at the mere sight of them. Parrots have great memories.
In my experience once a bird has landed on a finger perch (or stepped up -if it lands on a shoulder do not freak out, just raise the opposite hand with an index finger held level, say "step up," and most birds will step off the shoulder onto the finger) -once the bird is on your index finger all you need to do is reach up with the thumb of that same hand and gently but firmly squeeze atop the parrots toes wrapped around your index finger. Once you put your thumb atop its toes and clamped there pressing down on its toes or foot it is not going anywhere until you let go again. Unless it is a cockatoo or a macaw (which really can do serious damage) the medium size parrots (African Grays, for example) and smaller parrots might draw a bit of blood if they go after your finger instead of the peanut, but it is no big deal, especially if you quickly tuck the bird in close to your chest (like a football) and gently grab the beak (or upper bill, however one prefers to call it) with the other hand. Even the biggest bird is a light and fragile creature compared to a human; as long as you do not let go in fear then once the bird is actually in hand there is no way it can force its way free (or bite you, either, if you control the head with your free hand and prevent the bird from thrashing about by tucking it against yourself, pinning the wings). Some birds will start making the most piteous cries of woe and suffering once they have been immobilized and the temptation will be to let go for fear the bird is being injured, but as long as they are just being held firmly yet gently they are not being hurt. Ignore the piteous squawking and hang on until a towel is well wrapped around it (especially over the head- most birds will stop struggling once they cannot see) or the bird is in a cage.
This advice, by the way, was taught to me and learned via experience over several years of field efforts with more senior members of the Alaska Bird Club's Lost Parrot Rescue Team, with whom I climbed trees and roofs all over Anchorage. Birds can last for weeks in the summer up there, but only hours to days during the winter, depending on the temperature at the time, so we tried to get out there and get the bird back pronto when one was lost. Whomever took the call --usually our fearless leader, Amber-- would collect the information on this intake form http://www.alaskabirdclub.org/lf_reporting.shtml
along with some additional info (like favorite treat) and roust out the troops. One of the first steps, if we did not immediately recover the bird, was to make photocopied posters with LOST at top, a big picture of the type of bird (does not need to be a mugshot of the exact bird, just a good likeness of the species) in the middle, then at bottom info such as name, "responds to Step Up command," favorite treats, and the telephone number to call if the bird is sighted. We'd post those all over the area the bird was lost and for several miles around. They can fly a couple miles in no time at all once they get going. A team working together with several cel phones can often close in on a lost bird and recover it within an hour or two of a sighting; at least in Alaska most lost parrots want to be found, they are just wary of recovery efforts because they are frightened by all the unfamiliar surroundings, noise, and commotion. Might be a different story here in Hawaii where the weather is so nice and food is relatively abundant.
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