#found bird

My friend’s coworker found this budgie last night in their yard. He checked all of the houses in the neighborhood and no one was missing a bird. 

(Sorry about the bad pics she’s scared of me and I don’t want to stress her out too much)

She was found in Howell, New Jersey on June 18th. She’s light blue, with light scalloping on her head, and black wings. She has a red band on her leg with ‘8008 BBFE’ on it.

Rehabber got this uninjured pigeon in- it’s banded but they haven’t been able to trace the band. Due to its band, good looks, and reasonable disposition, we’re worried someone might be missing a pet! 

Backlit phone pics aren’t great, so- beak is pink, eyes are light yellow/off white, body is brown/dark red, tail is white, wings are primarily white (maybe pied, I didn’t get a good look) with tipped leading primaries. BAND IS GREEN. Found in central Indiana. 

Drop me a line, we’ll match band info and get your bird back to you! 

FOUND

This budgie flew down at a little league game in (I believe) Caledonia, MI and wouldn't leave. Since I have birds and supplies for them I got a call and went and picked it up with a spare travel cage and some random things from my other birds. It is now in Grand Rapids , MI with me.

But with 3 birds and a brand new puppy (and no real supplies for a bird quite this small) it CAN NOT stay with me long term.  

****UPDATE FINN WAS FOUND THIS MORNING*** Thanks to everyone helped get the message around. Its amazing how a poster can help with a lost pet. Never give up hope.

Just found news that Finnick has gone missing.

Ipswitch area, QLD. He talks and has a leg band, contact @nobodysaidyes on Tumblr

Instagram url; https://www.instagram.com/birb.nerb/

I got an email today from the brave little lovebird’s owner! Was kinda sad to be honest but I knew this was what had to happen. The owner was able to send photo proof and able to describe its behavior and eating patterns pretty accurately.

She and her dad came to claim the bird this evening and the initial sadness I felt was gone when I saw how little Chloe reacted to seeing her owner. She made a sound I hadn’t heard before and seemed happy.

Apparently Chloe escaped about 10pm on 18 Nov and it was a rainy night.

The owner’s house is 2 km from my house if Chloe flew in a straight line. For a 3 month old baby, i cant imagine how she could have flown so far as she’s barely able to fly more than 5 seconds each time. She would have had to have flown over thousands of houses before landing on my balcony. We found her at 9am the next day. Truly a miracle.

I’m really glad we managed to return her to her owner and believe it’s a sign that God is looking out for even the smallest creatures and what more for us. I know she’s back to a family that loves her esp seeing what a sweet little bird she is.