Minho, our young 1 3/4 year-old red-bellied parrot, flew out of our back door as I opened it to let our dog out on Saturday, October 17.
Minho has a bright orange belly with lime green feathers under his tail and grayish feathers on his head and back. He's a little larger than a blue jay.
It appears he is surviving in the wild. The most recent report had him seen in the late morning of Friday, November 27 up in a tree near a blue jay and a cardinal near the intersection of Summer and Arlington streets in West Acton, Massachusetts. This is a little under 3 miles from our house.
We believe he's roosting on or around buildings at night to keep warm and then eating at bird feeders in nearby neighborhoods.
We've been advised to play loudly sounds of a female red-bellied parrot early in the morning to try to attract him. We've found a few recordings and are playing them but are looking for more. If you have a female red-bellied parrot, could you make a recording of her squawking and send the recording to me?
In case you're wondering, we have followed the guides provided by websites like 911 Parrot Alert and others, posting on various lost and found facebook pages, nextdoor, craigslist, and so on. The most effective way of getting reports has been the physical signs we've posted around town.
Thank you for your help!
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Minho has a bright orange belly with lime green feathers under his tail and grayish feathers on his head and back. He's a little larger than a blue jay.
It appears he is surviving in the wild. The most recent report had him seen in the late morning of Friday, November 27 up in a tree near a blue jay and a cardinal near the intersection of Summer and Arlington streets in West Acton, Massachusetts. This is a little under 3 miles from our house.
We believe he's roosting on or around buildings at night to keep warm and then eating at bird feeders in nearby neighborhoods.
We've been advised to play loudly sounds of a female red-bellied parrot early in the morning to try to attract him. We've found a few recordings and are playing them but are looking for more. If you have a female red-bellied parrot, could you make a recording of her squawking and send the recording to me?
In case you're wondering, we have followed the guides provided by websites like 911 Parrot Alert and others, posting on various lost and found facebook pages, nextdoor, craigslist, and so on. The most effective way of getting reports has been the physical signs we've posted around town.
Thank you for your help!
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Members wishing to contact this member may do so by sending a PM to any member of the mod team (Usernames in Purple) and we will forward the message.
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