Thursday, September 13, 2012

Are you missing a parrot?

We've seen a lot of missing pets flyers around... but we've never seen one for a parrot matching this description in Tompkins Square Park...


In the past month, Bobby Williams, peter radley and others have heard about this parrot, living in the wilds ... Sort of gaining Urban Legend status. We'd assume that this is an escaped pet.

Bobby finally got the above shot the other day. It was looking for food with some starlings.

Anyway, in case you're missing a parrot, there's still hope.

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11 comments:

  1. CDSSeptember 13, 2012 at 9:52 AM

    I saw a flyer for this bird in Union Square Park within the past day or so. The flyer said it is friendly and likes to land on shoulders. I'm pretty sure it is a Dutch Blue Lovebird. Has it be seen in Tompkins regularly?

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  2. CDSSeptember 13, 2012 at 10:04 AM

    Sorry, if I would have kept on reading I would have noticed the flyer below for Ehpraim, that was the flyer I saw, not one for this bird. But this is a lovebird, most likely a Dutch blue.

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  3. RobertSeptember 13, 2012 at 12:30 PM

    Maybe this parrot is visiting from Greenwood Cemetery where the trees are filled with wild parrots...

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  4. JillSeptember 13, 2012 at 8:34 PM

    I hope you are paying bobby top dollar for thsrs awesome photos.

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2012 at 9:19 PM

    yeah, brooklyn has these populations of feral parrots...maybe this guy is going to start an EV colony?

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  6. EV GrieveSeptember 13, 2012 at 9:34 PM

    EVG stock options, Jill.

    Once I go public.

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2012 at 12:50 AM

    i think that's the one that i saw and wrote to ev grieve about...maybe 2 months ago?

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  8. GojiraSeptember 14, 2012 at 1:43 AM

    The Greenwood parrots are cherry-headed conures; they have a bright green body with a red head. This is not the same kind of bird. Just hope it finds its home soon, before winter sets in.

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  9. Her, Suzanne76September 14, 2012 at 10:09 AM

    this definitely looks like a Domesticated/pet parrot, one that is NOT wild/feral and one that can not survive too long outside.
    I contacted Manhattan's Wild Bird Fund, who wrote me:
    Pet birds are tropical and they will not make it through the colder months. So one should try to catch them and get them help. ONce caught you put up signs speaking of a found bird and hope the owner sees them. If you can't give a home to the bird you get it to a rescue association and there area lot. Just google lost bird or found bird. The Center for Avian & Exotic Medicine also sometimes holds birds for adoption."
    ive no idea how to catch a specific bird in a park who is likely wiht other birds, but if others want to try, definitely drop it off in UWS to Center for Av + Ex Medicine or let me know...i have one parrot at home already!

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  10. EV GrieveSeptember 14, 2012 at 12:33 PM

    Thanks for that information, Her, Suzanne 76

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  11. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2012 at 9:48 AM

    any updates?

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