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Our USA National Bird Day Looms into view just after the arrival of the New Year in January….January 5th to be exact. See some of the best bird rescues down below just in time for our National Bird Day.
Sounds like it is time to be extra attentive to your pet feathered friend. Or maybe you have been contemplating adopting a bird. What better day than on our pet bird day in the USA? There are so many types of colorful, playful, and sweet birdies to choose from. Do keep in mind, if this is what you are about to do, the longevity of each type of bird. Parrots live quite a long time, whereas Budgies or Parakeets have a life span of just six years but have been known to live as long as 18 years.
Check out a previous post on good types of pet birds entitled: ”I Want a Pet Bird!”
According to the American Veterinary Medical Association bird life spans vary widely, to wit, “Parakeets live an average of six years, but can live as long as 18 years. Cockatiels live 16 years on average, but many have lived for more than 30 years. Finches live an average of four to five years, but life spans of three times that have been documented. Even canaries, which live an average of eight years, have been reported to live for 20 years. Recorded life spans for larger birds (e.g., parrots, conures, macaws, cockatoos) range from 20 years to more than 100 years! “ So before you decide, take your life commitment time into good consideration.
The American Veterinary Medical Association has good educational information on choosing a pet bird and how to care for and feed them as well. If you are, in fact, looking for a feathered pet friend, following are some great rescue groups you can look into.
Bird Rescue Groups
Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue
Mickaboo.org specializes in parrots but has many different pet bird types that they adopt out and foster. You can see the birds they have available on their site including parrots, budgies, lovebirds, conures, parrotlets, and more. They are located in northern California, the San Francisco area, and have been a non-profit organization since 1996. They also offer classes on bird care.
Birds and Beaks Rescue and Rehab
Birds and Beaks.org is located in Battle Creek, Michigan. They offer several services including adoption, grooming, surrendering your pet bird, boarding, and answers to your bird behavior questions. You can see their available rescue birds on their PetFinder app. They have been operating since 2000.
Rescue the Birds
A Refuge for Saving the Wildlife is established to temporarily house and care for parrots that need to be re-homed and to educate the public on exotic pet birds. They provide rehabilitation and adoption services and have been in operation as a charitable organization since 2000 out of Northbrook, Illinois. Their main focus is on eradicating the need for bird rescues.
For the Love of Birds
This non-profit group is a network of ‘dedicated volunteer foster homes through New Jersey and Philadelphia’. Their adoptable companion birds live in the volunteer foster homes and you can picture these feathered sweethearts on their site. To adopt one of their feathered friends, you do need to live within driving distance of the birdy’s foster home. And do look at ‘Tips for bird lovers‘.
The Gabriel Foundation
The Gabriel Foundation was started in 1995 in Elizabeth, Colorado by a lady who lost her pet parrot to illness after only 2 years. They have over 200 plus feathered friends that they care for, have people sponsor, board, and groom, and provide behavior consultations to bird lovers. You can view their available birds on their PetFinder app and/or Adopt-a-Pet. If you are out of state, they do require you to stay in their location for four days in order to monitor the interaction between you and your proposed adopted bird.
Northeastern Avian Rescue
NEAR is located in East Greenbush, New York as an all volunteer organization rescuing, rehabilitating, and re-homing parrots and exotic pet birds. They have a zero adoption fee but very strict standards in order to find the right match. You can see their available birds on their site.
Avian Rescue Corporation
This avian rescue group (ARC) maintains their main location in Concord, California to rescue, rehab, and re-home companion birds. They are a no-kill charitable organization. Their site shows close to 100 birds available for adoption. The adoption fees vary. See pictures of their bird friends on their site linked above.
Exotic Bird Rescue of Oregon
Since 1994 this rescue group has been rehabilitating, fostering, and re-homing exotic pet birds in their all volunteer foster homes throughout the area. They are headquartered in Springfield, Oregon. Their site shows about 40 available birdies. They also provide training and skills for wanna-be bird parents.
That gives you a few options and locations throughout the USA. I have looked at the first eight groups in my Google search. There are many more bird rescues and sanctuaries in our country. I have mentioned Best Friends Animal Sancturary out of Utah in other posts. So, all aforementioned is a good starting point for you if you choose to re-home and rescue a sweet feathered friend.
USA-made Bird Products
See “A Good Pet Bird for Me” for some great toys, treats, and more for your present or new birdy bud.
Check out more goodies in “USA-made for Pets“.https://biggeekdad.com/2020/05/bird-song-opera/.
Funny Animal Videos
Compliments of Big Geek Daddy, first up shows hummingbirds in slow motion.
Second in line is a bird opera.
And last we have birds of paradise.
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