Found Red Lord Amazon

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I stopped by the pet shop today.
They have a beautiful RLA that was brought to them 8 days ago.
Someone in the neighborhood found it in there backyard and took it to the pet shop for them to care for.

The bird is very friendly to my Son though it bites me. I believe it to be female.

I looked on the websites listed in this thread but found no listing for it.

Pet shop is in Palmdale Ca.

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[Scott]

Is the pet shop attempting to reach out to the community to find the parront?

 

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It does not sound like it.
That’s why I was checking on those links in this section of the forum.

I am going to call the 2 vets in my are that take birds,see if they have heard of anyone looking for a lost Amazon.

 

[Scott]

Nice work, Wes. Someone is probably freaking out with worry, while the pet shop may see it as an eventual sale......

 

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The pet shop and I checked with the 2 vets in the area that will take birds.
they both report no one has been looking for a lost Amazon.
also checked on Craig's list, nothing there.

I spoke with the pet shop and told them I looked at the 3 online sights listed here.

I can't believe someone is not looking for this bird. other than a slightly overgrown upper beak she is in very good shape.

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[SailBoat]

Any Parrot Clubs in your area? Classified adds in the local newspaper?
That is truly sad! And, I'm guessing that the Pet Shop has not checked for a Micro Chip either.

Thanks for your effort Wes.

 

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I did not think about a micro-chip, I will mention that to them.

There is a parrot club in the area. I know my CAV is associated with it. I have seen mention of it in the exam rooms. If some one in the club lost a bird I am sure he would hear about it.

Perhaps someone was taking the bird from here to there and it escaped without knowing exactly where it got away.
Maybe it was stolen and whoever had it does not want to admit they had it in the first place.

I never figured out why Luna had no-one looking for her.

I want to try to take my Luna in to the shop to see what the reaction is from the RLA. I know Luna wants to have feathered company. She gets so excited when I show her video of other amazon parrots. Bingo will never be a companion to another bird.
I have to make sure that they don't get too close. I don't want to endanger my own flock but I need to know if the RLA would see another amazon as a friend or foe.

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[EllenD]

Wow, that's just sad...Thank you for trying to find the owner's...

Did you check on Parrot911??

 

[EllenD]

Found this online, lost on 5/31/2018 in Newark, CA, which is a good distance from Palmdale, but not at all impossible from 5/31 to 6/12....

24040) Amazon Redhead Parrot

Newark, California . . . Taco

05/31/2018

One-year-old male Amazon redhead parrot with a leg band on his left leg ending series number of 03. Please Contact: Chester 5106734976 Email: [email protected] Thank you.

 

[EllenD]

Here's another, Mexican Redheaded Amazon, but you never know...Stockton, CA, closer to you...
USA CA STOCKTON, RED HEADED CROWN AMAZON ?Guapa? March 9, 2018 - 911 Parrot Alert

 

[EllenD]

And another...wow, there are many lost Amazons in California...damn

USA CA Los Angeles, Amazon Red Headed Parrot "Polly" Dec 30 2017 - 911 Parrot Alert

 

[EllenD]

Okay, too many on Parrot911 from the last year in that general area to post here...If you got to Parrot911 and go to "Search Database", then just search for Lost Birds, Amazons, California, you'll get a ton of different species of lost Amazons, and it seems the owners don't even know their actual species, they list multiple sub-species of Amazons that their lost bird could be...good grief...here's another:

USA CA San Pedro Amazon mexican red head 'Tammy' Oct 6-17 - 911 Parrot Alert

 

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San Pedro is a long way away from me. 80 miles and 2 mountain ranges away at a guess

The bird was found in Palmdale.
I think the closest I could find was missing ftom tehachapi.

I may go visit her this morning.
Thanks for the help though.

 

[SailBoat]

Red Lord Amazons normal range is 30+ miles in a singe day when working their area for food. When determining maximum distances for a lost Mid to Large Amazon: Determine normal wind direction and/or storm tracks for that period of time. Using three days of travel (90 - 100 miles) this will provide you a possible distance in which the Amazon may have traveled. Note: Amazons will likely follow valleys, but would be very rare for them to lift over a mountain range. I hope this helps with possible distances.

Again Wes, Thank-you for your efforts!

 

[EllenD]

I would not AT ALL rule-out any of these lost birds because they are 80 miles away!!! As Sailboat said, if a bird disappeared on 5/31 from a distance of 80 miles away, and this bird was found on 6/12 (you said 8 days ago, so I'm estimating), this bird could very well be that missing bird..now I didn't see you say that the bird that was found had a leg band, as the first one I posted did, so that would obviously rule-out that particular lost bird, but I didn't know whether the found bird has a leg-band or not...

But please do not rule-out ANY of the missing Amazons on Parrot911.com from at least the last 6 months that are listed as some type of "Red-Lored" or "Red-Headed" Amazon simply based on the distance!!!! That's a big mistake, as many parrots, even much smaller parrots such as Budgies, Cockatiels, Conures, etc. have been found hundreds of miles from where they disappeared from...80 miles in 13 days is nothing for an Amazon!!!

Do you have a photo of the found bird? If you could post a photo of him here, that would be tremendously helpful in ruling-out any Lost-Birds we might find in that greater-California area. You can't possibly search through every ad out there, I found that out by simply looking at one particular website, but others can certainly help you if we have a photo of the found bird...Also, does he have any leg-band?

 

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I am sure the natural range for any Amazon parrot is large but could a Parrot that is use to living in a home have the stamina to fly that kind of distance?

Anyway I stopped in the pet shop this morning while running other errands. She was very happy to see me. She was regurgitating for me and allowed me to scratch her neck.

The pet shop has not checked for a microchip locator. No-one in the shop can handle the bird. Most of the employees are Female and the bird only likes men. The guy's that do work there could be afraid of it. The fact that the bird is flighted also make things difficult for them.

Anyway here are a couple of photos I took when I was visiting today.


Maya1 by wes mcfaden, on Flick

Maya2 by wes mcfaden, on Flickr

 

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This bird reminds me sooooo much of my poor lost Pacho.:smile016:

The real down side of this bird is she has a very shrill hi pitched call (I would not quite call it a scream). And of course Bella would learn to imitate it in no time.

I also have to consider how another bird would affect Bella. She (Bella) took a while to get use to having a new neighbor when I picked up Luna.

I know I am counting my chickens before they hatch.
The real owners my show up (ideal situation).

The RLA (tentative name of Maya) may not get along with Luna This would be just about a deal breaker.

Suffering from MBS is a terrible thing and I am a sucker for a hard luck case.:03:

 

[eagle18]

Sounds like you may have found a new friend.

 

[SailBoat]

"I am sure the natural range for any Amazon parrot is large but could a Parrot that is use to living in a home have the stamina to fly that kind of distance?"

That is a very good point. What the distance is comprised of is a quarter factor of their natural range. This since, normal range would in fact be 30 miles out and 30 miles back. A quarter factor in a single direction with the wind. The goal of this 'tool' is to define a possible search range (area) using six days. Each Amazon will travel over longer or shorter distances depending on health and weather conditions. It is 'believed' that after six days, they will sit and not move further.

It is important to remember that Amazons will follow valleys, but very rarely will they lift over a mountain range.