Red Macaw sighted

[Sandy19]

I'm searching for my missing senegal parrot in Ormond Beach, Florida and I have lost ads everywhere and people keep contacting me about a red macaw they have spotted in trees near Tomaka elementary and the Trails subdivision. Obviously this is not my bird, but it is probably someone's bird. No pictures, I just keep getting calls and texts about sightings. This has been for the past month and I posted it on parrot alert 911. If you are missing a big, beautiful red macaw, there is one flying around and staying in the same area for weeks now in Ormond beach.

 

[charmedbyekkie]

Could you perhaps fetch him and hold onto him while searching for his family? It's a bit risky for a domesticated bird to be roaming around outside - they don't always handle predators (other birds or man-made things) very well.

We've had instances where unknowing members of the public see cockatiels and other domesticated birds sitting on the ground (heatstroke) or landing on their shoulders or even going inside their homes, but then when the owner finds out, the bird is missing again.

 

[Tami2]

I just told my sister. She's an hour south of Daytona. I know there are colonies of Blue & Golds in Miami, but I've never seen any Macaws in Daytona or Ormond Beach.

 

[Sandy19]

If I could find it and catch it I would. I haven't even seen it myself, I just keep getting alerted to it because I have lost ads about my own missing parrot and then after I talk to the people it's determined it's not mine. This is a big, beautiful scarlet red macaw. I'm looking for a little green senegal. It must be someone's though and it's hanging out in the same are for weeks now.

 

[Sandy19]

Here is a link to missing pets of Volusia and flagler counties where someone spotted it. I've also been alerted to this bird several times because I have flyers, and ads, and everything else on social media about my own bird. But it's not my bird. I'm going to that area tomorrow and see if I can spot it and get it to come to me, but that's a long shot.


https://www.facebook.com/lostpetsofvolusia/photos/a.639972969427765/2445007972257580/?type=3&theater

 

[Laurasea]

Thanks for trying to help someone else who's going through the same thing you are.
My prayers are added that you find your bird! I'm so sorry you are going through this.

 

[Sandy19]

I've looked on many lost and found bird sites and haven't found anything. If you happen to be looking for a red macaw there is one flying around in Ormond Beach, Fl. Also posted on Parrot Alert 911.

 

[Sandy19]

It's been sighted again. While searching for my own parrot I keep inadvertently getting alerted to this. It's been over a month now that I know of that it's been out there and I wonder why no one is looking for it. Could it have flown hundreds of miles away and the owner doesn't know to look for it here? I don't think it's wild. I don't know, but I'm not scared for it because it's obviously thriving.

 

[Tami2]

Maybe he flew up from Miami? You know there are wild Macaws thriving down there.

 

[Sandy19]

Lived here all my life and never knew that, interesting. Perhaps it is wild because it's definitely thriving out there and I've checked with every lost and found parrot site since I'm searching for my little Peanut and I cant find anyone looking for it. They're so beautiful, I just figured it must be someone's pet and it's definitely not common to see wild ones here. I'd get it if I could, but its just flying around apparently happily and isn't desperate to go to anyone.

 

[Tami2]

Well, if it isn't going to anyone I would think it just might be wild? Or it had a terrible owner and is loving it's freedom. Ha You never know?

 

[Sandy19]

I've read that once they break out and hit the bright blue sky that it is extremely exhilarating nice owner or not lol.

 

[Sandy19]

But the person that wrote it is obviously not a bird so what do they know.

 

[Tami2]

But the person that wrote it is obviously not a bird so what do they know.

hahahaha Right!

 

[Sandy19]

I just found out that the owners live in that area and the bird is trained to go out and fly and then come back home. They have three of them that fly around the area. I really wish I would have trained my bird that. I had her trained to fly to me, but I wouldn't even know where to start to train her to find her way back home.

 

[Rozalka]

This is a big, beautiful scarlet red macaw.

It's been sighted again. While searching for my own parrot I keep inadvertently getting alerted to this. It's been over a month now that I know of that it's been out there and I wonder why no one is looking for it. Could it have flown hundreds of miles away and the owner doesn't know to look for it here? I don't think it's wild. I don't know, but I'm not scared for it because it's obviously thriving.

It's not scarlet but harlequin macaw

 

[Sandy19]

That was my post before I actually saw the bird, the person that spotted it called it a scarlet macaw. But honestly I wouldn't have known either way until you told me. I'm not that bird saavy, but I'm learning as I get alerts from 911 parrot alert every day and it seems like there is some kind of parrot either lost or found every second of the day. I never would have guessed there were so many lost and found birds. The greys and cockatiels seem to be the biggest escape artists.

 

[ParrotGenie]

I just found out that the owners live in that area and the bird is trained to go out and fly and then come back home. They have three of them that fly around the area. I really wish I would have trained my bird that. I had her trained to fly to me, but I wouldn't even know where to start to train her to find her way back home.

It take recall and a lot of other training to free flight a bird indoor and then outdoors. I got lucky with my male U2 Cooper as he was flight trained and believed he lived on a farm and was allow to free roam before in the past and he pick up right away and don't even need a harness for him as he knows to stay by me, or on my shoulder in public places, but still use harness most of the time anyways. My other U2 took her a little over a year to learn. Yes birds do learn directions and ETC.

But a lot of training involve and not recommended for most as You have to also adapt you bird to outdoors and various noises and etc as they can get scared and lost very easily. My female U2 was lost a couple of time due to she was scared of the new blower I bought for the yard, but had a GPS on her, so when near as heard her flock calling, she saw me and she flew back, thankfully she got over her fear of the blower. She usually good at finding her way back, as she find shortcuts, once she learns route. It is still very risky and even with my birds I use a Marshall GPS system, or harness them when I don't want them to fly like in large public places, or unknown area, or where a lot of traffic is at.