A search to find a missing pet bird that got loose during a camping trip over the weekend in suburban Palos Hills came to an end Tuesday thanks to a local rescue group.
Volunteers with the local rescue group got a tip of a sighting of the bird Tuesday afternoon and jumped into action to bring it home.
“It’s excitement you know, joy, happiness that finally he was found and brought to the people here to save him for us, instead of him being out in the wild and scared,” said Jonathan Medina, the macaw’s owner.
Medina told NBC Chicago he’s filled with gratitude after being reunited with his soon to be nine-year-old macaw named Baby.
“It’s just indescribable once you hear that they actually not just saw him, but actually have him on their hands,” he said.
Baby has been with Medina’s family since the bird was three weeks old.
Medina met with NBC Chicago hours prior to getting the phone call that his bird had been found. He and his wife had been driving for hours looking for Baby in Willow Springs after learning it was spotted in the area.
“People have been helpful on Facebook and some apps, neighborhood watch, they have spotted him but by the time they get a hold of us he’s already flown again,” he explained.
This all began on Sunday when Medina and his wife went on a camping trip at Bullfrog Lake. Medina said they were walking on a bike trail with Baby when he got spooked by a cyclist and flew away with his metal leash still attached.
48 hours and eight sightings later, a woman in Willow Springs spotted a blue and gold macaw on her roof and called Chicago Bird Collision Monitors for help.
“At first Baby was up on the roof and we were thinking maybe there’s nothing we could do, but they told us she got an apple out, she kinda lured him off the roof in her apartment complex,” said Annette Prince, Chicago Bird Collision Monitors Director. “Baby was sitting on somebody’s car chomping on an apple and she grabbed the chain so she was holding on to it.”
Volunteers with the bird rescue group arrived and put baby in a carrier. Baby was found four miles away from the campsite.
Prince underscored that because of the vulnerable nature of a macaw, the outcome is a “really happy ending.”
“These birds can be vulnerable because they’re bright and colorful and hawks can go after them,” she said. “They look like a real target, and they look like a good meal so it’s very concerning when you lose a pet bird that may either get sick in the wild or end up getting attack by something.”
Medina says Baby is more than just a bird, he’s family.
“It’s more than just a pet for us, it’s our feathery child,” he said. “Thankfully it was just a matter of time, thanks to the internet and people, actually the volunteers looking out for Baby.”
Baby can say hello, blow kisses, and show his wings on command, Medina said.
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