My blue English budgie flew away a three nights ago (I am in Portland, OR). We found him in a tree a block away after searching for about a half an hour. It was an extremely windy day and it was beginning to get dark. He hesitated to come down because of the conditions and when he eventually took off he went out of sight. We hoped he would roost for the night and we got up before dawn to call to him in the area, hoping to catch him as he was waking up. We never heard or saw him again. We've been looking every day since for most of the day. Calling out, playing bird sounds from a portable speaker as we walk the neighborhood. I put his cage in our window and am blasting budgie sounds from Youtube. We have put up hundreds of fliers, contacted vets and rescue organizations, listed on parrot911 and parrotalert, posted on sites like craigslist, reddit, and nextdoor.
The other day we had a tip from someone who may have saw him, and a woman on the same block said she thought she heard a strange bird around. Both tips were dubious, but significant in that they were from people living on the same street. So we have looked a lot around there but to no avail.
He's extremely friendly and likes everyone indiscriminately so I think he would eventually approach a person. My fear is that he injured himself in flight because of the bad visibility and wind and inexperience. We also have a lot of crows around here, which are awful and aggressive.
I'm extremely depressed. I don't know what else to do. We've contained our active search to a 1.5 mile radius, but are putting fliers out farther just in case.
What I'm wondering is, has anyone heard of or recovered a budgie after it was gone for several days. And also, if it was recovered, how far away was it found from home?
Any other advice helps. I think I've done just about everything I've read that I can do. I hate the waiting and not knowing if he's still out there. I don't know when I can give up the search.
The other day we had a tip from someone who may have saw him, and a woman on the same block said she thought she heard a strange bird around. Both tips were dubious, but significant in that they were from people living on the same street. So we have looked a lot around there but to no avail.
He's extremely friendly and likes everyone indiscriminately so I think he would eventually approach a person. My fear is that he injured himself in flight because of the bad visibility and wind and inexperience. We also have a lot of crows around here, which are awful and aggressive.
I'm extremely depressed. I don't know what else to do. We've contained our active search to a 1.5 mile radius, but are putting fliers out farther just in case.
What I'm wondering is, has anyone heard of or recovered a budgie after it was gone for several days. And also, if it was recovered, how far away was it found from home?
Any other advice helps. I think I've done just about everything I've read that I can do. I hate the waiting and not knowing if he's still out there. I don't know when I can give up the search.