- Species: Parakeet, Budgie (See species list for details)
- Location: Lake Bluff, Illinois, United States 60044
- Date Found: May 17, 2012
- Phone Number: 847-234-2153
- Original URL: http://gazebonews.com/2012/05/17/parakeet-found-in-lake-bluff-loves-beach-golf-2/
Parakeet Found In Lake Bluff; Loves Beach, Golf
May 17, 2012 By adrienne Leave a Comment
The lost, found, lost & found again parakeet
By Adrienne Fawcett
This is a story about a lost, found, lost and found again parakeet. On Sunday–Mother’s Day– a group of local children found a healthy parakeet on the rocks at Sunrise Beach in Lake Bluff. The bird had a yellow head, mostly green body and a blue tail. Lake Bluff resident Anna Thor said the parakeet didn’t seem weary of humans, as it sat on the children’s hands to feed. She and her kids brought the bird home and reported it to the Lake Bluff Police Department, hoping someone was eagerly looking for a lost parakeet.
The bird rested a lot when it arrived at its temporary home, and it seemed happy and healthy. …
And then it got out of its cage and flew out the door.
The bird had flown the coop!
All Anna could think to say to her kids was that the parakeet wanted to be free, and now it was.
This was on Monday evening, May 14th. On Tuesday night, a thunderous storm rocked the area, and the small bird’s chances of survival seemed slim indeed.
Then, on Wednesday evening, two of Anna’s friends, Jeff W. and Leif G., were golfing at the Lake Bluff Golf Course when Jeff saw something bright green on the 18th hole. It was a parakeet–but was it “the” parakeet? Anna had told Leif about the bird the night before, so the friends called and asked her 9-year-old for a description. Turns out the bird on the golf course, like the bird found at Sunrise beach, had a yellow head, mostly green body and a blue tail.
Lake Bluff’s lost, found, lost and found again parakeet
“And voila, it was a match,” said Anna. “The bird is once again resting comfortably. And now Jeff can say ‘I got a birdie on the 18th hole’!”
The parakeet has moved across the street from the Goldsberry-Thors where it’s being cared for by a high school-aged neighbor. If you’ve lost a parakeet, please call the non-emergency number at the Lake Bluff Police Department at 847-234-2153. If no one speaks up, the neighbor will happily keep the bird—indoors, of course.