Updated: The Reflector

I asked the council for permission to build 6 - 8 nesting boxes on top of 30 feet poles as to simulate the telephone poles and hopefully get the birds into the nests and off of the telephone poles.

A lot of very important animal and bird lovers are with me to make these poles so hopefully it'll get approved and the birds will find new homes atop these poles.

Though only time will tell.

Here is the Reflector Article.

January 2nd, 2008The Reflector Article

Wow, I can't tell you how busy I have been in the past few weeks. Going back and forth between here and Yacolt delivering seed and putting up nesting boxes.

The counts are as follows: 18 Nesting boxes are now up and I have delivered (with the help of volunteers) 800 pounds of seed to keep feeding these birds.

The Reflector covered a lot of what I was going to post in here so I will just post that article, but it basically fleshes out the facts of Quaker Parrots, it also tells about the improvements that have been happening in Yacolt.

Here is the article.

How to Donate to help the Yacolt Parrots

Make Your Checks payable to:
Northwest Bird Rescue
13215 SE Mill Plain Blvd.
Suite C-8 #101 Vancouver, Washington 98684

Macaw Landing
Put Quaker in Memo Section:
POB 17364
Portland Org. 97217

Yacolt Parrot Picture

This is one of the current pictures taken of the Yacolt Parrots rebuilding their nests after they had been torn down a few weeks ago.

As you can see they are starting and attempting to rebuild their nest once again on the power lines. This is just one of the many nests starting to come up around this tiny town.

Hopefully we can figure out a solution soon to this problem.

Thank You

I would just like to send out a thank you to all of the people who have been donating and supporting this mission to save and rescue the Yacolt Parrots.

These are just a few people who have donated supplies, and their time.

S&D Bird rescue [Keizer, Oregon]

• Donna and Steve Burleigh

In Defense for Animals, International (IDA) [Portland, Oregon]

• Matt Rossell
• Connie D.

Macaw Landing [Portland, Oregon]

• Jack Devine

Love Your Pet - [Vancouver, Washington]

• Tracy Nichols
• Pete Rosengreen

Northwest Bird Rescue & Adoption Orphanage [Volunteers]

Vancouver, Washington

• Kamiko Akioka
• Beth Archer
• Joanne Carras
• Andrew Cyders
• Chris Dahelnburg
• Kory Dearborne
• Marcus Frazer
• Brenda Gilliland
• Louis Lowensberry
• Garth Noggle
• Mike Schultz
• Nancy Soukup
• Nathan Stonebreaker

Battleground School District [Battleground, Washington]

Avian Medical Center [Lake Oswego, Oregon]

• Dr. Marti Litner, D.V.M. - & Staff
• Kelly, Behaviorist

American Wildlife Foundation [Molalla, Oregon]

• Dr. Janet Ackermann, D.V.M. - & Staff
  

Emergency Vet Services [Vancouver, Washington]

• Dr. Liz Grauer, D.V.M. - & Staff
  

East Mill Plain Animal Hospital [Vancouver, Washington]

A facility VAC Inc.

• Dr. Judd Witherspoon D.V.M. - & Staff

Parrot 911 Alert [Vancouver, Washington]

PetCo Foundation

Lowe’s Hardware [Vancouver Washington]

Park Rose Hardware True Value [Vancouver]

Best Buy Stores Inc. [Hazel Dell, Washington]

Subway Sandwiches [Vancouver Washington]

Chris’ Integrity Repair Services Inc. [Hazel Dell, Washington]

• Chris Johnson (Owner)
• Dave Sexton

Creek Side Painting [Vancouver, Washington]

• Nick Springer (Owner)
• David

Thank you once again!

If I have missed you on this list, my deepest apologies.

If you would like to donate you can find out all the details for that at my website: www.nwbirdrescue.com or www.bebsoinc.com.

More updates to come!

Updated: Interview with Birdchannel

Today there was an interview with birdchannel.com. They are a website dedicated to the bird community and keeping up with the news and just the every day lives of bird lovers and their companions.

The interview was about the attempt to rescue the parrots of Yacolt.

Today was basically surveying the area as to where the community group's nests used to be located and seeing where they go to find shelter in an attempt to figure out a way to get the birds off of the power lines.

The article located at birdchannel can be found here: Volunteers Work To Save Yacolt Quaker Parrots

That's all for today's update.

Thank you for all your support.

Ballad of the Brooklyn Parrots: The (Definitive) Full-Motion Version! Thursday, April 10, 2008

The song "The Ballad of the Brooklyn Parrots" has evolved significantly from its humble roots as a free MP3 file. First folks asked for a Youtube version, so still photographs were added to the track. Then folks began asking for actual MTV-style moving images to accompany the song: the resulting video is embedded below: enjoy! -- and remember, "they're mighty loud and they're mighty raucous; the scientists call them Myiopsitta Monachus!" - Steve Baldwin Founder of Brooklyn Parrots .com

Local Quaker “Sparky” Builds His own Dream House ********** (Portland Oregon)

Sparky the Master BuilderSparky the Master Builder

Sparky and Alexandra Build Their Nest

Local Quaker “Sparky” Builds His own Dream House (Portland Oregon)

Sparky and Alexandra Build Their Nest

Interview with Birdchannel

Birdchannel put out one more article on the Yacolt Parrots today.

We are currently trying to get more nesting boxes for the Parrots in hopes to shield them from the harsh weather that is making it's way into this tiny town.

A lot of residents have been really supportive and giving permission to put nesting boxes up in their yards and properties.

The conditions are getting worse for this type of work, hopefully they will lighten or we will be done soon.

I definitely don't want to see any other Parrots fall because of this weather. Let's hope that we can save the remaining community of birds.

You can find the article from Birdchannel located here: Birdchannel Update Article

Thank you to all of my volunteers and people giving donations of supplies. It is very much appreciated.

Columbian Article

Once again Birdman found himself face to face with the Quaker Parrot issue.

As reported on by the Oregonian.

This is the article:

Yacolt ponders the fate of 16 feral Quaker parrots

Posted by The Oregonian November 30, 2007 18:43PM

Categories: Breaking News, Clark County

Exotic bird lovers are aflutter -- and undecided -- about how to care for 16 feral Quaker parrots after Clark County's electric utility this week removed their large nests from five power transformers in the small town of Yacolt, Wash.

Two residents are organizing a town meeting for 7:30 p.m. Saturday to try to come up with a plan to keep the birds, also called Monk parakeets, as neighbors. The meeting will be held at Yacolt Pentecostal Church at East Humphrey Street and Ranck Avenue.

"They're more than just birds to us, they're part of our community," said Joy Tindall, 30, who is helping put together the Yacolt Parrot Preservation Association.

Erecting poles taller than the utility poles with attached platforms on which to nest could draw the green and gray parrots, who seek out high spots with nothing within 50 feet to obstruct visibility, Tindall said. When the first two birds started nesting in 2002, the utility poles were the highest point in the north county town, she said.

For safety reasons, Clark Public Utilities hired crews to remove the nests, which can eventually enclose an entire transformer and weigh up to 2,000 pounds. Three birds were euthanized, but about 16 escaped.

Stephanie Tillett, who runs an exotic bird rescue in Brush Prairie, said the birds could be humanely captured and put into a free-flight public aviary in the town park. That way, the birds would be protected and out of the utility's way, and residents could continue to enjoy them and control their numbers. Feral Quaker parrots will not become good pets, she said.

But on Friday, Steve Burleigh, who runs a bird rescue operation in Keizer, said he and a Yacolt resident, Christopher Driggins, put up nesting boxes to attract and trap the birds. Burleigh thinks they could be "rehabilitated" and adopted, some by Yacolt residents.

• Holley Gilbert; holleygilbert@news.oregonian.com

As you can see, after the death of 3 birds this community and the animal lovers out there are all attempting to try and save this little community of birds.

We (Birdman's webmasters) will attempt to post along with him to try and keep everyone updated.

Thanks for all your support.