Connecticut Parrot Rescue
Adopt. Don’t Shop.
A resource for companion parrots in need, and those who love them.
Connecticut Parrot Rescue was founded in July 2015 and as of September 2016, became an official 501c3 non-profit public charity. We are completely run by Connecticut-based volunteer foster homes, who aid the transition and rehabilitation processes of companion parrots into loving adoptive homes. Please browse our website to learn more about our organization, our exciting partnerships, how you can get involved and of course... our amazing adoptable parrots! We strive to give our parrots the best possible care, and then integrate them into suitable and loving homes.
Adoption Process:
Interested in adopting a bird, fostering, or just volunteering?
Check out the birds up for adoption.
Click on the adoption application button at the bottom of the page to fill out an application.
Wait for a response!
While you wait, feel free to check out our website for helpful information on taking care of birds and our social media accounts for more pictures and videos of our birds.
Bird Trio Of The Month:
Cosmo, Peaches & Snickers
These 3 parrots are a flock of adoptable birds. It will not be possible to adopt them individually.
Meet Cosmo, a male Senegal [10 years old]; Peaches, a female Peach-Faced Lovebird [14 years old]; and Snickers, a male Sun Conure [12 years old].
All 3 are fully-flighted and, although Cosmo is more the ‘odd man out’, they are definitely a flock.
Peaches, lovebird, and Snickers, Sun Conure, are bonded.
As far as we know at this time, all 3 are hand-tamed but the current foster has only had experience with Cosmo, the Senegal at this time.
Cosmo definitely has 'his person' but is friendly around other humans and will step up for anyone. He is very smart and loves getting pets and attention, but is not afraid to bite his favorite person as of now.
[Remember: parrots sometimes ‘communicate’ through beaking or actual biting. Adopters need to understand this and spend time getting to know their bird and what it is trying to say.]
All 3 appear to be comfortable with females and males. They are also comfortable with other animals [dogs, cats, and other birds who are and will continue to be housed separately]. All like foraging and other types of toys, taking baths together, hanging outside of the cage, and taking treats!
Adoption Fee: $350.00
Meet Our Birds
Buckle
Buckle is an Amazon and is estimated to be in his 50s. He has been hand-tamed.
He will do best with someone who is either a vet/vet tech and/or has extensive experience caring for and supporting older special needs birds. He is being treated for underlying health and ongoing eye issues.
When he’s feeling well, he loves to hang outside of his cage and prefers a quieter house.
Prefers women and allows scritches and will take treats from your hand.
May be best in home where there are few-no other birds or animals.
Adoption Fee: will be applied to vet care and prescription costs and supplies
Jekyll & Phoenix
Jekyll (GCC) and Phoenix (BC Conure) are a bonded pair. They are very sweet and curious. They know how to step up and like attention! Jekyll is a bit friendlier of the two and is happy to fly on your arm, head and come to people while Phoenix is a bit more reserved and likes to get to know you before he is comfortable with you. They can be noisy in the mornings. I have found that usually that is just them calling to be let out of their cage. Once they are out, they are much quieter and enjoy flight time. They would do well in a home where they can be out of their cage for a good portion of the day.
Adoption Fee $350
Jasper
Jasper is 11 years old.
He will take treats from his human. He loves to be scratched on the head and gently takes treats. He also knows some tricks but will no longer do them with me.
Jasper is hand-tamed; will step-up, but no one in our family, including me, is comfortable doing it anymore as he has bitten several times, usually when he doesn’t want to go back in cage or some other reason known only to him. I now have him step up onto perch.
He is friendly with females. Jasper doesn’t seem to mind children or men but has not been handled by them.
He can be loud at times. He definitely has 'his person' but is friendly around other humans.
He displays territorial behavior of his cage.
He gets along with other animals in my home; including other birds.
He likes most types of toys, and likes using a playstand when he's outside his cage.
Jasper enjoys taking baths.
As with most birds in a new home, Jasper will take time to warm up to people.
Cosmo, Peaches & Snickers
These 3 parrots are a flock of adoptable birds. It will not be possible to adopt them individually.
Meet Cosmo, a male Senegal [10 years old]; Peaches, a female Peach-Faced Lovebird [14 years old]; and Snickers, a male Sun Conure [12 years old].
All 3 are fully-flighted and, although Cosmo is more the ‘odd man out’, they are definitely a flock.
Peaches, lovebird, and Snickers, Sun Conure, are bonded.
As far as we know at this time, all 3 are hand-tamed but the current foster has only had experience with Cosmo, the Senegal at this time.
Cosmo definitely has 'his person' but is friendly around other humans and will step up for anyone. He is very smart and loves getting pets and attention, but is not afraid to bite his favorite person as of now.
[Remember: parrots sometimes ‘communicate’ through beaking or actual biting. Adopters need to understand this and spend time getting to know their bird and what it is trying to say.]
All 3 appear to be comfortable with females and males. They are also comfortable with other animals [dogs, cats, and other birds who are and will continue to be housed separately]. All like foraging and other types of toys, taking baths together, hanging outside of the cage, and taking treats!
Adoption Fee: $350.00
Brady
Brady is a lutino cockatiel between 5-8years old.
She sometimes appears reluctant to leave her cage, but is hand-tamed. She’ll step up and take treats from her human.
When leaving the cage on her own, she will fly around a bit, but will ultimately step up on a hand and spend some time with you. Especially if you have some millet to offer. It’s clear that with a little time and patience, she's got potential to be a great cuddler outside of the cage.
She’s comfortable with males and females, but it takes time for her to get used to people. She has not lived with other animals (except a parakeet) in her home. A quieter home may be best for her as she may take time to warm up to people.
Brady is lovely and quiet, she does enjoy exercising her wings, but is reluctant to leave the cage. She loves her cuttle bone and has successfully transitioned to a pellet diet (and nutriberries ) she enjoys a little bath and playing with her toys.
She’s very sweet and just needs a little time to make a great addition to a good home!
Adoption Fee: $75.00
Olive
Olive is 8 years old and is a Green Yellow Face budgie.
She is comfortable with females and males, along with other animals in the home; including other birds.
Olive likes using a playstand outside her cage and will take treats from her human.
Olive is lovely and soft-spoken and enjoys wood or natural toys.
She is not hand-tamed but will gladly eat millet from your hand. She can be let out to perch on her cage with patience and time. She enjoys observing other birds and would do best with another mature and calmer personality as a roommate, or in a home with various birds to observe from her cage. Every now and then she does acrobatics/hanging upside down.
Olive would do best in a home that understands her boundaries, is ok with a non-singing bird, and may be ok with just hand feeding her without touching. While she has not come out of her cage yet with her foster, her previous owner said she loves to sit on top and explore nearby.
Olive should go with either another calm bird in a large cage or in a home with different bird species for her to be around but not necessarily live with as she seems more independent. She doesn't seem to have a preference for anybody and, since she is still adjusting she can be nippy if you try to touch her.
Overall she doesn't come off as too scared or aggressive but more about having boundaries. Someone who may not have a lot of experience but is willing to learn/read up would be fine.
Adoption Fee: $30
Winter [formerly Winnie]
Winter is a white, with sky blue patches parakeet [budgie]. He is approximately 5 years old.
Winter is a beautiful, very active, and vocal bird. He makes a variety of lovely sounds and adorable chatters all day long. Every now and then he can be loud.
He is very attached to his mirror and will step up and be tame outside of his cage only with the mirror as a training tool, but should be weaned off it. Right now, he becomes very stressed without her mirror.
He is not aggressive and can be hand trained but isn't quite there yet as he prefers the company of birds. He is fine around people–females and males–and dogs.
He likes toys and likes to take baths.
Because he can get very loud, he may not be best in an apartment, unless he has other birds. Winnie’s foster home tried placing him with another foster budgie, but that budgie is not interested in him at all so he sadly goes back to the mirror. He would be a great addition to a flock as he is very interested in having other bird friends.
Adoption Fee: $30