OUR RESIDENTS

Listed are just a few of the residents who make up our sanctuary family.  Your donations can help us in our work to continue our operation.  Most of the birds in the Arcadia Bird Sanctuary have come to us because their owners just didn't want them anymore or they were severely abused or neglected.

OUR SMALLER RESIDENTS

The Arcadia Bird Sanctuary started by taking in smaller birds and remains one of the few facilities that will take and keep the smaller guys.  Many of the Lovebirds you see came through a rescue from a filthy breeding facility in 2002.  We now have around 20 lovebirds.

Our Sanctuary received over a dozen parakeets from a New York City shelter as a result of the overwhelming number of birds left homeless after the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center.  There are now over 30 parakeets in our flight cage.

Most of our smaller birds are in a free flight aviary and enjoy a happy communal life. 

OSCAR

Oscar, our male Eclectus, was kept unattended in a dark basement and became tangled in a rope toy. He hung like that for at least three days and lost two toes.  Do to being neglected, he chewed off his feathers from the neck down.  When he came to us, he looked better suited to a grocery store poultry bin than a bird cage.  Oscar has been with us since 2002 and as you can see, has made significant progress.

PRINCESS

Her Story

Princess, a beautiful female Eclectus, was relinquished to our sanctuary when her owner's family developed serious health problems.  She came to us in 2003.

FLOWER

Her Story

Flower was an 11 year old cockatiel who was the product of a brother/sister mating.   This mating produced 7 babies, all born with deformed feet.  After 9 years, her family decided to "get into dogs" and in 2002 gave all the birds to the Arcadia Bird Sanctuary.  Flower lived with us for three years and passed over the rainbow bridge at the age of 12.

DUCK

Duck is a 3 year old Congo African Grey who was severely abused.  When she came to Arcadia Bird Sanctuary, she was completely plucked and even her wings were bare.  She had broken her breastbone 3 times by flinging herself  in terror whenever when anyone even as much approached her cage.  She came to us in the summer of 2003, and after a change in diet and much patience, Duck no longer plucks and is gradually becoming less frightened. 

SCRUFFY

Scruffy is an older Cockatiel whose owner decided they did not want her anymore. Her feather condition is due to poor diet.  Sruffy passed away in 2005.

SHAMMY

Shamrock (Shammy for short) is an older Pacific Parrotlet (was estimated to be 10 years old) and was in Arcadia for over 3 years.  His owner is in the military and was unable to take him when the family was transferred.  Shammy was very unhappy when he came to Arcadia and for the better part of the three years, would not allow anyone to get near or touch him.  Shammy  progressed nicely and now likes to be handled and slowly started re-trusting human company.  We are happy to announce that Shammy graduated to a happy adoption in 2004!