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Burge Bird Rescue

Burge Bird Rescue is a Kansas City area nonprofit organization dedicated to finding homes for birds that need a new place to live.
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We take a special interest in birds with medical needs, and will never turn away a bird due to medical issues. We help over 300 birds every year, from finches to macaws, from pigeons to sparrows, from abandoned pet ducks to cockfighting roosters. Our rescue is located adjacent to our avian exclusive veterinary hospital, Burge Bird Services.

08/16/2024

I wore a mask on the plane from Kansas City to Los Angeles because the COVID rate is very high right now on the west coast. Here was Max protecting himself against bird flu. I'm not sure he was wearing it correctly! 🤣

Vote for birds! https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1227880

08/15/2024

Dr. Julie is heading to LA today for a week of playing escape rooms with people from all over the world. The only bad part: being locked in the cage known as an airplane, where people with COVID and crying infants will undoubtedly make it a flight to not remember. I will miss the screaming parrots!

Please vote for our screamers at https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1227880

08/14/2024

Morgan is concerned that we have dropped to #9. Everybody keep clicking so Morgan won't have to worry. https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1227880

08/13/2024

That thing where your parrot, who thought he was a big bird, meets a bigger bird! Vote for the birds of all sizes every day. https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1227880

08/12/2024

Happy Monday! Start the week off right by voting to help birds. https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1227880

From one of our friends: I'm Amazing Grace, I'm 23 years old and I love going camping with my family. I was one of Dr. Julie's babies. I'm absolutely perfect!

08/11/2024

Uh oh! We've dropped to #9, and we have to stay in the top 8 to win so our birds can have snacks. Please click to help birds! https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1227880

08/10/2024

Here is another one of our little friends who will be voting for us today at https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1227880

I’m Franklin.. I’m a wild caught baby, at least 32, but my vet thinks I’m a little older than that.. late 30’s early 40’s. My mom takes such good care of me and I love my family so much!❤️

08/09/2024

Be sure to vote for our cute parrots before you take the time to create your own cute parrot fruit and veggie platter! https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1227880

08/08/2024

Click here to help parrots! https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1227880

From one of our friends: My rescued lovebird Pickles was returned to her rescue 3 times for being "bitey". She is a STINKER but she has her forever home with me and my other birds...

08/07/2024

TIME TO START VOTING AGAIN! This time you are voting for the team of Burge Bird Rescue and The Gabriel Foundation at https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1227880 every day until October 9th. Remember, you can vote twice from your phone (with wifi on, then wifi off), your tablet, your work computer, and your laptop, and you can get an extra vote each day by creating an account with your email address.

Avian Educational Post of the Day: How to check your bird's weight. If you have a bird you can handle, try to rub your fingers back and forth across their chest, and see how much muscle is there. You should be able to feel the keel bone running from the crop at the base of the neck down to the belly. For most pet birds, the muscle should feel slightly rounded and come up almost even with the keel. If your bird is overweight, you may have trouble feeling the bone. If it is very thin, the muscle will feel sunken in. Pet chickens usually feel more like a body score of 2, while parrots should be around a 3. If you have any concerns that your bird is too heavy or too thin, talk with your avian vet about it.

08/05/2024

Get your mouse clicking finger ready, because voting starts again at 2:00pm Central time on Wednesday. We will be joining forces with The Gabriel Foundation again because there are only 8 prizes, and we can't win it alone. Watch for our daily reminders to vote!

Would you like to have your bird's picture and story featured in one of our daily posts? Submit a photo and a few sentences about your feathered friend, and we will use as many of them as we can in our voting reminder posts.

07/30/2024

The advantage of taking your bird to an avian vet for grooming or boarding: we will find a lot of problems before they get serious. Most parrots have a uropygial gland (preen gland), the only oil gland on their body, located above the base of the tail. Infections and tumors are common findings, and the sooner we find them the better chance of being able to fix it quickly.

07/23/2024

We did lab tests on 5 macaws today, all between 10am and 2pm. Welcome to "Macaw Monday"! Thanks to super bird technician Luke Brines for keeping my fingers intact! I hope we have "'Tiel Tuesday" because they are so much quieter and less deadly.

Also today, our official email finally arrived verifying our Shelter Challenge win, so the check from your votes will be on the way soon.

07/05/2024

For sale: Parrot cage that will LAST FOREVER & NEVER RUST! Stainless steel parrot cage, 24 by 36 inches, 65 inches tall, 1 inch bar spacing with heavy duty bars that birds can't break. Includes 3 outside feeding dishes and 2 extra bowls. It is a great size for African Greys, Amazons, Eclectus, small Cockatoos, Pionus, or Mini Macaws. Cages this size sell for around $2000, but we are asking $1500, and for that price we will include delivery within 50 miles of our south Kansas City office. Call us at 816-356-4700 if you are interested in this cage, or ask us about the dozens of other cages we have for sale for every size bird (except macaws). (Note: the tray goes up under the grate, but it was pulled out and left upside down to keep it clean.)

07/05/2024

It's official, the birds of Burge Bird Rescue and their friends at The Gabriel Foundation are winners in this contest. Each organization will be receiving $1500 in a few weeks, which will pay for some of the new toys we ordered for them from Busy Beaks. We expect a new contest will start in a few weeks, so you should have time to recover from the carpal tunnel syndrome you may have suffered thanks to all that clicking. 😁 Thank you everyone for your support.

07/03/2024

VOTING ENDS WEDNESDAY AT MIDNIGHT! Last chance to help our parrots. https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1227880

07/02/2024

LAST CHANCE TO VOTE IS ON WEDNESDAY! Let's help The Gabriel Foundation again today so all the birds will win. https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1123380

Give your birds some extra skritches today and tell them the rescue birds said thank you for their votes.

07/01/2024

With just 2 days to go, let's make sure that our feathered friends at The Gabriel Foundation stays in the winning top 13. https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1123380

Collars are rarely recommended in birds except in cases of self mutilation. Sometimes we can't find just the right collar for a particular bird, so we have to make one.

06/30/2024

The birds are watching you to make sure you keep voting for these last few days! https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1227880

06/29/2024

Final 4 days, keep on voting! https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1227880

We frequently take in parrots that have ended up in dog & cat shelters, where they just don't have the space or the staff to care for these special animals. In this case from 2015, we took in 8 parrots that had been in a hoarding situation in central Kansas, and the local shelter wasn't equipped to deal with them. We will always make every effort to help another rescue when they need us.

06/28/2024

Please click! https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1227880

No time to write a long post today, but please keep doing what you've been doing for 5 more days. Thanks!

06/27/2024

6 days left! Let's throw some votes over to our pals The Gabriel Foundation to make sure they stay in the winning column. https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1123380

For decades we have hosted veterinary students who come to us to help them learn avian medicine. We also teach a lab almost every year at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Missouri and Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Tomorrow, we will be taking about 30 of our parrots to the Association of Avian Veterinarians (AAV) annual conference for students and veterinarians from around the world to practice basic techniques.

06/26/2024

8 more days! https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1227880

Did you know that sparrows, starlings, ringneck doves, and pigeons are not native to the United States? Those are the species that often need our help, because the wildlife rehab facilities can only take native species. We are always in need of more volunteers to help raise babies of those species when they can't be returned to their parents. If you would be interested in helping baby birds until they can be returned to the wild, please contact us, or your nearest wildlife rehabbers.

06/25/2024

Don't forget! https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1227880

We get tagged so many times about pet birds sighted or captured that have been flying loose. Sadly, most of these will die within a few days, unable to find food or water. Many of them were released when the owners got tired of caring for them, and we wish they knew to call us, because we would not turn them away. If you see a loose parrot or parakeet, we have a loaner cage we can let you use. Just last week, a lovely woman came to our clinic, borrowed the cage, and caught a budgie on her deck in less than 24 hours. Please keep your eyes open, and always call around to find help for these poor birds before it is too late.

06/24/2024

Be part of the click team! https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1227880

On this stressful Monday morning, I think I already need a binky.

06/23/2024

Only 10 days left to help our birds win $1500! https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1227880

In place of traditional collars, there are other options for birds that need a temporary fix for their self-mutilation issues, or to keep them warmer if they have plucked themselves naked. This African Grey enjoyed wearing his hoodie, and liked to chew on the drawstrings.

06/22/2024

Your votes helped get The Gabriel Foundation back up to #13 for the moment, so you can vote for the Burge Bird Rescue today. https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1227880

I always told people that there are over 200 breeds of chickens, but a search I did yesterday said there are over 500 breeds! This one is especially floofy!

06/21/2024

How is it possible that our votes haven't helped The Gabriel Foundation move up to #13? Let's keep trying to help their birds win! https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1123380

I saw this bird in 2015, and I don't think I've ever seen another one. Do you know what species this is? Submit your guesses in the comments. No fair looking it up!

06/20/2024

Let's vote for The Gabriel Foundation again because they are still stuck at #14. https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1123380

Did you know there are diapers for pet ducks? Now you know! 🦆 💩 😁

06/19/2024

Yikes, I forgot today's voting reminder!!!

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Address

13833 S US Highway 71
Grandview, MO
64030

Website

http://BurgeBirdRescue.com/

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Videos

Don't forget to vote for Burge Bird Rescue before you watch this video. https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1227880 This is video #3 from our Unpleasant Basement 11 Bird Rescue yesterday. The birds upstairs were in much better conditions than the basement birds. Please refrain from making any negative comments about the owner, who was elderly and sick, and would not allow anyone to take any of her birds before she passed away. Donations are always appreciated to help us cover the thousands of dollars we will be spending on medical testing for these birds, all of which are at least 18 years old.

Sorry, Facebook Live wasn't working. Here is video #2 from our basement bird rescue. Please do not leave any negative comments about the owner, who was elderly and unwell, and did the best she could for the birds she loved. It is very hard to let go.

Sorry, Facebook Live wasn't working. Here is video #1 from our basement bird rescue. Please do not leave any negative comments about the owner, who was elderly and unwell, and did the best she could for the birds she loved. It is very hard to let go.

PLEASE VOTE FOR THIS LAST DAY FOR The Gabriel Foundation BECAUSE THEY ARE AT THE EDGE AND IN DANGER OF FALLING TO #14 AGAIN! https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1123380 Burge Bird Rescue is fine at #10, so don't worry about us! This video is from the helicopter that took me to my dog sled ride on top of a glacier in Alaska.

PLEASE VOTE FOR THIS LAST DAY FOR The Gabriel Foundation BECAUSE THEY ARE AT THE EDGE AND IN DANGER OF FALLING TO #14 AGAIN! https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1123380 Burge Bird Rescue is fine at #10, so don't worry about us! This video is my dog sled ride on top of a glacier in Alaska. We were moving so fast during the ride that I was busy trying to not die!