Northeast Avian Rescue, Inc.

10/01/2025

Another hoarding case in Florida. Birds living in filth and tiny cages. Yet the breeding continues. Rescues are overflowing with birds needing new homes. Sanctuaries are at or over capacity. What will happen to all these poor creatures? This work is heartbreaking! When will people learn they should have been left in the wild where they can fly free. People need to wake up and stop the demand!!!

09/01/2025

Good news! Over the past few weeks, we have had five birds go to great adopters. Prince the cockatiel and a found parakeet are now in their home and doing well. We have also placed Hannah and Gizmo, the greys, in two wonderful homes. And last, but not least, our senior red headed Amazon, Chiquita, has been adopted. A big thank you to the adopters for taking these great birds into their home and hearts.

Our other birds need new homes too. Read about them on our website.

05/01/2025

Today is and we hope you’ll join us in the fight for parrot welfare. Parrots in captivity are not domesticated - they are the same species that still exist in the wild today. Captivity strips these beautiful creatures of the ability to carry out so many of their natural behaviors including adequate flight and exercise, flocking, and the choice of a lifelong mate. Captive parrots suffer these losses even in the best of circumstances.

Make an impact today, on National Bird Day, by sharing this message. We must end the parrot pet trade and change the perception that a parrot in a cage is acceptable. It is not acceptable to house a wild flighted animal in a cage. You can take a further step to action by writing a letter to Petco and Petsmart, urging them to end the sale of birds in their stores.

Learn more at fosterparrots.com/activism

01/01/2025

Happy New Year to all of our friends!

We wanted to extend a HUGE thank you to everyone who supported us through the holidays with our Secret Santa campaign which, once again, was a huge success. Most of the birds on our list were well taken care of for this Christmas with a ton of toys to tear apart!

We can't tell you enough how grateful we are for your continued support as this whole rescue gig continues growing more and more difficult to maintain. Food and enrichment costs have gone through the roof, with no end in sight. These kinds of gifts really, really help!

We hope you all have a happy and prosperous new year!

Jill & Bob & ALL the birds!

27/12/2024

16/12/2024

Meet a few more of our birds looking for homes. They are listed on our website with all the others. Please read their descriptions on the website carefully. Some of these birds have chronic medical needs. These are not necessarily "easy" birds and most will require much time and patience for even minimal success in the bird-human bond. For this reason, we must stress that breed-specific experience is an absolute requirement for all adoptions. These birds can be very particular about who they want to be with (both with humans and other birds and pets).

If you are interested in any of them, please go to our website, (www.rescueparrots.org) to fill out an adoption application and read about our adoption process.

09/12/2024

Happy Holidays! We are having our 5th annual Secret Santa this year for the birds at the rescue. If you would like to be a secret santa, please let us know by commenting under your chosen feathered friend!

🎄As always, one of our biggest needs this year is toys and enrichment items for the birds. For ideas, we have a wish list available on Chewy.com here:

https://www.chewy.com/g/northeast-avian-rescue-inc_b79305242

🎄If you’re unsure about what to buy, you can always consider a gift certificate for any of the following websites:

www.Chewy.com
www.mysafebirdstore.com
www.bonkabirds.com
www.amazon.com

🎄And finally, the shipping address :

(Bird’s Name) c/o Northeast Avian Rescue
11 Couse Place
East Greenbush, NY 12061

NEAR and the birds thank you in advance! 🎄❤️🎅🏼

06/12/2024

Keep an eye out for our annual secret Santa fundraiser!! More details to follow soon 🦜🎄❤️

04/12/2024

A huge shout out to Harrison's Bird Foods and Kathie Hahn at My Safe Bird Store for donating a big bag of Harrison's High Potency Coarse for the birds here at the rescue. Thank you for all your help.

03/12/2024

ATTENTION ADOPTERS: We have updated our adoptable birds on the website. Please read the descriptions carefully. These are not necessarily "easy" birds and most will require much time and patience for even minimal success in the bird-human bond. For this reason, we must stress that breed-specific experience is an absolute requirement for all adoptions. These birds can be very particular about who they want to be with (both with humans and other birds and pets).

Stay tuned, there will be a few more additions to the list in the coming weeks.

02/12/2024

Happy holidays, friends!

It's that time of year again ... we're gearing up for Giving Tuesday and completing the fourth quarter of 2024 with the hopes of being a few bucks for the long winter.

2024 has been a rough year for the rescue. It has seen us turn more into a sanctuary than ever before -- no matter how much we weren't trying to go that route. So many difficult birds ... so few qualified adopter willing to take the dive.

We have kept our online fundraising to a minimum this year -- you guys deserve a break from the constant pleas for help. Now though, at the end of the year, we could really use your help! If you have a few bucks to scrape together, please consider helping us help the birds! Even if you're not in a spot to drop some cash, you can also help us by spreading the word about our winter fundraising effort!

From our family (which includes about 80 birds as we write this), to yours -- we wish you the happiest, healthiest holiday season!

https://www.rescueparrots.org/donate

13/11/2024

Rotterdam, NY (Schenectady County)

parakeet - not caught

09/11/2024

Good advice for the safety of your birds this season.