Northeast Avian Rescue, Inc.

31/12/2025

Rotterdam, NY near Golub Price Chopper Distribution Center

3 Loose lovebirds, 1 retrieved
December 31, 2025

31/12/2025

Albany, NY - Colonie
Lost cockatiel

27/11/2025

Cockatiel available for adoption

Please contact the Capital Region Parrot Society for location and to fill out an application.

https://www.jotform.com/231467754356161

21/11/2025

Since the pandemic, the cost of buying a parrot has skyrocketed, but it doesn’t end there. The cost of proper parrot care has also increased tremendously in the past few years. With the collapse of competition in the parrot enrichment market throughout the US, the cost of cages, toys and other critical enrichment items have increased substantially. Parrot food also has gone up, with the cost of most commercial parrot foods doubling (or more) in the past five years. But without regard to all of that, the most insidious cost of parrot ownership can come when you least expect it and these costs can be potentially crippling for the average pet owner. If a parrot is injured, or becomes sick, veterinarian costs can often run into the thousands.

Twice this week I have driven four hours round trip, taking one of our rescued macaws to an emergency hospital in Connecticut. We are very lucky to have emergency hospital options within a relatively short drive from us. Many people in this country are not so lucky – some must drive a day or more to obtain critical emergency services for their bird! Our rescued macaw was initially treated by our local veterinarian. Extensive testing was performed and a course of treatment begun, but she did not respond to this therapy and continued to decline. After exhausting all of the local diagnostic capabilities, we knew we had to go to a specialty hospital and did not hesitate to make the trip.

So far, this illness has cost several thousand dollars – including several very gracious discounts to the rescue that the average parrot owner won’t have the benefit of receiving. We fear there may be more charges to come if she does not respond to the new course of treatment, but we stand ready to do whatever is necessary to get to the bottom of what is ailing her and whatever we can in an effort to bring her back to good health.

So here is the question: Do you realize how much of a financial commitment owning a parrot is and can be? Are you willing to drop everything and travel hours to potentially save your birds life? Can you afford thousands in veterinary costs, unexpectedly and usually out of the blue, when your beloved bird gets sick?

Birds hide illness so well that by the time we notice something is wrong, it can be (and sadly often is) too late. That's why regular checkups by a veterinarian trained in parrot care are crucial. These people are not easy to find and simply do not exist in or near many locations so it is of paramount importance to research this, among so many other things, before you even think about bringing a parrot home.

If you cannot commit to the absolute best care and expenses of having a parrot, please do not get one. If you insist you can cover the costs and handle the responsibilities of the ownership of one of these wild animals, PLEASE consider adopting rather than buying. Rescues and sanctuaries across the country are overflowing with the ones somebody else took and gave up on. These birds need a loving home with someone who understands all the risks and is still willing to stay w

21/11/2025

And another smuggler caught.

Jesse Agus Martinez, 35, was asked about the contents of his pants after observers noticed a suspiciously large bulge - but what he showed them has landed him in hot water.

21/11/2025

This may be a long article, but everyone should read it through. It makes me sick. Shame on all who think that buying a bird from a breeder doesn't affect the numbers in the wild. Breeding leads to demand and demand leads to poaching.

A yearlong investigation into the African-grey trade reveals poachers, egg smugglers, wealthy businessmen — and multitudes who want a talking bird

15/11/2025

Another big thank you to Harrison's Bird Foods and My Safe Bird Store for another donation to the birds of NEAR. They all so appreciate the treats and food you send us.

14/11/2025

13/11/2025

Please think carefully before taking on a parrot 😢

If you have thought very long and very hard about bringing a parrot into your life, then why not consider giving a loving home to one of the 85% already looking for a ‘new’ home?

Please, DON'T SHOP - ADOPT!

06/11/2025

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY 🤔

Well now, here's a wee thing to think about - where did your cute, cuddly baby parrot come from?

Breeders do truly love the parrots they breed. They especially love taking care of the babies, which they poach (albeit legally) from their parents to "hand-rear" them.

Could YOU even begin to imagine having your babies taken from you to be reared by someone else and then sold on to an unknown fate?

Breeders are NOT conservationists.

They are preservationists.

They're preserving their livelihood - if there was no money in it, they'd never do it - guaranteed.

They're "preserving" parrots for a life of captivity in a cage in our living rooms.

Please, please: never, ever call it conservation - it's not. In fact, baby parrot sales anywhere in the world encourage poachers - legal or otherwise.

DON'T SHOP - ADOPT!

05/11/2025

If you work all day or are gone most of the day, a single parrot is a very lonely bird. We as humans cannot provide what nature meant for them.

It was one of the greatest myths of the pet trade and possibly one of the most tragic untruths of all: that parrots should be kept as single pets in order to maintain the bond between the human and the bird. A tactic designed to forge an animal’s emotional dependency on human companionship; this might be acceptable on some level if a human could be depended upon as an adequate companion to parrots, but the typical outcome has been a bird condemned to a life of loneliness.

How many parakeets and cockatiels have lived and perished as single birds all alone, sitting in their cage with a mirror? Many parrots kept as single pets are well loved, but unless they have the benefit of a positive, reciprocal relationship with humans in the household they are no less lonely. Too many birds sit day after day in empty houses, waiting for their people to come home. Parrots have no way of constructively dealing with loneliness. They are hard wired to be connected to a flock, a family, a partner. In the wild a parrot is never alone. In captivity the parrot who vocalizes or lashes out in anger to protest his aloneness typically loses his home.

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