Hatch date: before 2004

Birdie is a male cockatiel who is being rehomed using our Help With Rehoming program and he remains in his home. Following is a write up from his mom - 

Our Birdie, came to us about 17 years ago. He actually landed on husband’s head while we were standing outside our house. After months of unsuccessful attempts to find his owner, he settled in with us. Not being “bird people” we tried over the years to find a loving home for him, but to no avail.  Now do to a change in my health, and retirement, we have no choice but to find him a new family. We have never had its sex confirmed, but I’ve been told, based on its habits that it is most likely a male.

Habits & Routine: As soon as he hears me get up in the morning he starts to squawk for attention. Our routine is that while sitting in the recliner in the morning to watch the news he sits on the end of my fuzzy slipper and hangs out until I’m ready to get up. He usually lets me put him back in the cage, but if not, he hangs out on top until he goes in on his own to eat. Although some days he’s a little more difficult to catch and will fly around while we try to get him, but after a while he finds his way into the cage by himself. He is in the cage the rest of the day. He has learned a few tunes and sounds that he will vocalize during the day.  He does have a specific chatter that he makes to my husband that if different than when he “talks” to me. His cage is in front of a window and he will squawk quite loudly if a car pulls into the driveway. He will also start squawking when my husband drives in, but he seems to know when the truck is a couple of blocks away!  He naps a little during the day, but by about 8PM he starts to get tired. If you approach the cage by this time he’ll hiss a little as to say “leave me alone”. I cover the cage at night, by about 9PM. We buy cockatiel food from the grocery store, and he likes any kind of crackers, and millet.  If you open a bag of chips or cereal he knows the sound of the bag and will squawk for a treat, which I usually give him, he likes Rice Krispies, but not Cheerios. He can be nippy if he does not want to be social, but we found that when we have his wings clipped he is more docile, and of course he is easier to catch. We noticed that he prefers men. He grooms himself but does not bathe. He has always been an only bird so we do not know how he would interact with another bird. He is a beautiful sweet bird but sadly we have to let him go, we hope to find him a loving family that will give him the attention he deserves.