Flitesong Cage Bird Sanctuary

PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU CONTACT ME ABOUT AVAILABLE BIRDS:

I ASK THAT YOU DO NOT ASK TO ADOPT A COCKATIEL, LOVEBIRD, AMERICAN PARAKEET ("BUDGIE"), OR ZEBRA FINCH IF YOUR INTENTION IS TO BREED IT. NONE OF THESE EASILY AVAILABLE PET AND AVIARY BIRDS WILL BE KNOWLINGLY PLACED IN A BREEDING SITUATION. IF YOU WANT A 'COMPANION' FOR YOUR BIRD, A SAME-SEX ADOPTION MAY BE POSSIBLE.

IF YOU ARE APPLYING TO ADOPT AN ENDANGERED SPECIES BIRD AND FCBS TELLS YOU IT IS A PET, PLS. DO NOT ACQUIRE IT SIMPLY TO BREED IT LATER. TRULY PET QUALITY PARROTS ARE VERY SPECIAL AND WERE NOT RAISED TO BECOME BREEDER BIRDS.

SOME ENDANGERED SPECIES ARE BEING SUCCESSFULLY BRED IN THE UNITED STATES, SO BEING 'ENDANGERED IN THE WILD' DOES NOT MEAN THE SPECIES CAN'T BE KEPT AS A PET. ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE ARE ENDANGERED SPECIES THAT DO NEED TO BE PLACED IN A BREEDING SITUATION FOR CONSERVATION AND PERPETUATION OF THE SPECIES.

DO YOUR RESEARCH, DECIDE WHAT KIND OF CHARACTERISTICS IN A BIRD ATTRACT YOU TO IT, THEN MEET SOME INDIVIDUAL BIRDS OF THAT TYPE. THE CALLS I HATE TO GET ARE ONES THAT SAY, "WELL, I'M INTERESTED IN A BIG BIRD...YOU KNOW, AN AMAZON, MAYBE AN AFRICAN GREY OR A COCKATOO...AND I MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN A MACAW IF YOU HAVE ONE...." OBVIOUSLY, THIS PERSON HAS NOT DONE ANY RESEARCH AND HAS NO IDEA WHAT THEY MIGHT BE GETTING INTO WITH ANY ONE OF THESE BIRDS, ALL OF WHICH OFFER SPECIAL REWARDS AND SPECIAL CHALLENGES TO THEIR OWNERS.

RESPONSIBLE BIRD BREEDERS ABOUND IN OUR AREA. I AM IN SUPPORT OF THESE INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR WORK TO PRESERVE THE MORE UNCOMMON SPECIES, AS WELL AS THEIR EFFORTS TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO US HEALTHY, HIGH-QUALITY, TAME PET BIRDS.

I RAISED MANY PET AND AVIARY BIRDS IN MY EARLY YEARS. I NOW CHOOSE TO HELP THE ONES AT THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM, THOSE NEEDING SANCTUARY, A RETIREMENT HOME, OR CAREFUL REHOMING.

FCBS BIRDS ARE OFTEN A LITTLE QUIRKY OR HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS, AND MOST WILL NEED YOUR PATIENCE BEYOND WHAT YOU WOULD GIVE TO A YOUNG, HAND-FED PARROT. IF YOU ARE READY FOR THAT, AND A HOME VISIT, AND A MILLION QUESTIONS FROM ME, GET IN TOUCH. WE'LL TALK.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT.

LINDA COMPTON, OWNER, FLITESONG CAGE BIRD SANCTUARY

THE PRIMARY GOAL OF ALL ADOPTIONS IS THE APPROPRIATE PLACEMENT OF THE BIRD IN A LOVING AND KNOWLEDGEABLE HOME, ONE WHERE THE BIRD WILL BE GIVEN THE CARE AND ATTENTION THE DESERVE FOR THE REST OF ITS LIFE.

A COMPLETED ADOPTION APPLICATION AND CONTRACT IS REQUIRED PER BIRD. A PRE-ADOPTION VISIT TO YOUR HOME WITH THE BIRD YOU MIGHT BE REQUESTING TO ADOPT IS ALSO REQUIRED. VISITS TO 'LOOK AROUND' AT WHAT IS AVAILABLE AT FLITESONG IS NOT POSSIBLE. WE WILL DISCUSS AVAILABLE BIRDS BY PHONE AND PHOTOS CAN BE EMAILED.

TYPICALLY, BIRDS WILL BE ADOPTED WITH AN APPROPRIATE CARRIERS AND TOYS. IF YOU NEED

A CAGE AND ONE IS AVAILABLE AT FCBS (IN CASES WHERE THE BIRD DID NOT COME TO FCBS WITH A CAGE), A REIMBURSEMENT FEE MAY BE REQUIRED.

IF THERE HAS BEEN A VETERINARY EXPENSE FOR THE BIRD, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO REIMBURSE FLITESONG AT THE TIME OF ADOPTION. IF YOU REQUIRE ANY VETERINARY HEALTH CERTIFICATION PRIOR TO ADOPTION, YOU MUST PAY FOR THAT IN ADVANCE OR MAY ACCOMPANY THE FCBS REPRESENTATIVE TO THE VETERINARIAN'S OFFICE FOR THAT VISIT.

ANY AVAILABLE VETERINARY CARE DOCUMENTATION WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU FOR YOUR RECORDS AT THE TIME YOU TAKE YOUR BIRD HOME.

IT IS SOMETIMES POSSIBLE TO SIGN UP AS A FOSTER FOR A BIRD, PRIOR TO MAKING A FOREVER HOME COMMITMENT. YOU MUST SUBMIT A FOSTER AGREEMENT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS OPTION. A HOME VISIT AND AN AVIAN VETERINARY REFERENCE CHECK ARE STILL REQUIRED PRIOR TO PLACING

A FOSTER BIRD IN

YOUR CARE.