Missing Pet Macaw Found after Escaping During Camping Trip

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CHICAGO, IL – A search to find a missing pet bird that got loose during a camping trip over the weekend in suburban Palos Hills came to an end Tuesday thanks to a local rescue group. Volunteers with the local rescue group got a tip of a sighting of the bird Tuesday afternoon and jumped into action to find him.

Nine-year-old Baby, a macaw, has been with Medina’s family since the bird was three weeks old. Medina met with NBC Chicago hours prior to getting the phone call that his bird had been found. He and his wife had been driving for hours looking for Baby in Willow Springs after learning he was spotted in the area.

This all began on Sunday when Medina and his wife went on a camping trip at Bullfrog Lake. Medina said they were walking on a bike trail with Baby when he got spooked by a cyclist and flew away with his metal leash still attached. 48 hours and eight sightings later, a woman in Willow Springs spotted a blue and gold macaw on her roof and called Chicago Bird Collision Monitors for help.

Volunteers with the bird rescue group arrived and put Baby in a carrier. Baby was found four miles away from the campsite.

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