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Paramus Police Department Still Unable to Locate Owner of Cockatiel

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Paramus NJ, this Cockatiel was found feasting on a “Ted’s North” French fry. If you live near the area and he’s yours please reach out to the Paramus Police Department.

The cockatiel, also known as the weero/weiro or quarrion, is a medium-sized parrot that is a member of its own branch of the cockatoo family endemic to Australia. They are prized as household exotic bird pets and companion parrots throughout the world and are relatively easy to breed compared to other parrots. As a caged bird, cockatiels are second in popularity only to the budgerigar.

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The Great Escape of the Ziggy the Ridgewood Cockatiel

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Fire and Ridgewood Police personnel were dispatched to assist a Walthery Avenue resident rescue her pet Cockatiel from a privately owned shade tree on Sunday morning, 11/08. The bird, Ziggy, escaped from home sometime on Saturday, 11/07, and apparently spent the night perched high up in the tree. Firefighters and a police officer were unsuccessful in coaxing Ziggy down and recommended the owner contact a local animal control service for guidance. Some of the owner’s neighbors were last spotted throwing tennis balls into the tree in the hopes of getting Ziggy to fly back home. Anyone have a further update?

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