Axel Rose (amazon - Available)
 | Greetings and welcome to the jungle! My name is Axel Rose and I`m a rock star at heart if not in real life. I came to Mickaboo from an animal shelter in Silicon Valley and, as is the case with so many of its shelter rescues, Mickaboo doesn`... (read more)
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Abbie (Lovebird - Available)
 | I`m a quite lovely lovebird named Abbie. I was found as a stray I when flew into someone`s home-and was then kept temporarily by my rescuer. For awhile I was intent on laying eggs, but I`m done with that now. I had blood work done and ... (read more)
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Alex (ringneck - Available)
 | Hello, I`m Princess Alexandra of India but you can call me Alex for short. I came to Mickaboo a while ago, was adopted by a nice family and then came back when they could no longer keep me. This time I am ready to find a true forever home!... (read more)
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Allen and Cecelia (Lovebird - Available)
 | UPDATE March 2008: Allen has bonded with Cecelia. Cecilia was rescued from a shelter last summer and just fell for Allen when they met at their foster Mom`s house! They hang out together all the time. Allen can be handled. They eat pell... (read more)
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Amaretto & Alfredo (nonparrot - Available)
 | Our names are Alfredo and Amaretto and we`re king pigeons. We`re sold for meat (!) but sometimes people set us free and, since we can`t survive in the wild, us lucky ones find our way to the animal shelter. Really lucky ones get rescued an... (read more)
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Anabell Jane (cockatiel - Available)
 | Annie is new to Mickaboo. She was a shelter rescue like so many birds we take in. She was surrendered to the shelter by her owner. We don`t know much about her but we do know that she is one year old. Here is what her foster dad has to ... (read more)
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Apollo (cockatiel - Available)
 | Story Coming Soon!... (read more)
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Ariadne (cockatiel - Available)
 | Erk! I mean, Hi! Erk erk erk! My foster mom says I can communicate almost anything using just that one word (Erk!). It`s all in the tone of voice. And I have a lot to say! I`m a bird, y`know, and birds LOVE to fly. Sooooo, when my wi... (read more)
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Art (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hello, my name is Art. I`m a tall, slim (skinny really) king pij who`s very interested in everything that`s happening in my foster home. I`m sick and underweight and in hospital on the kitchen counter. I like my Foster Mom pretty well. ... (read more)
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Arthur (parakeet - Available)
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Asia (ringneck - Available)
 | Hello, my name is Asia. I am a pretty bright yellow girl, who was recently rescued from an aviary when my owner was no longer able to keep me. Now I am settling into my new foster home in a nice warm room, but I am looking forward to findin... (read more)
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Athos, Porthos and Aramis (cockatiel - Available)
 | PLEASE SEE OUR YOUTUBE AT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KM6LlvAqe0
All for one and one for all! We are the Three Musketeers: Athos, Porthos and Aramis. We are a bonded trio of male cockatiels. First up meet Porthos the Pira... (read more)
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Ava (cockatiel - Available)
 | Ava here! I was found outdoors, perched on a fence in the affluent community of Atherton, near Palo Alto. That
might not sound so bad at first but let me tell you it was scary! There were no street lights out there or anything, and lots ... (read more)
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baby (macaw - Available)
 | Hello! My name is Baby, a female Blue & Gold macaw about 13 years old. I am a sweetheart according to my foster mom. When she whispers to me, I whisper back.
I have refined ladylike ways and like the quiet life. When my foster
mom move... (read more)
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Bailey (amazon - Available)
 | update 6/3/2007: Thought you might like an update on my life. If you read my story when I first came back to Mickaboo (two strikes!!!!) I was into screaming and biting. I`ve been hanging out with a couple other Blue Front Amazons that are ... (read more)
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Beatrice (parakeet - Available)
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Bebbi (amazon - Available)
 | "His bark is worse than his bite" certainly is not said about me. You might think I`m whispering "come here my pretty" in my pictures but if you don`t read the very obvious Amazon warning signals, you might soon be yelling "OW".
I`m a 28... (read more)
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Belle and Sunny (parakeet - Available)
 | Hi, we`re Sunny and Belle, two colorful and energetic budgies who have just received a second chance at life thanks to Mickaboo. Someone in Marin bought us and just a few days later, when we were still very young, decided that she di... (read more)
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Bentley (amazon - Available)
 | Hello! My name is Bentley and just like the elegant car by the same name I am beautiful and classic. I am an older model Bentley (with blue, yellow and green called a Blue Front in the trade), not yet restored, showing a bit of wear and t... (read more)
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Bill and Jude (lovebird - Available)
 | UPDATE March 2008: Jude is still cage aggressive but once she is out, she is a lot better. She is getting more used to people. She and Bill will shower with their foster parent on a shower perch and they have been taught to hop off of the s... (read more)
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Billie Jean (parakeet - Available)
 | Hello out there. I am, as you can see, a very special budgie. I was born with deformed hips that prevent me from walking or perching like most birds. I`m still very young and, with my brother Bobby Joe, I like to play and fly around like... (read more)
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Blitza (parakeet - Available)
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Blue-Masked Flock (lovebird - Available)
 | These are two beautiful pairs: Frosty and Holly, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell.
Story coming soon!... (read more)
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Bluebelle & Finn (cockatiel - Available)
 | UPDATE FROM BLUEBELLE & FINN`S FOSTER MOM 3/30/2008: Finn and Bluebelle are the happiest and quietest of all our birds. Finn sings a beautiful arpeggio and Bluebelle responds with the tiniest squeak. They are low maintenance and a pleasu... (read more)
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Bogie (africangrey - Available)
 | My name is Bogie and I am quite the traveler. One nice summer day, I decided to take a flying tour of the foothills near Placerville. While I was sitting by the roadside for a much needed rest, a nice couple saw how tired I was and stopped... (read more)
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Boko (ringneck - Available)
 | Hi, I`m Bokonon but you can call me Boko for short. I`m a Rose-ringed parakeet, which is a species of the Psittacula genus of Afro-Asian parakeets. In simpler terms I`m a sharp-looking green bird with a long bluish tail and a distinctive pi... (read more)
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Boris and Blanca (parakeet - Available)
 | Excuse us, but it`s dinner time. We`re Boris and Blanca, two nice little budgies. Well, we`re think we`re pretty nice -- but budgies aren`t very modest, y`know! We were taken by our people, with the rest of our flock, to an animal shelt... (read more)
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Brenda and Bluebell (parakeet - Available)
 | We`re Brenda and Bluebell, two young budgies, maybe sisters (it`s not something we talk about). We don`t know why people bring healthy, beautiful birds to the animal shelter. But someone left us at a shelter. Most shelters don`t really h... (read more)
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Bruno and Caesar (conure - Available)
 | We`re Bruno and Caesar. Caesar is a Mitred conure who was living on his own when I, Bruno (I`m a Nanday conure), was adopted from Mickaboo to be a friend. We`re best buddies now!
Sadly, our adoptive dad has had some health issues and ... (read more)
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Brutus (cockatiel - Available)
 | Allow me to introduce myself! I am a handsome, soft and fluffy
gentleman known as Brutus. While I am not as outgoing as my friend
Fritz, I am every bit as gentle. I remain a little fearful around
hands, but I will step-up from the floor,... (read more)
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Buddy (macaw - Available)
 | Hi! My name is Buddy and I belonged to Mickaboo once before,
found someone to love me in a
nice home but some situations
changed and I am back.
I am a big bird with a big personality
but if you are looking for something
to cuddle, bu... (read more)
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Buddy (cockatiel - Available)
 | I`m Buddy, a grey cockatiel. Though I`m only 5, I looked older when my owner`s illness first brought me to Mickaboo. Maybe it was my partial baldness (caused by a plucking companion), or my overgrown beak and nails. Perhaps my poor seed ... (read more)
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Budgie babies (parakeet - Available)
 | Here`s the latest on the baby budgie bunch: Our budgie bunch has been renamed to Eenie, Meenie, Miny, Moe and Curly. Moe & Curly are the boys, and Eenie, Meenie and Miny are the girls. They have grown up as a flock-- which is to say the... (read more)
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Cabernet (rosella - Available)
 | Hey, Cabernet is the new red! I`m a crimson rosella who was found as a starving stray. Thanks to Mickaboo, I now fill up on pellets and fresh fruits and veggies. I love raisins and, if you are gentle, I will take them from your hand. Someti... (read more)
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Callahan (cockatiel - Available)
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Calypso & Marco (cockatiel - Available)
 | UPDATE:
I am very much bonded to Marco and will need to go to the same home!
As you can see, I`m a pretty lady cockatiel, only two or three years old. I`m a sweet girl. Though I sometimes threaten to bite, I never have followed thro... (read more)
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Carey (cockatiel - Available)
 | UPDATE 3/28/08: Carey went in for a re-check and his heart sounds great! He has lost some weight and checked out well overall. Carey is ready for adoption! Can you give this little boy a loving home to call his own? Oh, one more thing! ... (read more)
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Chavey & Scooter (cockatiel - Available)
 | Charge! We are two grey male cockatiel "twins" named for our new person`s favorite baseball players. We earned the names Chavey and Scooter by performing the little ditty that leads to the "charge!" yell. We can also wolf whistle and make a... (read more)
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Chip (parakeet - Available)
 | My name is Chip. I was surrendered to Mickaboo by an animal shelter. The shelter had me because I was part of a group of animals who were not taken care of by elderly owners. My friend Lex and I both had nasty infestations of scaly mites... (read more)
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Chiquita (macaw - Available)
 | Hi! My name is Chiquita, a DNA sexed
female Hahns macaw (one of the little macaws). How about a little bilingual green feathered sweetheart? I speak English and Spanish. I am stubborn and affectionate. I can give big loud kisses. I have ... (read more)
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Chunmun (lovebird - Available)
| Hello. I`m Chunmun, a year-old Masked Lovebird. I`m named after the wise sparrow in a famous Indian story, although my ancestors came from East Africa. Who brought them here and why, I couldn`t explain, but somebody took me home from a pet ... (read more)
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Cleopatra (macaw - Available)
 | Hi! I am Cleopatra, as elegant and
beautiful as the Queen of the Nile,
although my roots go back to the
Amazon rainforests. I am about
10 years old and although I have a
female name, my gender has not
been confirmed. I came to Micka... (read more)
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Coco (macaw - Available)
 | Hi! I`m the new bird on the block! I crash landed in my last home by accident and sheer luck. I was a stray and somehow lost my long tail feathers and was grounded near a freeway when along came some nice folk who said "Wow, what is a Bl... (read more)
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Cocoa (amazon - Available)
 | You can read the weblog that my foster parents write for me at http://cocoa-journal.com.
My name is Cocoa, and I am happy that I came to Mickaboo as I know they will help me find a super new ... (read more)
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Cookie (amazon - Available)
 | Hello! The blue Cookie Monster is back! I`ve been in Mickaboo before in 2005 when my very long time owner of thirty years died. Now about the "Monster" part of my name - I was a regular attack bird with my first owner and protected her a... (read more)
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Cookie, Mickey and Snowy (parakeet - Available)
 | We are three very, very special little budgies. You may wonder what it is that makes us so special. Well, I?ll tell you? our Mom loved us very much and believed that we were special. Not long ago she wrote an email to the Mickaboo folks ... (read more)
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Cooper (macaw - Available)
 | Hi! My name is Cooper, a 20 something Blue & Gold female macaw. I just joined Mickaboo after living a sparse existence with little interaction or exercise for the last 10 years. I lived outside in a chicken coop. Tonight, however, I am i... (read more)
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Cosmo (macaw - Available)
 | Hello from my new Mickaboo foster home! My name is Cosmo and I am not a vodka cocktail, a Mazda GT or a fashion magazine - just a teenage lady macaw, who flaunts some bare skin on her
chest! I am already on a good pelleted diet and love ... (read more)
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Cozmo (cockatiel - Available)
 | Story Coming Soon!... (read more)
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Cressey (parakeet - Available)
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Crush (amazon - Available)
 | Hello! I`m Crush the Orange-Winged Amazon, named after the soft drink. I was originally brought into the Solano County Animal Shelter by somebody who just didn`t want me around anymore. The cardboard box I was in was so small that my feathe... (read more)
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Dali (Lovebird - Available)
 | Dali`s life is the story of why Mickaboo exists. The little peach-faced lovebird was bought as a pet for some grandchildren who didn`t really care about him - a sad but familiar tale. The truth is, even when they are loved at first, birds g... (read more)
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DeeBee (amazon - Available)
 | Update 07/08/08: Thank goodness (and thanks to Mickaboo!), I came out of all those health problems pretty darn well, all things considered. I am a sweet little girl Amazon named DeeBee, but my foster Mom calls me Dibs, or Little Dibs. And ... (read more)
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Dolce & Macademia (nonparrot - Available)
 | Our names are Dolce and Macademia and we`re king pigeons. King pigeons are bred for meat (!) and we`re sold at live food markets but lucky for us a kind-hearted person bought us and nine of our friends. She wanted to set us free but we`re ... (read more)
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Donner (parakeet - Available)
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Ducky (conure - Available)
 | 11-11-08 Update: Ducky`s foster mom writes "Ducky is healthy and beautiful, but still does not like being handled. If he is away from his cage, he is usually well-behaved with the man of the house, but is still less than tame with the res... (read more)
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Ed (macaw - Available)
 | My name is Ed and I am not the talking horse. I am a big big male Greenwing macaw about 14 years old. Like my buddy Tom, the
Blue & Gold macaw, I have had more
than my share of sunflower seeds with no exercise and have the body
to prove... (read more)
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Eddie (Lovebird - Available)
| Story Coming Soon!... (read more)
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Eight Budgies (parakeet - Available)
| This was a Group of Ten Budgies and before that it was a Group of 13, but Kit, Cosmo and Pip were adopted, and poor Tina died. Now we are a group of 8.
We were living with a lady who really liked budgies, but she became ill and co... (read more)
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Ella (cockatiel - )
 | Hello, I`m Ella the lutino cockatiel. I was a Mickaboo bird a few years ago and was happy to be adopted by a nice family. Now a member of my adopter`s family has developed allergies and I need to find me another place to live. While this ma... (read more)
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Fletcher (conure - Available)
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Flit (parakeet - Available)
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Flynn (lovebird - Available)
 | Not every actor can be a swashbuckler, and not every lovebird can be Flynn! I was sprung from the dungeons of Alta California where some scallywags had dumped me, looking a bit skinny and rough around the edges. But my lust for life was ins... (read more)
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Fred (conure - Available)
 | Well hello there. My name is Fred and I`m a mitred conure. I was surrendered by my former owner to a shelter. From there I went into a wonderful Mickaboo foster home. My prior owner told the shelter that I am 25-years old, but the Mickab... (read more)
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Frieda (macaw - Available)
 | Hello! If you have read about Ed, the Greenwing macaw, you know my story. I`m Ed`s sister, Frieda. For years we thought we were brothers - Ed and Fred, but then one day I
laid some eggs. The next thing I
know I have a new name. I a... (read more)
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Fritz (cockatiel - Available)
 | Do you need a little more music in your life? My name is Fritz, and
I`m a gentle soul and an aspiring composer of beautiful cockatiel
symphonies! I greet the dawn with my original works, serenading anyone
close enough to listen, and I b... (read more)
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Gaia (parakeet - Available)
 | need picture
need stories... (read more)
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Garbo (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hello daahling, I am Garbo the cockatiel. I`m a sweet quiet, contemplative bird and, like my movie star namesake, I have an aura of glamour and secrecy about me. I also have a bit of danger in my past but those days are behind me. I was res... (read more)
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Gatsby (nonparrot - Available)
 | UPDATE FROM FOSTER DAD:
I have been the one honored with overseeing Gatsby`s rehabilitation. He`s doing quite fine. His left leg is much better, swelling way down. He appears to have had 2 toes crushed in addition to his break/fracture... (read more)
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George and Cokie (Lovebird - Available)
 | Yes, we are true "lovebirds" - in both species and in spirit. We are a bonded pair and love hanging out together. Where do lovebirds get their name,you may ask? Well, lovebirds such as us, that are bonded, if kept in pairs will constantly g... (read more)
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Georgia & Tennessee (cockatiel - Available)
 | Story Coming Soon!... (read more)
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Gilda (parakeet - Available)
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Giorgio (cockatoo - Pending Adoption)
 | Goffins are the fun loving cockatoos and I`m one of them! My name is Giorgio,
or Georgie, and I`m a friendly little guy if you`re my "chosen one". I`m a
good eater... I prefer Harrison`s coarse pellets, and I eat plenty of them! I love
a ... (read more)
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Glinda (parakeet - Available)
 | need picture
need stories... (read more)
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Gogo (cockatiel - Available)
 | Update, 14 Oct 2008: After a few weeks in foster care I am doing great! I`m eating all of the good foods that they give me -- even the vegetables -- and I`m friendly with everyone. I can say "Pretty bird!" and do the wolf whistle. My foster... (read more)
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Gomez (cockatiel - Available)
 | How did a handsome, swash-buckling gentleman like myself, end up in a
situation like this? One moment I`m relaxing at the Addam`s family
mansion, the next thing I know I`m in a duel to the death with a
fearsome tiger! Not the sort of act... (read more)
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Gus (cockatoo - Available)
 | Hello, my name is Gus (though I`ve earned the nickname "Gustov" because my temporary
daddy says I`m a very magestic cockatoo :). I am a young (about 10 years) Goffin`s
cockatoo. I lived in a home alone with my original mommy for many years... (read more)
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Halo (parakeet - Available)
 | Hello, I`m Halo! I`m a young male budgie who was surrendered with a bunch of others to a Bay Area shelter. Fortunately Mickaboo was there to spring me out! I`m currently living with my buddy Squall and appreciating the change in my life. I ... (read more)
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Hamton (parakeet - Available)
 | Hi, everyone. I was named Hamton for a cartoon mouse (what`s a cartoon?). I wasn`t in any kind of shape to tell anybody my real name. I was brought in to an animal shelter with a broken wing. The shelter called Mickaboo right away - tha... (read more)
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Happy and Honey (cockatiel - Available)
 | Check out our video!
Separately, Happy, a young male grey cockatiel, and Honey, a young female pearl cockatiel, escaped their respective homes. They were surrendered by th... (read more)
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Harley & Davidson (cockatiel - Available)
 | Update 2/17/07: After a few months in foster care, I`ve become fast friends with Davidson. Since Davidson can`t bear to be apart from me, I`m hoping that we can find a home that will welcome a couple of cute boys. I`m more people-friendl... (read more)
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Heath (africangrey - Available)
 | My name is Heath, and I am a beautiful TAG. I came to Mickaboo from a small cage, and my feet have suffered some because of it. I am now in a bigger cage, with a variety of footholds and perches, including one heated perch, and am doing b... (read more)
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Hundred Acre Wood Gang (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hi there! We`re the Hundred Acre Wood Gang - a flock of finches brought together by Mickaboo. We came to Mickaboo in ones and twos, but finches belong in a flock, so now we`re all together and boy does that make us happy! Right now there ar... (read more)
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Hyde (cockatiel - Available)
 | Story Coming Soon!... (read more)
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Icarus (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hi, I`m Icarus the pied cockatiel. Mickaboo doesn`t know much about my past and I`m not giving away any of my secrets! Even my name is somewhat of an enigma. I should be called Bing, Perry, or Frank instead. Like the big time crooners of ... (read more)
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Ichabod (amazon - Available)
| Ichabod came to Mickaboo with his pal Trixie. They lived togther in a tiny cage and were fed things like seeds, chicken and pork bones with meat on them.
His previous owner had him for over 20 years, but is not sure of his age.... (read more)
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Ike (cockatiel - Available)
 | Story Coming Soon!... (read more)
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Indiana (cockatiel - Available)
 | Story Coming Soon!... (read more)
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Isaac (cockatiel - Available)
 | Isaac here! Sara and I were abandoned together outside of the UC
Davis veterinary hospital and are in separate Mickaboo foster homes now. Like many of the cockatiels here, I am fortunate to have ... (read more)
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Ivan (cockatiel - Available)
 | Well don`t you think I am just a handsome normal grey cockatiel? My foster mom seems to think so! Well at least now she does. I was rescued from a shelter and was downright filthy. My foster mom immediately gave me a bath and I am good ... (read more)
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Jack (parakeet - Available)
 | Hi! I`m Jack-the-Budgie! A handsome fellow who`s had an adventurous life. I won`t bore you with the details of my adventures (although you probably wouldn`t call them really boring), but let me tell you, it`s made me an exciting little b... (read more)
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Jaice (parakeet - Available)
 | Oh, hi there! I was just checking out what`s happening outside the cage when someone snapped my picture. I think they caught my good side -- what do you think? I`m a fairly young girl budgie who, through no fault of my own, needs a new h... (read more)
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Jake (africangrey - Available)
 | Hey there! The name is Jake. I am a very and affectionate Congo African Grey who came to Mickaboo for medical reasons. You see, I was diagnosed with a fungal disease called Aspergillosis, in which a fungus actually grows inside of my air... (read more)
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Jake and Shrimp (Lovebird - Available)
 | UPDATE 3/10/08: Jake and Shrimp are doing great! They don`t bite anymore and will get on your finger with a little coaxing. They love to hang out on shoulders and chew everything they can get their little beaks on. Jake likes to take bat... (read more)
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Jax (cockatiel - Available)
 | Story Coming Soon!... (read more)
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Jeremy (cockatiel - Available)
 | Jeremy here. I was found wandering around a park in Palo Alto, looking for food and safety. The bald patch on the back of my neck probably means that I was attacked by a cat or other predator who, like me, was looking for food. Talk about b... (read more)
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Jimmy (amazon - Available)
 | The old Irish saying "Patience can conquer destiny" is a perfect fit for Jimmy, a special needs Amazon and our featured bird of the month. Jimmy has been with Mickaboo for a year - getting healthy, socialized, and learning to trust humans.... (read more)
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Joey (amazon - Available)
 | My feathers tell my story. I`m Joey, a white-fronted Amazon. I`m a bit smaller than some of my better-known cousins, but I`m an Amazon through and through. That means I was hatched to be full of life. But, like my feathers, my life lately ... (read more)
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Jonquil, Parker and Hawthorne (parakeet - Available)
 | We`re not sure exactly what to think about our world these days. It`s certainly been a whirlwind few weeks. We were part of a small community of budgies in a mixed-bird aviary. There were just four of us budgies, two couples. Then someo... (read more)
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Jordan (cockatiel - Available)
 | UPDATE 4/18/08: We are very sad to report that we lost Maudie today. She had health problems stemming from her unhealthy reproductive system. We did all we could for this little one but it just wasn`t enough. We miss her already and are... (read more)
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Jujube (parakeet - Available)
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Katie (conure - Available)
 | Updated 11/10/2008: I`m Katie, a 15-year old Sun conure with a bit of a past. I`ve lost count of how many homes I`ve been in, my foster mom says she knows of at least 4 before her, and I was abused in at least one of them. Still, my foster... (read more)
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Kiwi (ringneck - Available)
 | More pictures! Here is a link to some new pictures of Kiwi: http://picasaweb.google.com/mickaboo.birds/Kiwi What a cutie!
UPDATE: Kiwi continues to warm our hearts and bring us smiles every day. We simply have never me... (read more)
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Kobe (macaw - Available)
 | Hi! My name is Kobe, and I`m a sweet, intelligent Blue & Gold macaw hatched November 2000 - which means I`m very young and impressionable and have many years ahead of me to love and learn new tricks. I`ve been well loved, but my former... (read more)
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Lacey (parakeet - Available)
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Lady Diana (macaw - Available)
 | Hello! Thank you for letting me come in out of the cold. My history is not
known but I have been a stray living
alone outside for several months. I
was able to find fruit and nut trees to survive and then a kind woman saw me and start... (read more)
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Lancelot & Guinevere (cockatiel - Available)
 | Lancelot and Guinivere here. Lance is a pied white-faced cockatiel and Guine is a normal white-faced cockatiel with grey cheeks. In simpler terms, we`re a couple of very attractive grey and white `tiels who are looking for a home. Mickaboo... (read more)
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Leena (Lovebird - Available)
 | Hey there! I`m Leena the lovable "Lovie"-that`s a nick name for lovebirds you know! I`m a pretty little peach face that was surrendered to an animal shelter. I was one sick birdie for the first month I was Mickaboo- but I am doing much b... (read more)
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Leon (cockatiel - Available)
 | Updated June 9, 2006:
After some time in his foster home, his foster mom thinks that Leon probably needs to be in an only-bird home. When he is with other birds, he can be aggressive with them and with his humans. So for now he`s back... (read more)
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Lex (parakeet - Available)
 | New update! Letty is really Lex, a handsome boy budgie. Now that he is well, we can see what color the cere (nose band) is -- and it`s pale blue, for boy.
Letty/Lex is cured! As you can see from the new picture, she is back to bein... (read more)
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Lily (cockatoo - Pending Adoption)
 | My name is Lily, formerly "Baby", but I like Lily better! I`m a very petite
little 15 year old citron cockatoo. I`ve had some sad times in my life including
abuse by my owners mate, and then my long time owner recently died. Luckily my
... (read more)
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Lito (parakeet - Available)
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Lola (africangrey - Available)
 | Hi There! My name is Lola and I am a beautiful 2 year Congo African Grey. I know I may look a bit "naked" as I am missing some of my feathers, but I am truly a beautiful bird both inside and out. My previous caregivers loved me very, ver... (read more)
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Lola (Lovebird - Available)
 | I am a peach-faced lovebird. I`m an active and happy little bird! I also have a lot of personality packed into a small body, so be prepared for some shrill chirps, a few nips on the finger and a very inquisitive shadow if you adopt me. I ha... (read more)
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Louie (conure - Available)
 | Update 11-11-08: Louie`s foster dad writes "Louie is doing pretty well. He`s calmed down quite a lot, and I haven`t been bitten so far this year. Still, I`d hesitate to recommend him to some one who is not already comfortable with parro... (read more)
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Louisa (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hello, I` m Louisa and I just got into foster care, one of several birds who were rescued from an aviary that was closing down. I don`t like to brag but given my personality I consider myself to be eminently adoptable and I am looking for a... (read more)
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Lovebird Flock (lovebird - Available)
| Mixed flock of 10 lovebirds from Pleasanton Aviary... (read more)
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Lulu & Tetsu (cockatiel - )
 | Story Coming Soon!... (read more)
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Mac (macaw - Available)
 | Hi! I am such a lucky guy! My name is Mac, a Blue & Gold macaw approximately 2-3 years old. A
realtor inspecting a vacant property
found me abandoned by the previous tenant. She started feeding me, moved me to a warm
safe place and ... (read more)
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Mango & Peach (Lovebird - Available)
 | UPDATE March 2008: Mango and Peach are coming along well. They don`t quite step up yet, but they seem much more comfortable with human contact than they previously were. Their new favorite food is grapes, and they continue to eat their pe... (read more)
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Marty (amazon - Available)
 | update 6/5/2007:Hi! I moved from some temporary lodging to an active foster family home, have finished quarantine and joined the other family birds. I seem to be really happy with all the other birds. I`m still wary of touching, unless you... (read more)
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Mary (parakeet - Available)
 | Hello, I`m Mary. Once I had a friend named Martha, but she died a while ago. Then I was an only budgie, except for my toy friend here. So it was just me, and my person, and her little dog. Then my person had to move far away to a new hom... (read more)
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Mauro (macaw - Available)
 | Hello! I am Mauro, an extraordinarily handsome DNA sexed
male about 10 years old. My name is Italian but my
sweetness is pure Latin lover and
everyone who has met me goes
"ga ga". I recently joined Mickaboo
due to changes in my for... (read more)
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Merlin (cockatiel - Available)
 | From Merlin`s Foster Mom 12/4/08: "Well, it`s official, and what I thought all along, Marigold is a boy. After weeks here he finally realized he can`t get rid of me by hissing all the time, so he decided to show his true colors and is now ... (read more)
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Minnie & Gomez (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hello! We`re Minnie the pearly and Gomez the pied -- cockatiels, of course. We came to Mickaboo on behalf of one of the many Bay Area animal shelters who refers birds to them. Our previous human companion had to move someplace where she co... (read more)
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Miss Muffett (cockatiel - Available)
 | Little Miss Muffett sat on her tuffett/Ringing her bell so sweetly./Along came a big crow/And frightened her so,/She lost tuffett and tail -- completely!
But little Miss Muffett is growing her tail feathers back, and soon will look... (read more)
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Misty (Lovebird - Available)
 | Hi I`m Misty the lovebird. Not much is known about me. I was found outside by someone who didn`t know what to do with me. He was going to set me free again but his sister took me in when she realized what he was going to do. I couldn`t stay... (read more)
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Mocha (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hi, I`m Mocha and I am delicious but in a pet-kind of way rather than a dinner-kind of way! I was bought at a live food market (along with 10 other of my king pigeon friends) by a kind-hearted soul who didn`t want us killed as meat. She s... (read more)
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Monty (cockatiel - Available)
 | Monty here. I`m an older grey cockatiel with a pretty whistle and a sad story. Like so many of Mickaboo`s birds, my last human companions just didn`t want me anymore. I am doing well in foster care although I am a little shy of humans. I pr... (read more)
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Mr. D (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hi there! My name used to be DeeDee but I just convinced them to change it to Mr. D. (More on that in a second.) I was found outdoors in South San Francisco, all alone, very hungry, and a little bit scared. I managed to find my way to a ve... (read more)
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Napoleon and Marie (Lovebird - Available)
 | We are little clowns (or maybe court jesters), playing for hours at a time. We are (drum roll please) Napoleon and lady friend Marie. We are a bonded pair of peach-faced lovebirds. Though there are 9 different species of lovebirds peach-fac... (read more)
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Nemo (macaw - Available)
 | Hello! I`m Nemo and you won`t have to look very hard to find me. Want to be my new best friend? I`m a mini macaw, with all
the feistiness and entertainment
of a big guy but I`m all in one little
compact body. I do everything
right -... (read more)
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Newton & Sweetie (cockatiel - Available)
 | Well, we have settled in nicely into our foster home. We love our pellets ... really, we love any food, but since both of us are a tad overweight, our foster mom has been making us forage for the grubs all over the apartment. It`s hard work... (read more)
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Norman (cockatiel - Available)
 | Sometimes a bird`s gotta be what a bird`s gotta be. I`m Norman, a pied cockatiel. My brightest future may be with some other cockatiel buddies in a large indoor aviary. Right now, I`m high-strung, not tame, and frankly terrified of people. ... (read more)
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Norway (parakeet - Available)
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Ocean (lovebird - Available)
| Story coming soon!... (read more)
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Ohana & Lelani (cockatiel - Available)
 | Well hello there! We are Ohana & Lelani, a very beautiful female cockatiel pair. I am Ohana, a normal pied female who is the more outgoing of the two of us so I will be the one doing most of the talking. Lelani is a cinnamon pearl female... (read more)
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Oliver (amazon - Available)
 | "Hello, Oliver." That?s what I say in the morning when my foster mom wakes me up, followed by "Cock-a-doodle-doo!" I am Oliver, a 46 year young, yellow-naped amazon. I was left at a shelter by my previous owners without much explanation... (read more)
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Oscar (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hello all. I`m Oscar the grouch or so that`s what my foster mom was told. I`m a seventeen year old normal gray cockatiel. I lived with the same family my entire life, and then my owner died. My human sibling is now in college and it`s hard ... (read more)
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Paco (amazon - Pending Adoption)
 | Hola! Paco here. I came to Mickaboo because my previous human companion had a medical problem that prevented her from being able to take care of me. We Orange-Winged Amazons have a reputation for being quite vocal and in my case I have take... (read more)
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Paco (conure - Available)
 | Hi there! I`m Paco, a cherryhead conure. I`m about 16 years old and am an independent sort of fellow. I like to play on my own, but I`m also happy to sit on a shoulder and hang out - just don`t ask me to step up onto your hands to get me... (read more)
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Paddy (parakeet - Available)
 | Faith and begorra! And a fine day `tis. I`m a happy Irish green budgie who showed up as a stray in a San Jose neighborhood. And a lucky budgie I am, with a shamrock behind my ear. Er.. behind my ... ummm...with a shamrock in my beak? A... (read more)
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Pancho (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hola! My name is Pancho. I was surrendered by my owners as they could not take me on their move to a new state. I am a normal gray cockatiel, very sweet and tame, I like to sing and I will step up but am ambivalent about stepping up at... (read more)
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Parry (macaw - Available)
 | My foster mom has started a blog for me so be sure to follow my progress: http://parrys-journal.blogspot.com/
Hi! My name is Parry, a 27+ year old Blue & Gold female macaw. My former caretaker had me with him for 27 years and... (read more)
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Patsy & Thumper (cockatiel - Available)
 | We`d like to introduce ourselves - we are Patsy and Thumper, both nine years old, and we`re a bonded male/female pair. This may confuse you somewhat but Thumper, that`s me, is a female and Patsy is a male. Now, of course our owners didn`t k... (read more)
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Patty (parakeet - Available)
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Pele (parakeet - Available)
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Peppie (amazon - Available)
 | update 5/26/2007:
The last time I wrote I was moving into some new digs to be part of a social experiment to teach "Jimmy" about other big birds. Jimmy used to be a mess of anger and fear but after a year or so in his special foster home ... (read more)
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Picabo (cockatiel - Available)
 | Greetings! My name is Picabo and I`m a male lutino cockatiel, about 8 years old. My name is pronounced "Peek-a-boo", like the children`s game, and it means "shining waters" in the language of the Native American Sho Ban tribe.
I hav... (read more)
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Pico and Rasha (lovebird - Available)
 | Two Newlyweds looking for a home! Can you help? Pico and Rasha are new to Mickaboo and to one another. Pico and his mate were saved from the clutches of the evil pet store. Tragically, Pico`s friend died 2 short months after knowing fre... (read more)
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Piper (conure - Available)
 | My foster Mom says that I always make her laugh and that I am a bundle of energy. I am very sweet, but I don`t like people messing with my cage. It`s mine, I tell you! All mine! All of us green cheek conures are very possessive of our ... (read more)
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Pookie (cockatoo - Pending Adoption)
 | Update 08/08: Feeling much better, thank you!
Update 03/06/2008: Pookie has a respiratory problem as well as a GI tract problem at this time.
She`s getting treatment, and additional ex-rays, to further determine the extent of h... (read more)
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Poppy (parakeet - Available)
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Queeters (macaw - Available)
 | I am Que-n-nick, an American Indian name which means Lady of the Wind. I guess that proud name isn`t easy to say or remember so everyone calls me Queeters. We are not exactly sure how old I am because I`ve had several homes - the last one ... (read more)
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Radar (macaw - Available)
 | "Hullo,Hi,Howudoin" Those are just some of the words I say. I am
a middle aged Blue & Gold macaw
about 35 years old. I lived in my last
home for 21 years and used to love to dance and sing with my human "dad". He wants only the
bes... (read more)
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Rinky Dink (parakeet - Available)
 | Hi! Pleased to meetcha! Rinky Dink here! I know sometimes that name means cheap or tinny, but this time it means very cute! I am a bright sunny yellow boy budgie, cute as a button, and as much fun to watch as a carousel pony. Budgies a... (read more)
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Roberto (amazon - Available)
 | Hi! I`m Roberto a handsome Yellow Nape Amazon with big attitude. I am also a great ambassador for diversity - my ancestors came from the rainforest of South America, I have a Hispanic name, lived in multi-cultural San Francisco and speak ... (read more)
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Rojo (conure - Available)
 | Updated: 2/2007
Rojo is a cranky old guy. Low key personality. He likes his Roudybush, toast (Alvarado Street breads esp.), Fuji apples and of course the occasional walnut, almond, seed treats. He isn`t too tolerant of the other birds... (read more)
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Romeo & Juliet (ringneck - Available)
 | Hello everybody! I am Romeo, the lutino male ringneck in the picture and the lady next to me is Juliet. We are gorgeous, aren`t we? We are about 17 years old. My preening skills are, well, umm... not so good. So I have plucked Juliet`s head... (read more)
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Rory & Niall (cockatiel - Available)
 | UPDATE FROM RORY & NIALL`S FOSTER MOM 3/30/2008: Well Finn has moved out (and in with Bluebelle!). Rory and Niall are our cranky couple. Niall grooms Rory, but Rory hasn`t figured out that he is supposed to reciprocate. They can remain ... (read more)
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Rowan (cockatiel - Available)
 | Story Coming Soon!... (read more)
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Rudy (parakeet - Available)
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Ryan (cockatiel - Available)
 | Story Coming Soon!... (read more)
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Saffron (lovebird - Available)
 | "Saffron"- Don`t you just love that name? I do. Saffron comes from a flower and I`m as pretty as one-if I do say so myself! Not a lot is known about my history, and since I don`t talk human, I can`t share too much either. I seem to show... (read more)
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Sam (parakeet - Available)
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Santiago (amazon - Available)
 | Hello there! I`m Santiago, a very handsome Blue-Fronted Amazon. (Aren`t I?) Ripe ol` 19 1/2 years old. I came to Mickaboo on Christmas Eve. 2007, a very sad boy since my owner had passed away 3 years before, and her husband didn`t inte... (read more)
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Santino (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hi! I`m Santino! I`m a king and red-check feral pigeon cross and that`s what gives me my lovely, strawberry blonde coloring and dramatic markings. I was supposed to become somebody`s dinner (squab) but a soft-hearted lady bought me and m... (read more)
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Sara (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hello there! My name is Sara and I`m a very pretty lutino cockatiel. I just got here a few days ago after my previous human companion abandoned me and my ex-roomate Isaac outside of the UC Davis v... (read more)
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Satra (parakeet - Available)
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Shay (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hello, I`m Shay and I`m a pretty yellow cockatiel of the lutino color variation. I was found outdoors by a very kind woman who noticed that I wasn`t doing too well out there and called Mickaboo for me. Mickaboo got me some medical care by ... (read more)
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Shazaam (parakeet - Available)
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Shiro (cockatoo - Pending Adoption)
 | Hi - I`m Shiro (that means white in Japanese). I live in a great home
with a great family. I have an outside cage which I love and play in
this most of the day. My inside cage is just for sleeping. I have an
atom ball which I play on ... (read more)
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Shorty (conure - Available)
 | Hi all, my name is Shorty - coz I`m the smallest bird my foster family has! I came into Mickaboo as a stray, but have found a good home with my foster family while we wait for a forever home to come along. Mickaboo will update my story so... (read more)
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Sid and Nancy (Lovebird - Available)
 | Hello there, our names are Sid and Nancy.
Please don`t judge us by our names, we are nice lovebirds that have had a hard life. My name is Sid and I care for my mate, Nancy.
You see, Nancy`s almost completely blind and she needs a l... (read more)
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Sidney (ringneck - Available)
 | Hi, my name is Sidney. I recently was rescued from an aviary when my owner was no longer able to keep me. Now I am in a nice warm room in my new foster home, but I am looking forward to finding my permanent home. I am not so used to people ... (read more)
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Simon (parakeet - Available)
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Smokey (nonparrot - Available)
 | My name is Smokey but that doesn`t mean I want to be BBQ`d! I was one of eleven king pigeons rescued from a live food market and set free but we`re domesticated and so can`t survive in the wild and then we went to the animal shelter and th... (read more)
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Socks (conure - Other)
 | Hi, my name is Socks and I`m a Nanday conure.
Back in early December, Mickaboo heard about an aviary in Pleasanton that was closing their doors and needed help finding homes for all of the birds. A really nice lady was in my aviary wit... (read more)
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Sonny (conure - Available)
 | I`m Sonny, a Blue Crowned Conure. My early history is lost to the winds of time, but about six years ago I went to live with a teenage girl who recently was kicked out of her house. She left me at the Native Wildlife Rescue, where a volun... (read more)
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Sparks & Allejandra (nonparrot - Available)
 | Sparks, a king pigeon, was attacked and severly injured by a dog and brought home from the SF ACC shelter as a foster on 3/19. He spent a week at the vet and another 2 weeks recuperating at home but he`s a strong pigeon and has made a full... (read more)
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Sparrow (parakeet - Available)
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Squall (parakeet - Available)
 | Squall:
I guess my name sounds a little intimidating--my dark blue colors reminded my foster mom of stormclouds--but I promise I`m not bad news on the horizon! My buddy Halo and I were with a group of budgies surrendered to a shelter and th... (read more)
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Stella (amazon - Available)
 | Update 22 Dec 2008: Stella is a gentle, well-behaved bird who likes to spend most of her day out of her cage looking out the window. She will step up for people but gets nervous when she is away from her cage for too long. Stella will not n... (read more)
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Sunny (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hi I am Sunny; a 9 year old, very vocal male tiel who loves to sing along to music & to the piano. If you put on some groovy music and bob your head, I will bob my head along with you. I am a pretty lonely guy now & my only company is my... (read more)
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Sydney & Radar (cockatiel - Available)
 | Hi! We are Sydney & Radar. Here is what our foster family have to say about us:
Sydney is a sweet, gentle girl who will
step-up and spend time with you. She is 18 years old. Radar, seven years old, is a spirited fellow who is ni... (read more)
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Sylvester and Tweety Bird (parakeet - Available)
 | Hello! My name is Sylvester the budgie! I am a very cute green and yellow budgie and I have another lil` budgie friend "Tweety Bird" with me as well. We are so excited because a wonderful Mickaboo volunteer picked us up from a shelter! We`d... (read more)
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Tess (cockatiel - Available)
 | My name is Tess and I am a very lucky little lady. Not only am I in a great Mickaboo foster home, but I even have my very own PeeWee Herman bicycle here!
My own big adventure started when I was found outdoors in San Mateo County by ... (read more)
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Tex (cockatiel - Available)
 | Story Coming Soon!... (read more)
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The Singing Family Jewels (nonparrot - Available)
 | This family of finches was surrendered to a local animal shelter who then surrendered them to Mickaboo. This sweet family would be happiest if adopted out all together. The group is mixed of singing males as well as females. If you are i... (read more)
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Tom (macaw - Available)
 | Hi! Would you like to get to know me? My name is Tom and I`m new to
Mickaboo. Six of us came in together to a local shelter after our
elderly owner just wasn`t able to care for us anymore. After a few days in a local animal shelter, Mic... (read more)
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Tony Baby & Doll (nonparrot - Available)
 | Hi. Tony here. I came in to the animal shelter as a stray and then got a foster home where I quickly showed what a sassy young bird I was. Now I`ve grown up and, since I`m such a ladies` man, they call me Tony Baby. I`m a confident, chari... (read more)
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Tookie (macaw - Available)
 | Hello New Friends! I`m Tookie, a Blue & Gold macaw and I`m about 11 years old- still just a kid when you think I can live 80 years. I have to put it out there right now - I am a major junk food junkie. My regular diet has consisted of a s... (read more)
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Trixie (amazon - Pending Adoption)
| Trixie came to Mickaboo with her cagemate, Ichabod. They were in a very neglectful home, not receiving a proper diet or appropriate cage size. Trixie has only been with Mickaboo for a short time.... (read more)
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Tutters (poicephalus - Available)
 | Pleased to meet you! I`m Tutters, and I`m one of over a hundred lucky birds who were rescued from an aviary that was being closed down. Dozens of Mickaboo volunteers "stepped up" and worked hard on the weekend before Christmas to get me and... (read more)
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Tweety & Sweety (cockatiel - Available)
 | Our picture shows that we are two handsome male cockatiels, and we are tightly bonded. We can be handled but prefer to be left alone to enjoy each other`s company. If you disturb us, we will hiss and threaten but we are all bluff. We have a... (read more)
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Tweety Bird (parakeet - Available)
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Twilight, Tarquin, Twinkle, and Tamblyn (parakeet - Available)
 | These four pretty little budgies are Tarquin and Tamblyn (the green boy budgies), Twilight (the multicolored lady bird between the two boys), and Twinkle (the little turquoise girl up at the top). They`re so bright and healthy looking, her... (read more)
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Willie (ringneck - Available)
 | Story coming soon!... (read more)
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Willy and Jacob (amazon - Available)
 | Willy and Jacob were brought to a shelter by a caretaker when their original owner decided not to return from an extended vacation. They are male, approximately 8 years old and a bonded pair. Willie is a double-yellow-headed amazon and Ja... (read more)
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Winston (africangrey - Pending Adoption)
 | Hello! My name is Winston and I am a very handsome 11 year old Timneh African Grey who was recently surrendered to Mickaboo. My former mom and dad really loved me and had me since I was a very young Grey, but I was unable to continue to s... (read more)
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Woody (cockatiel - Available)
 | Update: 02/10/08 I`m doing much better now
Hi! My name is Woody- that`s short for "Woodland"- the town where I ended up after what I initially thought was a simple flight out and about town. I was found in a field as a stray and su... (read more)
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Yeti (parakeet - Available)
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