This past Monday, I woke up to a squaking noise in my bathroom. I moved my curtain and found a Quaker Monk Parrot sitting on my third-floor bathroom window ledge. It was tagged, and was obviously a pet as it ate Cheerios from my hand. I picked it up, put it in an empty Snapple box, and brought it to my town's Animal Control officer. They posted Found ads, called around to the local shelters and vets, waited a week, and still no one claimed the bird. Well, happily for my family, we got to keep the bird. "Baby" is now a part of my family since Friday evening, and having had birds in the past, I am so excited that Baby has adopted us. Baby is very friendly, loves to be stroked, and is very chatty. We do not know if it is a boy or girl, or even how old it is. Hopefully, we can teach it to talk and look forward to many years with our new little family member.

Stacia Russell
Waltham, MA