Lady searching for lost pet parrot

Marcelle Svenson's, 'lost pet' ad doesn't read like most others in the classified section of her local newspaper: Her call is more like a shriek. May be in any size tree or walking like a pigeon. She can be soothed by whistling Abba's "Take a Chance on Me." That's because Svenson's pet isn't like most others. It's a Sun Conure parrot, with gold, orange, green and blue feathers. "Her name is Tulip," said Svenson of Boardman, Ohio. "I've had her for 16 years."



And Svenson is seeking the community's help to find her lost parrot. She hasn't seen Tulip since last Saturday when she flew away after being startled by two dogs at the Svenson family's home. "The two dogs scared her badly, and she bolted," said Svenson. "And being night blind, and it was at night, she couldn't see the land." Tulip then stopped in a tree down the street from the house. "I stayed under the tree during the storm," said Svenson.

"I've never seen her or heard her since. It's such an intimate, personal loss when you lose a pet. It's like I lost a body part." She's hopeful someone will find Tulip, being she's not hard to spot. "She has an orange and gold body, bright green wings and a navy cobalt blue tail," said Svenson. She said the parrot is also very personable and will come to people. "She'll come for a banana maybe," said Svenson. "If they said something like 'good night Lucy goose,' that would get her interest."


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And if you whistle the song "Take A Chance on Me" by Abba, Tulip will definitely respond. "It would delay her," said Svenson. "It would get her interest." The parrot also has a call that would identify her immediately. Svenson and her friends continue to search the neighbourhood twice a day in search of Tulip. She has a message for anyone who finds her bird. "Try to identify the tree she's in, and try to keep her interest," she said.