Blue-and-yellow budgie near Krannert Center
Description
I found a small parakeet this afternoon around 3:15pm, perched on a bike rack outside the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on Gregory Drive, Urbana, in the Champaign-Urbana area. It’s a blue-green budgie with a bright yellow head, white eye rings, and black wing bars, about 6 inches from beak to tail. It seemed curious but friendly, and it hopped onto my finger after I coaxed it down from the rack. It looks healthy and well-fed, and I checked its leg for a band but didn’t see one. I know how much a pet bird can mean to someone, and I’m really hoping to reunite it with its owner soon. If this is your bird, please reach out with a description so we can verify and arrange a safe return.
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