I found a small blue-green budgie with a bright yellow crown this afternoon around 4:15pm near the Joplin Public Library on Main Street. It was perched on a bike rack outside the southeast entrance and let me approach, about robin-sized with glossy feathers and a tiny crack in the left wing. It also wears a red leg band with the inscription R-12. I'm keeping it safe in a travel cage until I can reunite it with its owner. If this might be your bird, please text me with the leg band number and any distinguishing marks; we can meet around downtown Joplin—near the library or the Coffee Factory on Main.
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