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Found cockatiel near Santa Fe Plaza
Santa Fe / Taos
Found
listing
Posted
4 months
ago
Description
Found a gray cockatiel this afternoon near the Santa Fe Plaza, by the Loretto Chapel approach along East Water Street. It's a tame bird with a bright yellow crest and orange cheek patches, in good feather condition and healthy overall. It has a blue leg band marked SF-07 on its right leg, plus a tiny bell on a string attached to the tail. It clearly belongs to someone, and I’d love to reunite it with its family—if this sounds like your bird, reach out and we can coordinate pickup downtown or at the Santa Fe Railyard.
Approximate found location
Santa Fe / Taos
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