Escaped Cockatiels

I get a lot of enquiries about pet cockatiels escaping and what to do. When a bird escapes a cage or flys from its house it will usually panic of course and fly wildly around in circles. It will usually also call you over and over again. Clues from this behaviour are to LISTEN while walking around your house yard and house block. It will quite often land in a neighbour's yard. For this reason it is a good idea to do a leaflet drop and or door knock the area to let folk know that you are missing your bird. An advertisement in the local paper and on key websites like The Pet Directory website will quite often have your phone ringing.