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I'm looking for a male citron cockatoo that was at one time at The Tropics, a parrot refuge in North Carolina. The Tropics re-homed the cockatoo sometime after spring of 2002, but doesn't have records as to when or where. I suspect, but not positive, that he went to a breeder, but because he was not paired, the original breeder may have made other arrangements for him with another citron breeder. And, of course, he may have been re-homed in another rescue.

He was not banded or chipped, but here are some of his features that may help identify him:
- It's very likely that his legs and most of his chest are featherless since he started picking his feathers at a very young age, ruining the follicles.
-Although he talks, his voice is raspy. Some of his phrases include "hi, ocar," "tickle, tickle," "make do-do," (he was trained to do-do prior to coming out to play), "want cheese," (the 's' comes out like a 't') "come here, come here," "Karen's going bye-bye," "bye-bye, bye-bye," "what's the matter."
- He'll be about 18 years old now, so his orange cheek patch should be darker than those of younger citrons.
His name is Oscar, but he may have been renamed, and when I had him, he was friendly (though not to me) and social.
I'm interested in knowing how he is doing with his new situation. If he is not for sale, I would like to just see him, and give the new owner my contact information for future re-homing possibilities. If you have any information that may help me locate Oscar, please contact me.

If you find him, and I hope you do, but you're not planning to take him home with you, please don't let him see you. Think how confusing that could be for him, Karen, even if he's very happy where he is. Observe him via video instead. Provide your information by phone or email.

Thanks, and yes, I understand. I just want to know how he is doing and hope that he is happy and that he is in a good situation. If he's happy, I'm happy.