FOUND: Green budgie — Leslieville area
Found a small lime-green budgie flying around my backyard on Curzon St (Leslieville) this afternoon around 3pm. He came right to me — clearly hand-tame. Currently in a spare cage with food and water. Please contact me if this is your bird or if you know who might be missing one. Can describe distinguishing markings.
Bless you for catching him! Please also post on the Toronto Lost and Found Pets Facebook group and Kijiji — lots of owners find their birds that way. You can also call the Toronto Wildlife Centre just for advice.
He came right to you — definitely hand-raised and tame. His owner must be frantic. Posting on neighbourhood Facebook groups and Nextdoor for Leslieville would help a lot.
Thank you for taking him in! A tame budgie that comes to a human is almost certainly an escaped pet — likely panicked and exhausted after being outside.
To help reunite him:
- Post on: Kijiji (Toronto Pets), Toronto Lost and Found Pets (Facebook), Nextdoor (Leslieville/Riverdale), and PawBoost.com
- Contact: Local bird/pet stores (owners often call them first), Toronto Humane Society's lost pet line
- Check: His leg band if he has one — it may contain a registration number
In the meantime: keep him warm (21–24°C), offer budgie seed mix, fresh water, and some millet. Limit stress — dim lights, minimal handling until he calms down.
If no owner is found in 2 weeks, Toronto Budgie Rescue is a wonderful organization that can help find him a home. Fingers crossed his family sees this!