Help find Penny’s wayward parrot


BOARDMAN — Just a few days after Carol Penny lost her African Grey parrot, the nighttime temperature dipped below 50 degrees. Penny was worried about how her tropical bird, Scarlet, would fare on a cold township night.

“The vet told me not to be concerned because he saw a picture of six macaws that had gotten loose and were raiding a bird feeder in the snow,” Penny said.

Her relief was short-lived, however. The bird has been missing for five weeks.

“I’m devastated,” Penny said. “It’s like losing a member of the family.”

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