Parrot Outreach Society brings macaws, conures and an African grey to the studio

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. —

A lot of squawking and hollering was in the Gulf Coast News studio Tuesday morning.

"Good Morning Gulf Coast" was joined by The Parrot Outreach Society, which brought in some birds.

The nonprofit's mission is to rescue and rehabilitate parrots and eventually get them adopted. Last year alone, it was able to find more than 200 parrots new homes.

Volunteers with the outreach society brought in a military macaw, an African grey, a blue and gold macaw, and two sun conures, with four of them looking for a new shoulder to perch on.

You can visit the volunteers taking care of the birds at their Punta Gorda location, 1205 Elizabeth St., down the road from Charlotte High School. There, you can also discuss adopting one of these birds.

If you would like to help the organization continue caring for birds, feel free to donate on its website. You can also adopt. To do so, you must fill out an application and complete three one-hour visits and an at-home visit, and you will get a checklist of what the bird needs.

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