Thanks For Finding My Bird; Want to Keep Him?

When Ann-Marie McCardell found "Lucky" the little yellow parakeet in her yard near Gunn and Rochester roads on Tuesday, she immediately spread the word of the missing bird .

Two days later, the bird's owner saw the story and called McCardell.

Instead of asking for her bird back, however, she asked McCardell if she would like to keep it.

"It seems she had five parakeets," wrote McCardell in an email to Patch. "She had put (them) out on her patio in their cage for some fresh air and sunshine."

Something knocked the birds' cage over, McCardell said, and the birds escaped and flew away from the woman's home near Bloomer Park in Rochester Hills.

As it turns out, the Rochester Hills woman had originally found the first of her five birds, then bought a second to keep the first one company. Then, an acquaintance gave her three more birds.

"Since she never really wanted them in the first place (and) was just taking care of them because they were in her care," wrote McCardell, "she is okay with getting rid of them."

McCardell added, "We already have two parakeets and have the room for another, and my kids adore birds. What the heck, we now have three birds."

McCardell took Lucky to Wednesday, where he received a clean bill of health and had his wings clipped to prevent another escape.