Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue

Mickaboo is a great organization. It is totally volunteer-driven and takes care of SO many birds. There are really lots of birds which need to be adopted, and it is a long process making sure the adoptee is educated and reviewed, and then getting them one of the birds from their foster. Mickaboo has to organize all the foster parents and health care for the birds in foster status. It is a constant stream of work, and they do a great job for the parrots.

I first heard about Mickaboo about 10 years ago. A friend of mine was fostering a blue crown conure for them named Rico. She had already had a long life, after being dropped off at the San Francisco shelter,, but she had a twinkle in her eye non cataract eye that I just fell head over heels for. She came home and I was able to spend 10 amazing years with her. What Mickaboo does for these incredible birds is remarkable. The education, support and caring volunteers who give these animals a second, third, seventh chance is priceless.

I've been familiar with Mickaboo for many years. The members are passionate about helping birds — whether advocating for adoption over breeding or providing vital care to birds in need. I am finally at a stage where I hope to adopt my first Mickaboo bird. It's been a long process, but I applaud their thoroughness in ensuring birds go to families and homes where they will be happy and well cared for.

I can't say enough about Mickaboo and the amazing work they do to help our feathered friends. The volunteers are loving and compassionate. They work hard and the only thing they get for it is satisfaction of having helped a living creature that was in need of help. This organization is strictly volunteer and receives money from donations to help them keep going. I would encourage anyone who would like to share their home with a bird to go to Mickaboo.

I have adopted several birds and have also been a foster parent for parakeets and cockatiels over the past 14+ years with Mickaboo. I have always been extremely impressed with the volunteers in terms of their knowledge, dedication and passion for helping rescue and aid companion birds in the Bay Area. For anyone looking to adopt a bird, Mickaboo is the best place to go to not only adopt, but to also gain education and resources (including specialize avian vets) to provide the best life possible for your pet. I initially reached out to Mickaboo 14+ years ago when I was ready to adopt a second Cockatiel and gained more information in one afternoon than I had the entire 9+ years I had had my cockatiel. There really is no reason to buy pets from pet stores that reward mass breeders because there are so many beautiful avian creatures waiting for a home. I have adopted completely untamed parakeets and cockatiels at very different ages, and all have quickly turned into beloved pets. I highly recommend this organization to anyone wanting to gain knowledge, volunteer their time and expertise, or adopt a companion bird.

They truly care about birds and their well-being. The way people rally to make sure incoming birds are taken care of is impressive, and the standard of care high!

I have had birds for decades until 2 yrs ago when I lost my cockatoo. I had heard of Mickaboo for some time and contacted them to maybe adopt another bird. I was impressed with the concern and care to be sure I would be a good fit. They required an intensive bird class, a telephone interview and finally a home interview. I was happy to hear I passed. However,our circumstances changed a bit and I have not moved to adopt yet. In order to serve and stay part of the avian community I became an official Mickaboo telephone screener. It had been a nice experience to talk with potential adopters and hear the excitement of a potential adoption coming from them. This allows me to at least be a part of this great organization which is filled with people who LOVE birds and donate their time and treasure to be part of rescuing, caring for and ultimately finding new homes. Can not recommend them more highly

So caring for all the birds. Easy to work with. They save and regime so many birds. Please support them

I have volunteered with Mickaboo for several years. My assistance recently has been more financial support. I also have a foster failure in that I adopted my foster Gizzy. Can't say enough positive things about this organization. They go above and beyond to help companion birds.

I am a volunteer and have been with Mickaboo 25+ years. They are a great organization and they do great work. Mickaboo is 100% all volunteers and amazingly, our vet bills are 50k a month ( exotics can be expensive). I don’t know how but we manage to help so many birds while at the same time teaching the community about proper bird care so that they can go forward and take better care of their feathered companions.

What a wonderful organization that truly has the birds' well-being at heart.

I am new to Mickaboo, but have been a "bird person" for many years. This organization is easy to fall in love with. The team of volunteers truly love and care for each and every bird under their care. From the smallest finch to the largest macaw, each bird receives the highest levels of care and love. I highly recommend this rescue for anyone thinking about surrendering or adopting. It's also a great place to foster and volunteer if that is more your thing.

I have been part of Mickaboo for over 20 years now and I continue to be impressed and grateful for the way this organization is managed (solely by volunteers who dedicate hours and hours of each day to keeping Mickaboo running in a fiscally responsible manner). I have seen Mickaboo's volunteers pull off miracle rescues for birds over and over again. Mickaboo is truly a five-star non-profit!

Fantastic opportunity to help those without a voice. A wonderful place full of vary caring and dedicated volunteers who go out of their way to be helpful, to teach, and to share knowledge and compassion.

Such a knowledgeable Avian community and willing to advise and help in any way they can. My first cockatiel was from a pet store. After going to an Avian vet, my cockatiel was diagnosed with a condition similar to asthma. She passed shortly after. I learned about Mickaboo from the Avian vet office. Since contacting Mickaboo, over the last 12 years they matched me with the perfect birds for me. I’ve had four Mickaboo birds so far and because of their support and guidance, my birds and I have shared a long enjoyable life together.

I recently adopted a bird from Mickaboo and the bird’s foster went out of their way to make the transfer convenient for me. There is also ongoing support from the coordinators who can provide guidance on cages, feeding, and typical behavior.

I discovered Mickaboo ten years ago after the unexpected death of my beloved cockatoo. I have learned so much since getting involved with this community. Although I have had birds my whole life, the class I was required to take in order to adopt was terrific and I learned a great deal. Much had changed since I was a child. The listserv is full of useful information and recommendations.

I now have three Mickaboo parrots: an Amazon, an African Gray (with the supervisory gene) and a cockatoo. They have been great companions, especially during the pandemic. I also have three parakeets from Mickaboo. They chatter and scold and fill the house with sounds of a happy flock.

Mickaboo requires that a bird is returned to them if the owner can no longer care for it. I am a senior citizen, and that is what allowed me to adopt my companions, who will most likely outlive me. I am so glad I found this organization.

Joan Zweben

The bird population has been severely reduced all over the world due to habitat destruction, illegal trade, glass windows and cats. Many species are extinct, other groups are in serious decline. This decline includes the types of birds (parrots/psitticine) Mickaboo handles. Mickaboo's checks and balance rules allow those of us who have taken their volunteer-run classes to safely help foster and adopt birds that otherwise would suffer due to neglect, sickness, inabilities to further care for pet birds, orphaned birds and handicapped, injured, sick or elder birds. I support Mickaboo because they care, they are for the birds! Careful and compassionate. They have my respect for how they handle all aspects of care for birds. Mickaboo is an organization run completely by volunteers! Donations are much needed and used scrupulously. In addition to money donations, or volunteering, one can automatically donate thru purchases on AmazonSmile (https://smile.amazon.com/). I hope you will too! This is a wonderful concern. Mickaboo needs your help. .

Mickaboo is truly a "labor of love" - and it is all for the benefit of the many hundreds of needy (many of them desperate) birds taken in for care.
I have had the pleasure of being a Mickaboo volunteer for over 15 years, ever since I became a licensed vet tech and started working at a bird and reptile hospital in the SF Bay area.
Over these many years, I have fostered birds for Mickaboo, taught basic bird care classes, gone on "missions" to pull birds out of hoarding/abandonment situations, and helped evaluate potential adopters. I have also adopted many parrots and finches from Mickaboo.
I have done, and continue to do, all this because I am so impressed with the expertise, commitment and high standards of the people who pour their time and love into this organization. Mickaboo is entirely run by unpaid volunteers - hundreds and thousands of hours of work done with not only no compensation, but in fact often out of our own pockets. All our birds are housed with qualified volunteers, ensuring they receive appropropriate care and assessment.
We are blessed with volunteers who often have very high professional skills - avian husbandry and behavior, computer systems, management, public relations - and since Mickaboo is entirely funded by donations there is no way we could afford to pay for the work done by these amazing people.
Many of the birds we take in need medical care - Mickaboo is committed to ensuring that they get excellent veterinary care by experienced avian specialists.
Mickaboo has a careful process of screening and educating potential adopters - we want the adoptive home to be a permanent success for both the bird and the human adopters.
I am proud to be part of the Mickaboo "family" supporting this nonprofit of the highest standards - and much deserving of public support.

My husband and I first learned of Mickaboo when we were looking to adopt birds that needed homes. We adopted our first Mickaboo birds in 2017 after we took Mickaboo's Basic Bird Care Class. The class was really informational. We learned so much even though we had already had birds for many years. They helped us through the adoption process and then we worked on trading out cages and then picking up the birds we had decided we wanted to adopt. All the volunteers have helped with any questions that developed through the years. We started with the adoption of four older birds and now have a total of seven Cockatiels in our happy bird family. I also volunteer now with the Phone Screenings which is the first step with adoptions after completing the Basic Bird Care Class. Mickaboo is a wonderful organization to volunteer with. They really care about the re-homing of the birds and the long term care of the birds. I highly recommend Mickaboo as an outstanding Nonprofit.

Mickaboo is an amazing all volunteer organization, volunteers are willIng and ready to help around the clock ie... Birds needing medication, transport you name it I'm sure there's a rescue story
Mickaboo treats sick abused and injured birds to the best avian care available without hesitation. highly recommend this organization

As late as August 2021, I was planning on buying a parrot. Thankfully, and through sheer luck, I happened upon Mickaboo. Honestly, I had no idea of the number of parrots that need good and committed homes. I would have regretted for the rest of my life were it not for Mickaboo. It is not even that many months later, and I have my perfect bird, GiGi, the Congo African Grey parrot. She's a Superbird, a wonderful friend, and more than you can even know unless you already know how amazing parrots are. If you're interested in a parrot, please first do your research. If you decide a parrot is the right companion for you (and, again, please do your research!), then Mickaboo can put just the most wonderful feathered companion with you and you will be grateful and love the parrot they bequeath you forever.

Everyone I dealt with at Mickaboo was a wonderful and intelligent proponents of the birds with a genuine passion for these wonderful animals. I would like to applaud Mickaboo for going above and beyond for their passion for the welfare of parrots.

This rescue never ceases to amaze me. No one takes a penny, from the CEO on down. They keep all the foster birds in family homes so they are loved, cared for, and socialized. They pay for veterinary care for birds in their custody with basically a bottomless pocketbook.

Exotic birds should not be kept in captivity, but the keeping of parrots is legal here in the U.S., and so is the unscrupulous breeding and sale of parrots. This organization cleans up the mess left by the bird-breeding industry and backyard breeders. God bless these folks.

As the French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery wrote in "The Little Prince":
“And the fox said to the little prince: men have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.”

Mickaboo is such a wonderful resource for birds and bird parents. Everything from bird care classes to feeding, cage and healthcare tips. I have only known about and volunteered for the organization for a short time but see time and time again how dedicated all the volunteers are. All the volunteers really care for the birds and immediately and efficiently coordinate emergency/urgent situations to get the proper care for the birds.

Great organization supporting a worthy cause that is very close to heart to my family .#companionbirds #whorescueswhom

I found Mickaboo online when I was beginning my search for a pet. I had considered getting a bird, but wasn't sure what type of options were available for bird adoption. Mickaboo certainly came to my assistance in that regard. I have had a great experience with them and am very glad they have continued to involve me and kept me posted on new developments within their organization. Anyone looking to adopt a bird in a safe and ethical fashion should consider Mickaboo, provided they are within Northern California. I was able to get my budgies all the way here to Lassen County, and I needed a lot of help to get that done. Everything came together marvelously!

I wrote a review of Mickaboo a couple of years ago, and I am still volunteering and am involved in even more ways. Mickaboo works hard to ensure that our birds go to the best possible foster and adoptive homes. This means that every applicant receives a home visit from a Mickaboo volunteer before being approved to foster or adopt. When Covid hit, we switched seamlessly from in-person to virtual home visits and continued approving applicants and finding good homes for our birds. We continue to receive surrendered and lost and found birds, to provide top quality veterinary care to those who need it, and to find them good homes.

Mickaboo is really amazing team. They are like angels who are always there to rescue these little birds. Recently we rescued a injured bird and none of the animal shelters were open that day. Mickaboo volunteer came to our house took the bird to avian vet without charging anything.

I am a knitter and a wildlife rescue about 50 miles away was looking for knitted nests for baby birds. That led me to wonder if there was anyplace closer I could donate to. An internet search brought up Mickaboo. My dad always had budgie in the house so doing more volunteering with birds appealed to me.

Fast forward 6 years. I have fostered dozens of budgies and many other species as well, plus I do a lot of computer work for Mickaboo. I have met many many great people and have made some lifelong friends among these amazing rescue workers.

Two thumbs up for Mickaboo! Thank you ALL the volunteers in this all-volunteer rescue for doing great things for little birds.

I discovered Mickaboo about 6 years ago. I had recently lost a much beloved Conure pal who died of old age after living with me for 30 years. After a prolonged period of grieving for her, I decided the best way to honor my memory of her was to adopt an orphan Conure & shower that bird with all the love we once gave our Sophie.
After a lengthy application process, we finally adopted a Nanday. He has brought a great deal of joy and companionship to our lives.
I also became a volunteer for Mickaboo. I enjoy interviewing would-be adopters and foster “parronts”. I’ve probably helped about 100 people find own joy with their new companion birds.
Mickaboo not only assists people who want to adopt exotic birds, but provides a wonderful support group that I have called upon with my questions about basic bird care over the past 6 years.
And, lastly, it’s been wonderful to meet and get to know a community of like-minded bird lovers!

I was interested in adoption vs buying a companion bird and was very happy to learn that Mickaboo was willing to allow adoption out of the SF-San Jose area. I'm located in the Central San Joaquin Valley, and most of the bird rescue adoption organizations out of Southern California would not allow adoption greater than a 150-mile radius of their organization. Mickaoboo's care and concern for the well-being of "exotic" birds large or small through their fostering program is impressive, as well as their educating andvetting process for potential adopters! I have adopted 3 green cheek conures through Mickaboo and they're a lot of fun!

I have adopted three budgies from Mickaboo which is a total volunteer operation to take in stray, lost or surrendered parrots and find them permanent homes. If the birds are sick or have problems, they all receive professional health care. Before Mickaboo allows people to adopt a bird they must take a class to learn about training, handling and feeding for the species they want to adopt. There is also an application, phone check and home visit to offer suggestions to make sure there is a comfortable, safe place for the adopted bird. The foster birds are all spread out among volunteers. There is a fee charged for an adoption and continuous fundraising to pay for the vet bills. The dedication and knowledge of the volunteers is truly amazing!

I adopted a parrot from Mickaboo about 16 years ago. I was so impressed with the classes and information they offer, I became a volunteer. The people involved with this rescue are totally dedicated to Mickaboo's mission of providing care and finding loving permanent homes for their birds. A great organization.

I adopted a 37 year old Yellow Naped Amazon parrot from them 5 years ago and have been in contact with them ever since. This nonprofit performs a very important function finding homes for companion parrots and other bird species that have lost or are losing the homes they may have been in for many years. They are very careful to ensure great new homes and give important information regarding care of the many types of parrots they foster and put up for adoption. They also care for injured and/or ill parrots in conjunction with bird oriented veterinarians.

A wonderful organization!

Sincerely,
Douglas Spurr, MD

This nonprofit is chock-full of volunteers and supporters who care about the feathered beings who have no voice of their own, and are often overlooked by the dlg/cat-leaning pet welfare community. They are ALL volunteers, and each volunteer sacrifices much of their personal time to help the littles.

I first learned about Mickaboo 9 months ago when I was looking for a bird to adopt. I followed their 3 step protocol to get qualified to adopt from their vast assortment of birds needing caring homes. Their procedures are to make sure every bird they place is going into a knowledgeable, safe and caring environment. It took about 4 months to complete the process but I was able to adopt 2 bonded parrots right away and a month later adopted another one who had just come to the rescue. Every step of the way there has always been someone from Mickaboo available to guide the process of merging my new feathered friends into the family.

Mickaboo is an excellent organization that helped me find some of the most wonderful birds that I added to my family. They care so much about the birds as well as the folks who adopt them or have to give them up. I found Mickaboo in 2003 and so lucky I did - many birds loved along the way. Thank you Mickaboo volunteers for all that you do!

Mickaboo not only rescues birds who people no longer want and also take in birds from shelters and re-homes them but they also give classes to prospective adopters of their birds. This helps assure that the new adopters know a lot of valuable information about caring for a bird which is -not- like a dog or cat or any other animal. Mickaboo has been around since 1997 and has been a wonderful resource for birds and their caretakers. I highly recommend them!

Mickaboo is an amazing rescue, they helped me find my first ever bird and helped us learn and take care of her every step of the way. Although their process is thorough and takes a while, it is definitely worth it in the end, especially because it is because Mickaboo cares about their animals and the care they are being given. Every one of the people we have interacted with has been helpful, kind, and a pleasure to meet.

I have been a foster parent for Mickaboo for over 2 years now. Mickaboo truely not only makes difference in lives of these birds, but also people like myself who are able to contribute.

Mickaboo is THE. Place to go if you’re looking to adopt or foster a bird. They are very knowledgeable and because birds are in foster homes, they can match your personality to the birds! I have 2 budgies from them who are healthy and happy!

This is the best nonprofit organization I have ever known. More than 20 years ago, they saw an unmet need in animal rescue - there was no organization whose mission was to rescue companion birds- and met it magnificently. They not only save birds, but educate the public about companian birds, and re-home birds to vetted, forever homes. And they do it all with dedicated and well-trained volunteers - no paid staff! Over the years I have adopted several birds from Mickaboo, and the entire process was a joy - as are the feathered creatures I adopted! I have attended Mickaboo classes and events, and they were all educational and enjoyable. Mickaboo is 110% sincere, honest, amazingly effective, and worthy of complete support. Kudos, Mickaboo!

I found a budgie and the volunteers at Mickaboo help me. Volunteers spent hours and hours with me. I am so impressed with the care they provide event the smallest of little birds.

Even during this health emergency Mickaboo has continued to help needy birds including three of the famous Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill.

Great rescue in Northern California.

Mickaboo is an INCREDIBLE organization! What wonderful people - to take into their homes the most neglected, injured, desperately lonely birds and work their hearts out to train and support what hopefully turn out to be forever, happy homes, is amazing. Each person is a volunteer, and no one takes even a penny in compensation. Mickaboo is a blessed organization that is always in need of financial support (it is a a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in 1996 in Northern California) to pay our monthly medical bills to care for the birds we foster and ultimately (hopefully), find homes for.

Most of our volunteers and foster birds live in the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento Valley. We are dedicated to rescuing companion birds (parrot-type and other commonly domesticated birds) who have been neglected, abused, injured or surrendered to us. Our goals are:

To ensure that birds in our care will have a safe, loving environment for life.
To educate bird owners on the most current standard of care, so that the medical, emotional, and dietary needs of their birds will be met.

At Mickaboo, our underlying principle is that Every Bird Gets An Equal Chance. Once a bird is in our care, we provide all the medical and supportive care that s/he requires. We do not "triage" birds or spend more money on large species than small. We only euthanize a bird when s/he is suffering without the possibility of recovery. We provide hospice care for terminally ill birds who are not suffering.

I've adopted several birds from Mickaboo and was very happy to be able to adopt rather than to just buy from a pet shop or breeders. Parrots are long lived and are not like dogs or cats; many people buy them and then find they're not like they're portrayed on TV or movies. That's where Mickaboo comes in. Mickaboo fosters birds, but works very hard, with a completely volunteer staff, to publicize birds for adoption, and to ensure that potential adopters are prepared for the commitment needed to take care of adopted birds, large or small.

I have 18 years of experience growing up with birds, and I still learned new tips through the Mickaboo bird care course! The bird adoption approval process was thorough, but also timely. Hope more people are encouraged to adopt!

What a wonderful organization this is! If I need info on what to feed my bird, if I want to adopt, if I have any questions, if there is a class on birds I want to attend, if someone has a bird and needs to (sadly) relinquish it, if you found that someone is abusing their bird, .......Mickaboo is there for you. The volunteers are super dedicated and informed. Mickaboo's online site is packed full of info. Check it out! http://www.mickaboo.org/

I have been volunteering with Mickaboo since 2004. I have learned so much about caring for birds been given some wonderful opportunities to help out with transporting birds, equipment, have taught the basic bird care class. Done home visits, been a species coordinator, written letters for the newsletter.
I have seen many aspects of this organization, and continue to be amazed at the level of dedication of those in it.
There are many urgent situations that come up with rescue work (hence the name rescue) and these folks work together efficiently as a team to get things done.
In areas where we do not have a lot of volunteers living we have those who at the drop of a hat jump in their cars and drive long distances and spend many hours when the call for help goes out. It is a joy to be part of this group of folks

God, where or how do I begin to express our gratitude to Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue?????My best friend had to surrender her feathered babies that she had for over 11 years due to circumstances beyond her control and we needed to find someone willing to invest time to care for them and love them as much as we did and gladly we came across Mickaboo. Everyone we had to deal with was so pleasant. Sarah, Sandy, Alix and Ryan were involved with us and each and of them assured us our babies were in good hands. Among the flock of 11 birds there were 2 in need of immediate medical attention which thanks to Mickaboo they received. Since then they all have been adopted out to wonderful homes and for that we will be forever grateful. Everyone working at this Non Profit Organization in my book has earned their places in heaven for the AMAZING work they do day in and day out. Thank you so much. Griselda C.

Just overall horrible experience and unprofessional. Will be adopting elsewhere

Mickaboo is a fantastic rescue for companion birds, young, old, ill, or has behavior problems. They take them under their wing, find foster homes and hopefully forever homes for them all. They have a strong group of knowledgable volunteers who are available to help whenever needed!
I am proud to be part of the Mickaboo family!

Mickaboo is a fantastic organization that helps hundreds of parrots in need, all through great volunteers who are dedicated to the wellbeing of surrendered, found, abandoned, or sick parrots. I have been volunteering for 5 years and learned so much about parrots and how enjoyable they are.

So sad that Mickaboo makes the adoption process so difficult for prospective pet owners, and seeks to exclude the person who will be taking on a 10 to 20+ year relationship with the companion bird from the decision making process. I have been repeatedly hindered from adopting a bird of my choosing, even though I have been approved to adopt. I adopted my first Mickaboo bird in 2008 -- a Golden Mantle Rosella. His beak was overgrown. He was in a small cage on dial perches, surrounded by two large Malamute dogs that were roaming free. He was very withdrawn and unsociable, yet I took him in. He already had liver disease from a seed diet, plus high triglicerides. I loved that bird for 10 years, developed a wonderful relationship, and took good care of him with the help of Dr. Sanders and Wildwood Vet. My Rosella succumbed to liver disease in 2018. When I tried to adopt from Mickaboo again, they have made it so difficult and want to exclude me from the decision making, and steer me toward what is good for them. They seem to forget that the pet owner will create a bond with their companion and needs to have some choice in the process. ������

I've been supporting Mickaboo for many years. They are a wonderful organization helping birds of all sizes get a new lease on life. They have rescued and rehomed countless birds over the years. I wholeheartedly support their mission.

Mickaboo has amazing volunteers that dedicate countless hours to the care of these wonderful animals. Recently 40 birds were found abandoned by a breeder, but somehow they found a way to rescue them all.

Mickaboo is a great non-profit. Actually, it's more than a non-profit, it’s a family. We get to interact with other people that share our same desire to help birds. My wife and I are volunteers. We signed up to foster birds in need, and is often the case we have adopted many of them. Sometimes I think we get more happiness out of this relationship than the birds do.
Mickaboo cares, for the rescued birds and the people that care for the birds. That's why it is truly a great non-profit. You should try it!

It has been over twenty years since I first attended Mickaboo’s bird care class, and soon after, I brought home my very first foster cockatiel. I had no idea at the time that this bird would split my heart wide open and change my life forever. I have fostered, rehabilitated, and adopted many, many Mickaboo birds since then, not only because there is such a great need, but because once you get to know these gentle, little souls, you can always find room in your heart for one more.

The people of Mickaboo are the most dedicated and driven people I have ever encountered. Mickaboo was founded over 20 years ago with just a handful of volunteers and has grown exponentially into a full-fledged rescue organization with hundreds of volunteers and thousands of birds rescued. To this day, they do not have paid employees; this organization is fueled by compassion, dedication and the love for companion birds. I am proud to be a part of that.

Mickaboo provides rescue for any bird (s) in need of help, even feral flocks. This could include found strays, shelter birds, illness or death of an owner. Medical treatment is provided no matter how complex the needs are. They go into foster care and are put up for adoption where they are carefully matched with potential homes. They can also be returned to their care if the adoption does not work or if the adopter is unable to care for them at any point in time. They are a blessing for the birds in California.

I'm the guardian of a flock of rescued birds, including a trio of budgies adopted through Mickaboo. I'm also a donor and occasional volunteer. Mickaboo is a treasure. Its all-volunteer team works tirelessly to rescue, foster, and arrange for the adoption of companion birds, and to provide community education and advocacy to improve the lives of these deserving creatures. Please support Mickaboo with your donation and/or your time.
Robin L.

Mickaboo has a great mission to help save all parrots. It is an all-volunteer organization, so all donations go directly to helping the birds. My husband and I have had a wonderful fostering experience with them, so far having an Umbrella Cockatoo, Mexican Red-Headed Amazon, and Green-Naped Lorikeet. There are currently over 650 birds in foster care throughout the greater bay area. It is wonderful to be a small part of this organization.

I had a very bad experience with mickaboo. I picked a bird and after I got it home it staring showing signs of being sick. When I told them I did not want to keep the bird for fear my healthy bird would be affected I was really harassed. Mickaboo did not want to take the bird back and really made me feel like a horrible person. In the end the bird went back, but it was not an easy process. Please look at all of their reviews. almost all of them are from volunteers working for mickaboo. They advertise this process In a chain email and ask all of the volunteers to write a review so they can keep their status. Be very careful. Micaboo has so many birds that the volunteers are overwhelmed and they just want to get rid of the birds even if they are sick and not a good fit. I would Recomended finding a better rescue. If you do try mickaboo ask for client references that you can all and speak with. But then again they will probably give you volunteers who have adopted. The best idea is not to even contact micaboo.

Mickaboo is a amazing parrot rescue organization. Night and day the volunteers are working tirelessly to pick up parrots from shelters and those who were surrendered. In the process, they offer free bird care classes to those interested in adopting and fostering, and they only allow those whom they believe will provide the bird a caring and safe environment to bring one home. Despite only having the duty of rescuing parrots and parakeets, they will not hesitate to look for someone who can take in a different type of bird. I have gone to a couple of their outreach events and they are so kind and informative.

I adopted my first ever rescue bird Wally from Mickaboo , months after the tragic loss of a much beloved Jenday Conure. I have not regretted adopting Wally for one moment! Every day he brings us joy and surprises. In 2013, he was rescued by a "Good Samaritan" from a Walmart parking lot in Roseville CA. He was sick from an infection and malnutrition when he was surrendered to Mickaboo. Following medical treatment, he was placed in foster care until we adopted him in 2016.
What I admire most about Mickaboo, though, is their excellent Education program - even for experienced bird owners, the Basic Bird Care Class is simply outstanding. In addition, Mickaboo Volunteers provide plenty of guidance and support to bird foster and adoptive parents.
The organization is staffed exclusively by Volunteers, with support from well qualified professionals in the Avian medical practice and others. I am so glad to have found Mickaboo and to have welcomed Wally, our beloved Nanday Conure, into my life.
I am now a Volunteer myself. I help people through the Application Process to adopt from Mickaboo's flock of orphan birds.

I've volunteered with Mickaboo for more than 10 years now. While you might think "Oh, no surprise, a volunteer with the org gave it 5 stars, yawn" I assure you they're a 5 star organization. That's why I've seen fit to spend so much of my time for so long working for them, for no money!

They really care about the birds and everything is done with the well being of their charges (the feathered kids!) in mind. If you are patient and take the bird care class, you're sure to end up with a lifetime companion bird here, and a lifetime support group to go along with it. :)

I have two birds adopted through Mickaboo, and two Mickaboo foster birds. All “special needs” birds. This is great group of tireless people who do fantastic work rehabilitating and
rehoming these intelligent and sensitive beings. Not to mention educating the public
about the special needs of these animals. Growing up, my family took in
and cared for many unwanted birds purchased by others on a whim at pet stores. As an
adult I wanted to return to helping these special creatures, and found Mickaboo!

I learned so much about birds by taking the bird behavior and adoption classes offered by Mickaboo for free to the public monthly. I had had a pet parakeet for 3 years, but learned so many new things in the class. The organization really cares to educate the public and potential adopters about the wonderful, unique and complex ways of birds.

I've adopted 4 birds from Mickaboo and am always impressed by the level of dedication the coordinators and volunteers pour into the organization. The organization is run completely by volunteers who do the impossible on a daily basis in their efforts to take birds out of crummy situations and ensure they're placed in excellent homes.
The effort of coordinating all of this always amazes me and, if that isn't enough, in their spare time they also help pet owners who've lost their birds re-capture them!

I lived overseas for most of my adult life and did a one-person rescue group. I came back and was astounded by Mickaboo. The hundreds or thousands of birds they help each year is amazing on its own but their classes to educate bird owners are free and I'm sure have saved another large number of birds. They offer phone classes for those that can't travel and have great resources on-line. The people that volunteer are already experts but they continue to learn and never let their egos get in the way of saving a bird. They've helped me chase down escaped birds, talked with my vet on difficult cases, gave me advice on getting my birds off of seeds and onto pellets... Among other things. The amount of energy these volunteers put into this organization is truly amazing. They don't ask for recognition but they deserve mountains of it.

A friend told me how Mickaboo fosters parrots until they can find a Forever Home for them. I have my own parrot and enjoy his company very much. It saddened me to think that parrots get abandoned or abused. I contacted Mickaboo and after several steps, I am now fostering an African Grey. Mickaboo has been very supportive and kind. It helps me feel connected with other bird lovers and I am enjoying the process of helping my foster parrot become more secure in himself, as well as teaching him a few things he needs to know to be a great companion to someone. Mickaboo may seem an unusual nonprofit, but it is very much needed! I am glad to be able to be a part of it.

I've been working with Mickaboo for almost 10 years, and the dedication people have constantly amazes me. We get a lot of birds that need homes, have health or behavior issues, and everyone spends a lot of time to socialize them (and Mickaboo spends a lot on vet bills :P We are a volunteer organization, but despite that many dedicated people are helping with our bird rescue in many ways. This organization really has the best interest of the birds in mind. With our education programs (free to the public) we bring a lot of people up to date with the latest bird knowledge, especially diet and dangers in the home. This is a dedicated group of people, and I'm really proud to be a part of it. And I'm very happy to see that we find good homes to adopt our birds. I recommend to anyone that wants a bird to take our class and be better prepared. This is a wonderful organization that I'm proud to be part of.

We adopted an Amazon from Mickaboo in December, and are so glad we went to Mickaboo first. Mickaboo's volunteers foster birds in their own homes until the right person comes along. They work hard to make sure their rescue birds will go to loving homes and they do everything they can to ensure the person adopting the bird understands the birds needs.

I got my foster bird, little lovebird Ollie, from Mickaboo. They are always there for any bird any where, the most amazing rescue group ever!!!

I've adopted and fostered companion parrots with Mickaboo, which is the most effective nonprofit that I've ever been associated with. With an all-volunteer staff it goes above and beyond in accomplishing its mission. Its bird care training program is particularly excellent.

Mickaboo is a terrific organization! I have adopted two birds from them and have learned so much through all the knowledgeable people associated with the organization.

I have worked with Mickaboo and they are a group of wonderful people. They are dedicated to taking in and caring for companion birds that have been given up by their owners for a variety of reasons, found in shelters, on someone's propertyou, abused or abandoned.
Most of the volunteers (including myself) have a number of foster companion birds in their care.
Mickaboo offers support, and just about any assistance a foster "parront" might need.
Mickaboo is always looking for volunteers to foster or give a forever home to over 400 companion birds they have currently.
Mickaboo screens all applicants by phone and home visits to ensure the companion bird is the right fit.
I could not wish for a better place to volunteer. Mickaboo is a fantastic non profit organization!

This organization I feel is one in a million. They are amazing, patient and very informed in their topics. If you have a question it is answers right away and the emails are non stop which I feel is great. You get alittle or a lot out of each email.
Another think I feel about this organization is they never give up. It's great. I fostered parrots for them in the past and fell in love with one parrot. She was amazing. Due to medical circumstances I had to give up all my fosters. And being back in Mickaboo I found my baby again. I will be going to visit her soon and hopefully bring her back to my loving home. I know she is in GREAT hands and a GREAT home now. Mickaboo has always been full of very friendly helping people. Thank you Mickaboo

I have been a volunteer with Mickaboo for 15 years. I have 5 parrots and all of them were fostered by me initially and then adopted by me. Mickaboo has a wonderful group of volunteers who are quick to respond to emergencies or loose birds. There is a wealth of information we share with each other, to help us give our birds happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives. The sacrifices of those who volunteer their time, money, bird food/supplies and foster homes is amazing and makes me proud to be a part of this great organization.

I have had the pleasure of working with this awesome organization since 2004. I have 4 beautiful feathered companions that I have adopted over the years and have fostered many others. The support and education that I have received has been wonderful. They do not just think after a bird is adopted that's the end of it. They trully do remain committed to that bird for the rest of it life understanding that circumstances can change and some birds do have to return to the Mickaboo flock. It's very comforting to know that.

I love the amout of outreach and education that this group does for the public. I have had many new ones tell me how much they have learned and when you visit or hear about the changes they made in how they care for their own birds it warms you heart.

S. Hill

Excellent communication and screening for adoption. I appreciate the support and sharing of experience and information. The volunteers did an excellent job paring me with birds.

I have volunteered and fostered birds for Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue since 1997, and these people are simply the best! The organization is very well organized, and has maintained a 100% volunteer staff since its inception in 1995.
When I attend their fundraising events, it is really inspiring to see so many of the volunteers working tirelessly in the effort to leave no bird behind. They really do make a difference!

Mickaboo puts the heart and soul of all it's dedicated volunteers into helping birds in need-whether it is a bird found as a stray, in a shelter, uncared for in a pet shop, or needing to be rehomed because of owner illness, death, loss of home, unable to afford medical care or moving and unable to take the bird.

They provide veterinary care, foster care, and adoption into a carefully screened home to give these birds a second chance. They provide a place for terminally ill birds or birds not adoptable due to contagious illness.

They have also reached out to help the famous Parrots of Telegraph Hill, many stricken with a neurological disease of unknown origin that kills and handicaps these beautiful parrots, and have been involved with Elizabeth Young and her quest to help all breeds of pigeons, especially the plight of King Pigeons.

All of the money collected through donations, bird surrenders and adoptions goes to the care of the birds. This is a story of hope for them.

MIckaboo offers everyone a chance to own or foster a bird while keeping an engaging learning environment ever active. As a relatively new bird foster (and sometimes volunteer), the online communication is wonderful and need assistance. Many thanks to the veteran owners who have skills and resources (and veterinarians) willing to educate and assist fledgling newcomers. The process for obtaining bird care skills is well facilitated and always open to new volunteers to help expedite the process of homing a bird. Finally, and most importantly, the birds when you have them in your home seem acutely aware of Mickaboo. I am sure they sense the universality of care and appreciate your attention to the needs of wildlife through such a medium. (PS: Hello from Chirpy and Celeste - 2 budgie/keets).

I've volunteered for Mickaboo for over a decade - their commitment to doing the right thing and caring for our feathered friends is unmatched.

Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue is a wonderful organization to adopt from and to volunteer for. They truly do care about doing their utmost to ensure a good, loving home and the best care for each bird, and they support fosters and adopters with detailed bird care information and sharing of experiences. Many of the volunteers have gone above and beyond to transport birds needing medical care, needing to be brought in from a surrenderer to a foster home, or needing to get to a new forever home. The organization pays thousands of dollars in avian vet bills for its charges, and over 99% of all donations go toward this purpose.

With the current problems of parrot overpopulation and a lack of education about their needs, bird rescue is a little-known but much-needed resource. Supporting Mickaboo enables them to provide the medical and emotional care so many of these birds need so badly.

When we lost our parrot Mickaboo was incredibly helpful, both with their own guidance and resources and pointing us to other resources for finding lost birds. We wound up fostering and adopting birds for them - really a great group of selfless people helping birds in need.

I have been working with Mickaboo for many, many years and find the caring and love the other volunteers extend to their foster birds constant. Nothing makes them happier than
to find a permanent loving home for one of them.

I have volunteered with Mickaboo for several years now. I have always been touched by the generosity of its volunteer group toward its birds, the people who are forced by circumstances beyond their control to surrender their birds, and the wonderful adopters who take in these marvelous creatures to their homes.

I learned about Mickaboo from Pamela Lee and her passion and dedication to the rescue of injured or abandoned birds is admirable. I am impressed with the great compassion for these helpless birds and the success they have in restoring them to a normal life. Keep up the good work.

Mickaboo is an extraordinary organization. It is made up of individual volunteers from all over California and beyond who are brought together from their love of birds, particularly exotic birds. These individuals share information, educate the public, foster birds that need homes, connect lost or homeless birds with homes, and support bird owners everywhere. Most remarkably, Mickaboo raises funds to provide world-class veterinary care for pet birds regardless of size, age, or species.

Companion birds can have life spans longer than their adopted humans. Life circumstances such human health decline, finances, and death can make re-homing necessary. Mickaboo helps to mitigate grief and suffering of the birds and their humans by caring for birds in transition until a new home can be found.

Birds are intelligent, complex, and lovely to observe. They enrich our lives and provide a barometer for man's impact on the environment. Mickaboo is filling a critical niche that has been created by the pet industry- fostering quality of life for companion birds and their humans.

Mickaboo has filled my life with the joy of rescued birds. Parrots get short shrift in the US because they are so misunderstood and are often "owned" by people who ignore their need for socialization and activity or feed them poorly with seeds or abandon them in remote garages. Mickaboo volunteers are there to care for and to give love to these birds, often when they have medical and psychological problems. I am inspired by the volunteers.

As a volunteer at San Jose Animal Services, working primarily with dogs and cats, I discovered Mickaboo when I stumbled across the "Bird Room." Although birds have been a part of my life for years, it never crossed my mind that they might end up in a shelter. I asked one of the rabbit volunteers, who told me about Mickaboo. I can't believe how very much I have learned about companion birds/parrots since taking the Basic Bird Class and then other classes, and reading through the list serve.

I learned that far too many exotic birds are bred for profit while there are thousands languishing in need of good homes throughout the country. Mickaboo has the privilege and responsibility of serving feathered friends and their human companions in our area and sometimes even in other areas.

I can't say enough positive things about Mickaboo.

Leslie Grant-Walraven

Mickaboo is my kind of non-profit because all the money donated goes directly to the birds in our care, and we volunteers also kick in a bit more. Mickaboo has no facility, just a whole lot of volunteers who take homeless birds into our homes and try to socialize them. In the process, we teach them to love and trust humans and in return are rewarded by the love our foster birds give back.

All birds who need vet care, get it. We don't euthanize unless there is a very serious reason and after all treatment has failed. I'm proud to be a member of Mickaboo.

I can say about volunteering, that my work has changed and even saved the lives of birds. You don't get that kind of satisfaction in most volunteer work.

I never knew much about birds before Mickaboo, I thought birds were mainly for decoration or on TV. Then I met the people and birds at Mickaboo, and learned SO much more! Each bird has it's own personality, they are smart, and they have included me in their flock. Mickaboo has a great group of volunteers, teachers, and foster parents whose goal is to help abandoned or unwanted birds get the care they need and find permanent homes for them. They also have classes and adoption fairs to help others learn more about birds and spread the word about all the birds that are looking for a loving home. I'm so lucky to have found Mickaboo so I could learn what wonderful pets birds can be.

I'm actually a client served and a donor....so didn't know which role to pick!

Mickaboo is an entirely volunteer run organization which helps pet birds who are abused, sick or abandoned to get medical care and foster and adoption homes. They help to treat the birds, paying for excellent medical care and get them fostered so they can be adopted; they also provide classes for potential adopters and screen adopters so the birds go to good homes and people understand how to take care of them.

I had an African Grey who is almost 30 years old. Through Mickaboo, we adopted a cockatoo last October. Even though I know a lot about parrots already, I attended the class. There is always more to learn. Someone came and did a home walkthrough and met us to make sure we were a good home for adopting our new guy.

For a grass roots all volunteer organization without even an office, this organization is really amazing.

I hope that I can foster more birds in the future. The cockatoo is a fearful one and still plucking, although less, and settling into the home and family. Once he's more stable, I hope to foster more birds so I can also help when there is a need to find a temporary home for these beautiful, intelligent animals.

I adopted my first Mickaboo bird in 2006 and have since been volunteering for this organization. It is an outstanding organization with wonderful people who will go above and beyond for the care of incoming birds (i.e., in shelters, foster care). Mickaboo is on top of it and there is no bird left behind. If Mickaboo is not able to take in birds, a foster parent will step up to make room so that these birds can be given the life they deserve.

I adopted my first bird from Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue over ten years ago. From the very beginning I was extremely impressed with their thoroughness and the steps I had to take before adoption. Everything I know about birds now, and share with others, I learned through Mickaboo! The volunteers are SO dedicated - some have been there for many years, though thick and a lot of thin. That says a lot about a group - that there are long-term volunteers in the organization. I feel assured that the majority of the money donated is going straight to the birds - there is very little overhead at Mickaboo because it consists of a network of volunteers working out of their homes.

I love MIckaboo. Everyone involved wants nothing more than to care for the birds. They are a wealth of knowledge and are always willing to help out. What other organization can say that 100% of the money goes right to the cause. I have been a volunteer/foster for a couple of years, and thanks to Mickaboo, I'm learning to care for these special animals and interact with them in the best way possible.

Great rescue group that helps save birds in any unfavorable situation. I am sooooo glad I ran across them while searching the web to adopt a bird.

I used to volunteer for Mickaboo, unfortunately I haven't been able to do so for about 1 year now. When I first started I was amazed at all the people who I worked with, they are so passionate about what Mickaboo stands for. Until I starting volunteering I never knew there were so many beautiful birds being surrendered and abandoned. The volunteers at Mickaboo are tireless, unselfish and incredible. It is a great organization and one that i'm proud to have been a part of.

I have been helping at Mickaboo for a few years and they have so many wonderful volunteers who work hard to take care of neglected, unwanted birds. Many donors pitch in too to help pay the horrendous medical bills that have to be paid for birds in distress. Volunteers help each other, provide many educational events for the general public and fellow volunteers, and help any bird owner with questions. There are so many organization that help dogs and cats, but this is the only one I know of that helps pet birds.

Mickaboo is a wonderful group, many don't know that birds, like dogs and cats, need rescue and their owners need help. I had a parakeet fly into my house! After I decided to keep her, Mickaboo helped me understand how to care for her, and the importance of her having a companion, which I adopted through Mickaboo. I also donate as much as I can to this wonderful group of volunteers.

Great passionate people are the core of this organization! I`m very lucky to help a bit. Most of the people do not even realize the great need for organizations like this as birds are coming in almost every day. Neglected, abused, scared... It is very rewarding experience to see them coming back to life into loving homes of our volunteers.

I began volunteering with Mickaboo about 1 month ago & am blown away by the incredibly unselfish & wonderful team of people who help facilitate & run the organization. While the work is about saving & nurturing birds, it's also about connecting & educating people so we can better cohabit on this killer planet. My foster cockatiel, Tristen, has made me aware of my crappy diet & I've started munching on raw broccoli right alongside him. We have so much to learn! Every day is a classroom & it can be fun, we just have to be creative & roll up our sleeves. Bless the birds & their caretakers! Mickaboo is a great companion bird rescue organization & I highly recommend it to anyone interested in learning more.

I was lucky enough to come across Mickaboo because of my neighbors involvement. By going thru their classes and adoption process, I've been able to provide better housing for my own birds, knowledge for others, and fosters with a healthy chance at a new full life in a well prepared forever home. What could be better then that for me or the birds? Thank you Mickaboo!

Learning about Mickaboo's existence was an incredible relief to me. I have had my Severe Macaw Kaiya for 24 years. I have also had serious health issues. It had crossed my mind, if something happened to me, my parrot could be in need of a new home. It was a heart wrenching thought as parrots are incredibly intelligent and not easily cared for. Thankfully, my children are older now and have developed a good relationship with Kaiya. And Mickaboo is another safety net. Since learning about Mickaboo, I have become a volunteer and parrot advocate and educator. I started a business and fundraising project called Art For The Birds - Cruelty Free Feather Jewelry. I receive feathers from other Mickaboo supporters, volunteers, foster families and adopters. I make the feather jewelry, educate my customers about Mickaboo and Parrots and give Mickaboo 25% of my profits. As an all volunteer organization, Mickaboo does an incredible job to rescue parrots and other companion birds, care for them and find them new homes. I am very proud to be part of the organization.

When we found about Mickaboo I thought they just wanted to find homes for their birds, but come to find out they do more than that. they educate the public on how to take care of their own birds too.

About 10 years ago, not knowing about Mickaboo we bought our birds. We took care of them the best we knew and learned from the Internet and visiting our vets as well as from the lady we got them from. However, at some point we felt we wanted to learn if 1) we were doing the right things with our birds and 2) were we caring for them to the fullest. After much searching we found Mickaboo to be exactly what we wanted and needed. Someone to "talk companion birds to" that would talk the same language (birdy) and continue our education of caring for them. We have not been disappointed! We have even joined in and volunteering for them. There are so many ways to help birds that were taken into homes with good intentions, but the owners either couldn't keep them, they passed away, life changes in general prohibiting their ownership. It is great to know there is someone out there that will help find these wonderful birds a forever home. The knowledge and education we have learned in less than a year is so vast. It is so rewarding to also help the birds find a forever home or get the medical attention they need to get back to wellness. I hope we can continue expanding everyone's knowledge of these birds. If you don't volunteer, consider it! As said, it is so rewarding!

I love cockatiels, and adopted two through Mickaboo. They were wonderful- then I saw another male cockatiel up for adoption. He was obviously hand-fed and super tame and very young (I am sorry his past owner somehow let him end up on the streets until a kind soul rescued him and a Mickaboo foster took him in). I adopted him, too! They are the most wonderful trio of friends: with each other and with me. So glad I found Mickaboo and glad I can be their forever home!

Some years ago I found a small parrot in my back yard. I didn't know what species it was or what to do with it. After trying to locate the owner I contacted an avian vet and found out about Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue. I took their basic bird class to learn how to care for her. From there I learned about the 100's of birds being fostered by Mickaboo volunteers who care for birds and their well being at their own expense, except for vet care. Some of their stories were heartwrenching and I wanted to help.

Now I foster small parrots for Mickaboo, do phone interviews and homevisits for perspective adopters or fosters, and help relocate birds from shelters to foster or veterinary care.

I never understood why people had birds as pets until I inherited my daughter's cockatiel. I had zero knowledge about caring for birds and found Mickaboo during an online search back in 2001. Everything I needed to know was either available or a link was provided to find the needed resources. When my little Sweetie died, I became commited to the plight of parrots sold from breeders and pet stores like my cockatiel. She was always ill and not humanely bred. Since then, I only adopt unwanted, abandoned parrots and Mickaboo has been a solid consistent resource of education and support throughout the years. They are 100% volunteer run. These are ordinary people like you and me, who work, raise families and donate their personal time and money to reduce the suffering of the parrots that they care for in their own homes. An Amazing organization. Beyond the pale in service and commitment.

Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue helps parrots who need forever homes, foster care and emergency medical care. Mickaboo is a necessary component because too many parrots are still being breed.

I have had birds for at least 40 yrs. For a long time in the beginning, i had my own birds and acepted several rescues on my own. At some point, i found myself without birds due to a tragic accident and decided to just adopt rescue birds. Every since then i have helped Mickaboo in minor ways and currently have 5 adopted rescues and 2 fosters. (Both of my fosters are older birds with serious medical problems.) Mickaboo's passion is over the top. Not one person gets paid...all money goes to the rescue, care (including vet care) and adoption of these amazing critters. Local shelters TURNS THEIR BIRDS OVER TO MICKABOO and as i understand it pays nothing to Mickaboo. Mickaboo accepts this because the primary passion is to see that every bird has a chance at a healthy happy "forever" home. Every cent helps save a wonderful FID (feather kid).

Some time ago Mickaboo rescued 18 cockatiels from a breeder who kept them in deplorable conditions only relatable as to a puppy mill. They were fed poorly and in disgusting conditions, never seeing sunlight. I adopted one of the females who mothered multiple clutches of babies over and over again. Her name is Marie and she is a lovely sweet lady who has since blossomed into a caring bird who loves to be scratched on the cheeks, occasionally flying around my house and sits soaking up sunlight all afternoon with her 2 fellow rescued cage mates. If not for Mickaboo I cannot even imagine the conditions she would be living in now if she had survived this long.

My wife and I adopted our first bird from Mickaboo in 2006 and have remained enthusiastic supporters ever since. This decentralized group, consisting of 100s of diverse volunteers living throughout the Bay Area is perhaps the most dedicated, efficient, and effective service organization I know. They have rescued and rehomed almost 2,000 birds and improved the lives of thousands more through free education, outreach and rehabilitation work. Mickaboo is completely dedicated to its birds as individuals and supports all those who foster or adopt in countless ways. They offer a wealth of free information and resources and help each otehr and members of the community at large in emergencies and rescues. Because there is no paid staff or physical headaquarters, almost all donations go directly to support the care of birds, particularly veterinary care, which is running over $15,000 per month.

I have worked with Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue for a few years now and am never surprised by the continued committment to rescue, rehabilitate, foster, provide adoption AND provide FREE continuing avian education classes....throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. I have adopted and fostered several species of birds over the years, helping each bird as an individual. They come to us in every possible condition. Each bird is provided with AVIAN veterninary support: SO! If you want to know where the money goes, there you have it. No one receives a paycheck, there is no office: a TOTALLY VOLUNTEER organization that works with each person, each bird, that comes there way as an individual. SUPPORT MICKABOO!

Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue is run by a wonderful unselfish network of individuls who donate hours upon hours to educate people on the proper care and feeding of their birds. They work tirelessly as volunteers to get cages to those folks who are fostering a bird and need a cage, to pick up and deliver food when it has been donated to anyone who may need it, etc. They educate the public by holding Adoption Fairs and give classes they must take, as a step to fostering or adopting a bird from Mickaboo. The next step is telephone screening. A volenteer will contact an individual intersted in Adopting or Fostering...then comes a home visit. All the while quizzing forlks to be sure they understand the responsibility of bird care and ownership, etc. All of this takes a small Army of very dedicated volunteers to accomplish. Birds who are ill are seen by quality knowledgable vets. Mickaboo pays for their care, including surgery or medicines, etc. The volunteers are dedicated people who truly love the birds and find sheer joy in each and every one of them. It is a labor of LOVE. Thank goodness for this organization and all the caring volunteers.

Really enjoy the performances that I have had the opportunity to see. What a GREAT deal !!!

I just started volunteering with Mickaboo but I already feel they are a great organization. I receive many emails through the day and I see how they are actively trying to rescue not only companion birds but other birds that come their way. I am happy to be part of this group.

This is a great group of volunteers, each contributing in his or her own way to help neglected, surrendered, abandonned, and mistreated birds. They raise money to provide veterinary care, open their homes to foster birds, interview and teach classes to potential volunteers, and do all the many many chores required.

We adopt one of San Francisco wild flock Conure baby from Mickaboo. After that we start fostering different birds.

Mickaboo is an amazing organization dedicated to changing the lives of neglected, abandoned, or unwanted birds. I am a foster mom for Mickaboo, and have had an amazing experience watching my scared little foster grow into such an amazing bird. The network of volunteers are extremely knowledgeable, helpful, dedicated, and passionate about what they do. The adoption approval process is really well designed to make sure the birds go to great, knowledgeable homes.

I highly recommend that anyone interested in adopting a bird, but not quite sure they can handle it, become a foster parent. That way you can see if having a bird is a good fit for you, while helping out a bird in need! And it gives you such a sense of pride and accomplishment when that bird you fostered for all those weeks/months/years finally gets adopted. :)

I have adopted two pigeons through MickaCoo (the pigeon and dove "wing" of Mickaboo), and currently foster three wonderful king pigeons. Mickaboo has been a great resource for advice about these wonderful birds.

Hi! My name is Cheryl Dickinson and I heard of MickaCoo when I found a King Pigeon back in 2008 called Dovee. I spent a year trying to find him a home and In that year I was so touched by the work Elizabeth Young and MickaBoo was doing, I got more involved. I am now an active volunteer and Foster home for The Pigeon and Dove division. It is such a Joy, honor and blessing to be a part of such an amazing and compassionate group of people! It is also an honor to be able to help so many pigeons. It brings a lot of joy to me and I know these innocents appreciate us or they may not have survived!

Thank you! MickaBoo and Coo!

I recently adopted Mango and Kiwi, a pair of Lovebirds, from Mickaboo. Mickaboo astonished me with their dedication, care toward their birds, and refusal to give up on any bird, no matter how expense to care for. They really are an incredible organization, and turned what might have been an uninformed impulse buy into a wonderful, educated beginning into a life with Mango and Kiwi through their info-packed Bird Care Class. I highly recommend them if you're willing to wait a rather long period before you can get your parrot.

I have been a Mickaboo foster mom for about 2.5 years now. I currently foster a Blue & Gold macaw named "Buddy". Buddy had numerous issues, not to mention it was his THIRD time returning to Mickaboo. They have stuck with him through thick and thin-spending THOUSANDS of dollars on vet care for him. Once a Mickaboo bird, always a MIckaboo bird. This motto was one of the things that made me want to volunteer. They NEVER give up! Mickaboo is truly an awesome -ALL VOLUNTEER- organization! I am proud to be part of their family.

This is an all-volunteer organization who survives on the selfless generosity of hundreds of people. In my own case, I put out my own money for transporting, feeding, and entertaining (ie toys) for the fosters, and of course time to help socialize the birds. I've donated time and money for dozens of adoption fairs and fundraising events, whether hosted by Mickaboo, by humane societies, or places like Pet Food Express, Andy's Pet Store, or For Other Living Things. I have seen other volunteers willing to interrupt their own family celebrations or work routines to rush to help a bird(s) in medical distress or other need.

Mickaboo is an organization which has helped find so very many birds a loving and deserving home in the San Francisco area for many years. Unfortunately I am in the awkward situation of having had Mickaboo forcibly remove my three beloved family pets FROM their loving and deserving home. I live in California, and I am also going through a divorce from my wife of 7 years. During that time we had accumulated a wonderful flock of birds, consisting of zebra finches, cockatiels, canaries, budgies, a lineolated parakeet and a green cheeked conure. When my wife and I moved to California we contacted Mickaboo and volunteered as a foster. We successfully fostered a half dozen birds for the organization. As a verbal agreement of our divorce my wife and I agreed to re-home and split the birds - using her contacts with Mickaboo the canaries, budgies, finches and the linny were all handed to Mickaboo for rehoming. My wife was going to take the conure and I would keep our three cockatiels. The linnie and budgies were all handed to Mickaboo prior to Cody's moving out. On the day that my wife moved out of our home she surprised me by saying that Mickaboo was coming over to take the conure. This was a surprise because I had previously thought the bird was already rehomed. The Mickaboo volunteers arrived and took the conure and his cage, and also took the remaining zebra finches and their cage. Without my knowledge or being informed in any way, I saw the volunteers walk out of my house a third time, this time with the three cockatiels in a travel cage. I informed the volunteers that they didn't have the authorization to take the cockatiels, but they ignored me and said that the cockatiels weren't mine anymore. They quickly got into their car and left. That was on May 17th, and it was the last time I have seen my tiels. The cockatiel cage was left in my house, door open, food and water bowls filled by me that morning, toys hanging, yet completely empty. This quickness of the bird's retrieval and attempt to sneak by me leads me to believe that the volunteers knew I was not willing to give up the cockatiels, and makes it questionable that Mickaboo is acting in the birds' best interests. A lawyer immediately sent Mickaboo a letter demanding the birds back, which was ignored. I sent Mickaboo an e-mail with proof of my co-ownership of the birds (through veterinary records) and told them that my wife lied to them by saying she was the sole owner of the birds, and requested their return. That was also ignored. A second lawyer, my divorce lawyer, has sent Mickaboo a final letter about proof of my ownership of the birds and demanding their return or else they will be sued and brought in to my divorce as a third party, since they are holding Community Property that should belong to both my wife and I. That was three weeks ago, and there has still been no response. In fact, the only "official" claim from Mickaboo about the situation was in an internet forum discussing the situation, where someone claiming to speak for Michelle Yesney said that Mickaboo was keeping the birds because my wife feared for their safety and that I have no proof of co-ownership. A recent e-mail to Michelle told me that I should be talking to their lawyer instead. Mickaboo, as an organization, has provided so much help to so many people and birds. I used to foster for them - I know that they provide a much needed service. Yet as much as I am disappointed that my wife chose to drag this organization into my divorce, I am appalled at how Mickaboo has handled this situation. They have repeatedly ignored me and my lawyers, and forcibly removed my birds from my house with no authorization to do so. I haven't seen my birds in over a month. I don't know if they're alive, where they are, if they have been adopted out or really, anything about their status. All that I do know is that despite a desperate plea from a concerned and loving bird owner and proof of that ownership, Mickaboo has continued to keep three loving cockatiels from their proper, loving home. And that is the exact opposite of what their organization stands for.

Mickaboo is a 100% volunteer organization. All of their resources are used to care for homeless, abandoned, and abused birds, and to find them good, safe homes. I also donate money to the group, knowing that most of their donations (over 85%) are used to pay their vet bills.

I've been volunteering with Mickaboo for almost two years now but have been aware of the group for much longer than that. The folks involved with Mickaboo are the kindness, most generous people I've ever had the pleasure in meeting. The focus of Mickaboo is to rescue and find forever homes for all types of birds; the best part is once a Mickaboo bird always a Mickaboo bird. 100% of the funds raised go towards vet bills for sick and injured birds, and I've never seen a sick bird turned away no matter what the illness was. If you want a bird or just want to help some of the sweetest creatures on earth please help out Mickaboo.