All 3 Parrots Missing From Roger Williams Park Zoo Have Been Found

CRANSTON, RI — All three of the macaws who went missing from Providence's Roger Williams Park Zoo are home safely, Vicki Scharfberg, a representative for the zoo, told Patch Thursday morning.

"This is a very normal part of their training—it is not an escape," Scharfberg said. "They are athletes; they’ll likely be out flying again either today or tomorrow and learned from their experience."

Scharfberg added that the three parrots "probably flew a total of 4-5 miles, which sounds like a lot, but is much less than their wild counterparts."

One of the macaws was found in a Cranston neighborhood, resident Julia Bedard shared in a TikTok video Wednesday.

Bedard told ABC6 that she spotted the first parrot on a power line in her neighborhood around 2 p.m. Wednesday. She called zoo staff, which promptly showed up to collect the macaw.

Bedard's TikTok video shows zoo staff placing a large wooden branch on a step stool on the street before the parrot, who Bedard said is named Rainier, flies down to safety. The parrot immediately steps onto one of the staff member's hands to accept treats and is placed into a cage to be taken back to the zoo.

"They know their way home but the high winds got them outside their usual flight area and so they went for a bigger fly," Scharfberg told Patch. She said she is not sure if the other two parrots came back or were picked up.

The Roger Williams Park Zoo opened in 1872 and is the country’s third-oldest zoo. The zoo is located amid 40 acres of woodlands and sees around 800,000 visitors per year.

It is home to more than 160 species of animals including a Komodo dragon, African elephants, zebras, red pandas, Masai giraffes, snow leopards, bears, anteaters, flamingoes, and sloths.