Escapee Captured
A scout for the Animal Uprising™ who escaped from her incarceration in New Jersey has been recaptured. Unfortunately, the miscreant was on the lam for a week and was found 80 miles away at the Jersey Shore. But at least the macaw is back in custody.
Robert Daly, 25, said he was driving near his home Thursday night when he spotted the large blue and gold bird sitting quietly by the side of the road.
He called police, who captured the bird and put it into a box. Officers who had seen news reports about the bird's disappearance notified the owner, Rosalie O'Hara, and the two were reunited Friday.
"I knew it was Sophie," O'Hara told The Record of Bergen County. "She did some little shakes and gestures, and I knew it was her."
Sophia had vanished last Saturday after O'Hara's husband lost his grip on the bird while the couple were out for a walk.
Here's a picture of a macaw. Note the shifty eyes. A brief look at a Google map of the region shows what the bird may have been up to. There are a number of military installations along the route the bird presumably took. We'd also mention there are chemical plants nearby, but it is New Jersey so that's pretty well meaningless.
By rlpete2, Saturday, 14 July , 2007 @ 10:44 am
Perhaps Sophie was simply trin\\ying to find a spot in New Jersey that was NOT near a chemical plant?