Siesta Sanctuary

Siesta Sanctuary Assisted living for retired parrots ~ Licensed by the State of Maine ~ A 501 ( c )( 3) Non –profit corporation How did we get into doing this?

First of all, both of us are animal lovers from a very early age. When we met in college, we both had the same goal: live in the country, have a small farm and animals. By luck we found this place in Harmony in 1976 and have been here ever since. We quickly became known locally for taking in animals that needed a home--dogs, cats, goats, horses, an aquarium--you get the picture! And the parrots?

🤣 I (Marg) have been in love with parrots since I was 6 when my parents took me to Busch Gardens to be enthralled by the cockatoo show. After our children were grown we, joined Parrot Place, an organization that emphasizes education of prospective parrot owners. We received baby parrots, hand raised them and sold them to these customers. It did not take long for the word to get out that we had birds; people began calling to see if we would take in their "aunt's parrot because she was going into a nursing home." We soon discovered the need for a parrot rescue, as some of our educated customers even brought back parrots as their lives changed. We stopped selling, and started Siesta Sanctuary with the mission to give parrots in need a permanent home.

06/13/2026

📌Most people think parrots only repeat what they hear… but what if ...

06/06/2026

Foster Parrots, Ltd. is a non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue and protection of unwanted and abused companion parrots and other displaced captive exotic animals. Working on many levels to bring critical services to birds and animals in transition, we offer life-long sanctuary care for unadoptable parrots and other exotics at our permanent care sanctuary facility, The New England Exotic Wildlife Sanctuary, and provide adoption services for well-socialized parrots who desire human companionship.

Our Humane Education programs seek to connect children and adults alike to animal and environmental issues, to nurture empathy, and to inspire a sense of personal responsibility and accountability toward the care of our earth and our animals.

A staunch advocate for parrots as wild animals, Foster Parrots’ conservation work in Central and South America helps keep parrots and other animals safe in their natural habitat, and also embodies our ultimate message:

Parrots are worth more in the trees than in cages; parrots and all wild animals should be free.

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06/06/2026
06/02/2026

Did you know that Parrots have special feet? By having two toes pointing backward and two toes pointing forward or zygodactyl, they have a unique advantage, allowing them to have a strong grip and excellent climbing capabilities.
World Parrot Day is coming up on May 31. If you want to learn more about parrots, why not check out the World Parrot Trust's website at www.parrots.org


Shared from Midwest Avian Adoption & Rescue Services, Inc. (MAARS)

05/29/2026

STRESS. Please note that stress is a major cause of illness and death in eclectus parrots. Often parrot owners do not recognize stress in their eclectus parrot because eclectus parrots do not show stress like most other parrots. Eclectus are very quiet and still, not moving or vocalizing when stressed, so an owner may not realize their eclectus is stressed.

Stress can be caused by many different things, such as including major changes in the environment, such as introduction of a noisy barking dog that yaps at the bird in his cage. Or moving the cage so it is fully in front of a window where the bird then feels exposed to potential predators. Or hanging a photo of a hawk or eagle in the room...this actually happened! A bird owner acquired a fine large photo of an eagle and hung the photo on the wall in the room where the parrot was located. This caused ongoing stress and upset by the bird until the photo was removed!

A major cause of severe stress can be so serious that death is the result. This has happened too many times when bird owners did not understand the danger. When a pet eclectus parrot is taken to the vet for an exam or tests, and the vet insists that the bird be taken into a back room without the owner present, then the stress that bird experiences is greatly increased as the bird is handled by the vet and a vet tech, perhaps toenails trimmed, perhaps blood taken, and the eclectus DIES right in the hands of the vet or tech. This has happened far too often to healthy eclectus parrots.

There is NO good reason for an avian veterinarian to take a bird into a back room without the owner.

Over the years I have been present in the room when my vet has done all procedures, including surgery, and none of my eclectus have died during these veterinary procedures. When your bird can see you, your bird feels far less stress. Please stay with your bird.

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104 Brown Road
Harmony, ME
04942

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+12076836322

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