INDIAN SHORES – The Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary is asking the community’s help to locate a missing bird and long-time resident, “Peeps,” an American Oyster Catcher.
The bird escaped Monday, March 2 from the aviary located at 18328 Gulf Blvd. in Indian Shores.
It is a small black and white bird with bright orange eyes and a long orange skinny beak. It has pinkish legs and an orange rehabilitation tag on his leg.
Peeps is friendly and recognizes his name. Sanctuary staff said he is one of the most recognizable birds in the facility and is popular with hundreds of children in the area.
The bird is habitualized and has never been in the wild before and has no survival skills. Peeps needs to be returned to the sanctuary as soon as possible to survive.
Anyone with information should call 391-6211 or 391-2473.
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