I Really Need Help With This Question About My Lost Cockateil..

[ANDREASTARR]

My Cockateil Has Been Missing Since September, She Got Out My Patio Door That Was Left Open By Accident. I Have Ran An Ad In The Lost And Found In My Local Papers For Two Months Straight And Offering A Big Reward, And I Put Florecent Lost Cockateil Signs All Over The Neighborhood. I Have Had No Luck At All On My Search For Her. There Were Alot Of Black Crows Around The Day That She Got Out. I Really Need Help Finding An Answer To My Question, Could A Black Crow Have Killed My Cockateil ??? If Anybody Could Help Me Find Information On My Question, I Would Appreciate It Very Very Much.
Andrea Starr

[Monica]

Crows don't normally kill other animals... It's possible yes, but crows are SCAVENGERS, not predators (i.e. hunters). They may eat small insects or animals, but it is not like a crow to actually attack something larger than maybe a small snake or young birds still in the nest... it's just that the majority of the diet consists of plant matter (such as vegetables).

We are saying YES it is possible, but NO it is not LIKELY.

It's more likely for an animal of prey such as cats, dogs, falcons or hawks to prey on smaller birds than a crow... it's also possible that if your tiel is still alive, it has learned where to get food, and other needs... if not, there is also a possibility he died from starvation, or elements of the earth (such as being cold, or hot, rainy, etc).

You never know for sure if your tiel is dead or not... there is a possibility that he is still alive and has discovered how to survive, or that maybe someone found him but hasn't seen the ads or they are greedy and don't want to give him up...

[Vankarhi]

I have lost a few 'tiels over the years and they have all been my pets. I never got any of them back and I will swear black and blue that one of my neighbours kept one. I could hear him whistle the "weetbix" ad from TV and she denied having him.

I rescued one a couple of years ago from being attacked by magpies, he was exhusted when i got him out of the tree.