Two Thick-Billed parrots lock bills as they play in their new outdoor exhibit at the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, Mo on June 16, 2004. The Thick-Billed Parrot is the only remaining parrot species indigenous to the United States which is now extinct in the wild. The World Bird Sanctuary has the last remaining flock of these birds taken from the wild by poachers. Unable to be returned to the wild due to injuries sustained during capture, these five remaining pairs have be placed in the new flight cage. UUPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt) | License Photo
Bush said officers located the 49-year-old man and spotted him shaking the parrot while it was "squawking loudly" with its feathers "flying all over."
The spokeswoman said the man told officers he was "disciplining and training" the bird, which was turned over to an animal rescue volunteer.
The man was taken to Washtenaw County Jail with charges pending, Bush said.
