After a number of years as a loyal boarding client, Missy officially joined Free Flight’s full-time resident flock in April 2026! She’s a very sweet girl who knows her own mind, and is easily distinguished from the other umbrella cockatoos because of her unique “smile!” Missy sees a vet regularly to help maintain and correct her slight scissor beak, and she appreciates having her produce chopped extra small so it’s easier to eat.

Missy

Umbrella Cockatoo

Current Status: Permanent Resident

Hatch Date: 1989

Sex: Female

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Likes:

  • produce that’s been chopped into tiny pieces, corn, and peas

  • car rides

  • shredding soft wood toys - like yucca and balsa

Dislikes:

  • being judged for her slight scissor beak (it’s regularly maintained by a vet)

  • large birds flying overhead like raptors, vultures, and corvids