A bird that matched Tweety's description was found in the Kitchener area — approximately 125 kilometres south of Paisley — on Oct. 6, and someone turned the bird in to the humane society.

Bird ecologist Eric Woehler said in his 45-year career "this is the first time I've seen a yellow-tailed black cockatoo that's missing the black". "It's quite a remarkable bird," he said.