A Middletown couple are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the return of a lost parrot.

“We lost him about three years ago to the day, and we believe he’s still in the area,” Aurelia Ward of Middletown Village said earlier this month. “He’s a very special part of this family, and we have never stopped looking for him. … He’s my first parrot.”

She and her husband, Kennon, believe — and hope — their people-friendly bird — named Galen — talked to someone who took him in, but will return him if they know he is missed.

They ask anyone with information on his whereabouts to call a toll-free number, (877) 263-0285. More details here.