Parrot in my Backyard

[Wolf]

There is really no point in my speculating on how this parrot came to be where it is, I can tell you that the band required by the state can only be placed on them during the first few days after being hatched. It is possible that it escaped recently from someone new to the area who is unaware of Va.'s, banding requirements, because if they knew of this they either would not have moved to the area or they would have rehomed the bird before moving to VA.
With it hanging out and acting in the manner that you state it is possible that it escaped from such an owner. But then again if you can hear it out in the back 40, it is possible that there is a small colony of them nearby and if you want it to survive then you don't want to advertise this to anyone.

[zippy]

I am definitely not going to turn him/her in to the animal police. I cannot believe they would kill them. He/she is such a beautiful bird it would break my heart if something happened to him/her. Today I'm gonna try and see if he/she would like some veggies. All he/she has been eating are peanuts & wild bird seed. Maybe he/she will eventually do what the other birds & squirrels do & stay there when I sit outside. Thanks so much Wolf!

[Wolf]

Great! They really are beautiful birds, and we have taken away so much of their natural habitat and are leaving them with no place to live. It is such a shameful way to treat them.

[Pajarita]

Well, actually, I doubt she is a wild one because feral quakers are ALWAYS with their flock and, besides, if she was, she would not get so close to people so it sounds as if she got away from somebody and hasn't been able to find a flock or another home for some time, the poor thing! Different states have different rules as to leg banding and, if she originally came from a state where no band is required, she would not have one (you can't put one on after the bird grows up) and, even birds that were born in a state that requires them might not have one if they are bred by a hobbyist and sold or given away directly instead of going through a store. Some of mine had leg bands and some did not, the one I have now doesn't. You can try calling a rescue and asking them to come and get her (they might).

Put out some lightly steamed corn on the cob, they love it!

[Wolf]

This is a difficult one at best and Pajarita knows more about this species than I do. My concern is that a rescue is required to follow state law. So I would try to catch the bird by setting out a cage for it and offering food and water for it there. Then if I didn't want it I would try to find it a home with some person who doesn't live in a state where the are outlawed. I just know that I would not let the state find it. You could follow the noise it is making in the evening and try to locate it to see if it is a lone bird or if there is a colony of them.
The closest states, where it is legal to have a Quaker parrot, to where you live are Maryland, West Virginia and North Carolina. So If you could catch it and turn in in to an Avian rescue in one of these states that would be the best that you could do for this bird as they will take good care of it and possibly find it a home.