HUDSON, Fla. — You can hear the sanctuary squawking. With 900 parrots it sounds like how you would imagine a rainforest. The Florida Exotic Bird Sanctuary encompasses 3.5 acres in the heart of Hudson.

Evlyn Lyons, the “bird whisperer” and operator of Evlyn’s Exotic Bird Rescue and Adoptions, was recently approved to register her bird rescue as a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit. Submitted Lyons has worked ...