He’s been working with birds for more than a half-century and has about 80 to 100 in fly cages in a building on his property. Cloncs specializes in smaller exotic birds, like cockatiels and conures.

Spate of exotic bird thefts leaves SoCal parrot lovers on edge Michelle Martin, owner of the Feed Barn in Dana Point, holds Rio, a blue-fronted Amazon.

UPDATED: June 14, 2017 at 1:00 PM PDT Authorities in Alameda County are struggling with what to do about an estimated 500 tropical birds being raised in ramshackle cages in a Castro Valley backyard.

Birds of many different feathers are flocking to Aiken this weekend. An Exotic Bird Fair will be held at the Aiken Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 9, and Sunday, June 10.

The three birds were stolen from the R. Thomas Deluxe Grill off Peachtree Street in Buckhead early Friday morning. Police said someone cut the padlocks off the bird’s cages and covered up the ...