Monday, May 21, 2012 at 16:11 Perched on a weathered cottonwood snag, a pair of red-crowned parrots affectionately grooms one another in the early morning. Just below and to the right of them is their nest cavity.
Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 4:10 
Ryan Trevithick holds a pair of cockatoos that have adjusted to their life at the sanctuary. Some of these exotic birds can live as long as 60 to 80 years. WALTER HINICK/Montana Standard BUTTE — A scream emanating from a second floor window on West Broadway Street one afternoon stunned a passer-by.
Friday, March 16, 2012 at 15:16 
WE’LL ALWAYS HAVE PARROTS—Black-hooded parakeets (Nandayus nenday) are one of the 13 species of parrots that have naturalized in California. These birds can be spotted in Malibu, Latigo Canyon, Malibu Creek State Park and other local areas. On a mild and clear winter day some two or three years ago, I set out on a hike with a friend in Malibu’s renowned Escondido Falls trail, just off Pacific Coast Highway near Point Dume.
Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 18:17 
Red-crowned Parrot (Amazona viridigenalis). Credit Courtesy: Kimball Garrett Suddenly, there seem to be more of the pesky birds than ever before, causing some head scratching among residents.
Amazona finschi - Lilac crowned Amazon, Amazona oratrix - Yellow-headed Amazon, Amazona viridigenalis - Red-crowned Amazon, Aratinga erythrogenys - Red-masked Parakeet, Aratinga jandaya - Jenday conure, Aratinga mitrata -Mitred Parakeet, Brotogeris chiriri - Yellow-chevroned parakeet | in Urban parrots Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 8:52
While not unusual to be found in Southern California, parrots have congregated in a larger flock than Burbank residents have seen.