SALT LAKE CITY – A red-tailed cockatoo that escaped from the Tracy Aviary on Friday was nearby on Saturday morning.
A spokesman for the aviary said the cockatoo, named Matilda, was “flying with her caretaker when she was caught by a gust of wind and blown off the site.” Friday afternoon around 3 p.m. Thanks to a tip from neighbors, Matilda found herself a stone’s throw from the aviary on Saturday.
“Many thanks to our community for your support and kind words during this stressful time,” the aviary wrote on Facebook, adding that employees had a “long night” looking for the bird.
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Posted by Tracy Aviary on Saturday, March 13, 2021
This isn’t the first time the Tracy Aviary has had to wrestle the renegade cockatoo. Matilda also escaped from the aviary in January 2020, but was found safe in a Liberty Park tree nearby.
Matilda first escaped in 2013, when she was less than a year old, and was not recovered for three days.