The Oakland Zoo has recovered all but one of the birds that “flew the coop” last week after a tree fell onto an aviary amid stormy weather, a spokesperson said Saturday.
In all, six birds got out of the enclosure on Tuesday. That number includes three Superb starlings, a Hooded vulture, and two Pied crows.
All three starlings, a small and brightly colored bird native to eastern Africa, flew back into the habitat on their own Thursday.
Park staff recovered the vulture, named Oliver, on Friday after observing it in nearby trees for several days.
Then, on Saturday, an Oakland resident who lives a few miles from the zoo
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