The State - News from Oct. 17, 1986

Remington, an escaped macaw, has turned sarcastic as well as elusive, screeching taunts such as “Hello, dodo� to her frustrated would-be captors in Healdsburg. The 9-year-old female has been soaring among the 100-foot-high treetops of the Northern California town, living on walnuts, figs and grapes since escaping from her owner Oct. 10. Among those seeking her were firefighters, a tree surgeon, neighbors, city public works employees and animal control officers. “We’ve been chasing that bird all over town and we can’t even get close,� firefighter Charlie Jurecek said. “She’s getting real sarcastic,� her owner, Patricia Foss, said. “Not long after she got away . . . I was within inches of her when she yelled out, ‘Hello, dodo,’ and took off. “Then, from the next tree, she screeched, ‘I can talk. Can you fly?’ �