Dr. Tiffany Margolin with our cockatiel Maddie This is the time of year to be thankful and as a bird owner, I am thankful for avian...

On a warm September day, a friend named Carlos stopped by our house. It was a few days prior to my partner Steven’s birthday and Carlos...

Today marks the first anniversary of Black Birders Week. Black Birders Week began in May of 2020 in response to a rash of killings of...

World Parrot Day

Its springtime, which means people are spending more time outside, walking, hiking, working in the garden and enjoying the weather. It...

It’s never easy to write a eulogy but this one is especially difficult. On April 26, 2021, the world learned that Alex the Honking Bird...

Hello and welcome to Cockatiels and California Birds. I started this blog for my love of birds. My two male cockatiels, Misha and Conrad...