For years, many in Caldwell were used to seeing a familiar sight outside the McDonald’s on Linden Street: a bright blue-and-gold macaw perched nearby and her owner close by.
Now, after the unexpected death of her longtime owner, the community is remembering the man many knew as the “Caldwell Birdman” — and rallying around the parrot he rarely left behind.
To most, he was known simply by that nickname. But to Bill Pickens, he was Gary — a neighbor and friend…