Mark Bittner
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Mark Bittner (b. 1951 in Vancouver, Washington) is an American writer. He is the author of The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill.
Bittner spent 14 years in the streets of San Francisco after his dream of becoming a professional musician fell apart. After many years of doing odd jobs while maintaining a Dharma Bums-type lifestyle, he found a flock of naturalized parrots (mostly cherry-headed conures also known as Red-masked Parakeets) in the area of Telegraph Hill.
His book, The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, and the documentary of the same name, by Judy Irving, describe that encounter and the relationship he formed with the birds.
Bittner is a long-time member of the South End Rowing Club.
