Even if you clip - do be careful. I found a parrot one morning... My husband came in the house and said there a parrot out there. I didn't believe him and figured it was just a flicker - they are so noisy... but I went out and lo and behold it was a red and green parrot. He was sitting on a low fence and came right up my arm when I offered it. It was pretty cold that morning and I expect he was grateful to be found by then.

We found the owner probably less than an hour later - she was walking the neighborhood looking for him - thank god... cause by then he had warmed up, was getting quite vocal and starting to nibble my ear.... She had lost him the evening before. He was a young bird and she was trying to socialize him, by taking him most places on her shoulder. Even though he was clipped, it was conservative, and he had enough left to get a little lift and glide. When he was startled by a large truck he'd taken off from her shoulder and managed to get up into a tree. She was extremely grateful to have him back and was going to have his wings clipped a bit better. (he was a conure btw)