I recently saw a flock of 60 or so monks ravaging a crop field in South Florida. In Louisiana, feral populations have become pests in urban New Orleans and sightings are increasing in more rural neighboring communities- despite opposition from those who fear they cause damage to agriculture & native species.
Jessica On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 3:48 PM, Lauren Burke <[email protected]> wrote: > I used to have a much beloved Monk parakeet named Kiwi. They are not > illegal in the state of Colorado, but have been banned in some other > states. They are also called Quaker Parakeets. I haven't heard of or seen > any in feral flocks here. They can become pests and be damaging to crops > but to my knowledge that hasn't happened here in the US. They are the only > parrot to build a nest and they can become quite large, with many "families" > of birds using one huge communal nest. I know in Connecticut they have had > trouble with them building their nests on top of power line > posts/platforms. They are able to survive winter there partially because of > feeders...and they are very hardy birds. I miss my boy Kiwi! > > Lauren > > Lauren Burke > "It's a bird thing." > Broomfield, Colorado > > > > -- Jessica Brauch Fort Collins, CO (402) 202-6865 "We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect" ~Aldo Leopold --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
