[email protected] Re Monk Parakeets Colorado Hi all:
I am familiar with the reports of the Monk Parakeet nests being removed from utility poles by the utility companies in the Colorado Springs area when I lived there. Here in Tampa/StPete, FL Monk & Black-hooded Parakeets are considered naturalized and countable on CBCs. I do not know of any concerted effort to eradicate them in this area. It seems that in the last few years their numbers have declined a bit based the CBC record trends. Perhaps their nesting sites are being eradicated. Local utility companies have a practice of removing Monk Parakeets big, bulky stick nests from utility poles. The Black-hoodeds are hole nesters and perhaps these trees are being removed? We also have a Blue-headed Parakeet which is quite uncommon here and I finally got to see and photograph them. In the South/Miami, FL area there are several other parakeets/parrots found. According to my reference on “Parrots” it is also known as Quaker Parrot, Gray-breasted Parakeet and Cliff Parakeet. It is commonly found in the lowlands of southern South America. With the clearing of land in South America it is rapidly spreading there. Sounds like the same scenario of certain native & non-native species birds spreading like crazy in North America Happy birding! David Laliberte St. Pete, FL [formerly from CO] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
