I worked on a remodeling job in East Norwalk near Long Island Sound. I was surprised to see a number of what I was told are Monk Parakeets feeding in a apple tree.
It just looked so strange to see tropical birds here in CT. I was told they escaped from a truck that turned over on I-95 in 1970 and have been surviving our winters, and extending their range south and west.
I was just wondering if there is a population of them in your state, and if there is any ecological problem because of them? They are a farming pest in South America, but I hope they do not become a problem here, as they are so much fun to watch and listen to in the summer.
http://www1bpt.bridgeport.edu/~robert/Parrot.htm
I just found this about them.
BILLINGTON
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yes there was a story in one of the new york papers last week about them being in new york
For cold compared to other tropical species.
An attraction but wouldnt doubt africa either this is because they couldve escaped out of the birds you saw were free dont know the birds however it is because they flourish in lot the birds you saw were.
The power companies are tearing down their nests on power companies are tearing down their nests becuase they form.
