Submitted by TraditionalChest7825 t3_106zjp0 in nyc
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Serebii99 t1_j3jlwn8 wrote
Those are monk parrots. They escaped from shipments from South America from JFK in the 60s
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talldrseuss t1_j3jm3qp wrote
Monk/Quaker parrots can be found in Queens and Brooklyn
TraditionalChest7825 OP t1_j3jmdrz wrote
That’s interesting, My cousin who lives on LI has some by her but I’ve never seen them over here. Thanks.
TraditionalChest7825 OP t1_j3jmkvl wrote
Thanks, I’ve lived in the same neighborhood for over 25 years and never seen them.
TraditionalChest7825 OP t1_j3jmnto wrote
Will do.
paisleycatperson t1_j3k72fw wrote
Is it high elevation? They are from three mountains of Argentina so they seek out the highest places they can.
tiregroove t1_j3klfvi wrote
They're very likely Monk Parrots. They're incredibly evasive, you won't see them on the ground much but you'll definitely hear them because they squawk. ALOT.
THey're also pretty smart, they build nests in warm places, which usually happens to be Con Ed transformers on top of utility poles, which sucks when Con Ed has to service them and destroy the nests, even against the protests of the neighborhood.
https://static8.depositphotos.com/1037197/828/i/950/depositphotos_8288360-stock-photo-group-of-feral-monk-parakeets.jpg
doodoobug46 t1_j3kn8dx wrote
Parrots. I've seen them down by Coney Island/Bensonhurst too.
TraditionalChest7825 OP t1_j3ln57v wrote
No it’s not, very flat actually. I’m in the border of Queens and Nassau county. She noticed them in the trees once all the leaves had fallen. They stood out bc of the bright green colors.
TraditionalChest7825 OP t1_j3lnslz wrote
She saw them around the beginning of December after all the leaves had fallen. She noticed them bc they were bright green so they really stood out. I saw about 15 of them just randomly on the grass in front of somebody’s house on Saturday. Thinking of putting out a bird feeder maybe 🤔.
TraditionalChest7825 OP t1_j3lo5v6 wrote
The population must be increasing bc in all the years I’ve been taking my kid to the park, walking my dog and jogging around the neighborhood I’ve never seen them. I see the usual native birds but these really stand out bc of the bright green color.
doodoobug46 t1_j3ph9i4 wrote
I grew up in the astoria area and would see them all the time. I was suprised to see them all over in the bensonhurst area. I guess they're all over the city now lol. I see them alot on ave o
AlarmingDrawing t1_j3jluty wrote
Probably monk parakeets - there are flocks all over Queens (we have a resident flock in Astoria)