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Many parrots are flying like crazy in my neighborhood, I am a bird (pigeon advocate, past show breeder, canary, finch breeder) I do not know much about parrots!!!. I am worried about these birds, w. winter coming. Does anyone know if these parrots will be able to make it here on the East coast??
They have been very active all summer but seem to be freaking out now- How can i help them...they will not fly down for water or food.
Pls advise- they are now flying in flocks, but not leaving- I have been told they have been here for a few yrs...but deffinetly not as many... they follow the sun for warmth, but come back before sun down. Wd Love to help them if they need.
Maddy
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| Danielle |
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Quaker parrots have resided outside in the NY area for at least a decade. This is home to them now. |
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| Mad |
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Yes- I saw a nest back in 1972 !!!! living in a chimney - they had a couple of fledgelings during the spring- about 3 miles frm where I am now---guess they can make it -...but how many do perish in the winter months - are they no adapted to the weather here?? just curious ??
I find this interesting...I always thought of parrots as a "Tropical" type bird
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| Arlene | |
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The huge flocks of Quaker parrots seen in the Whitestone area actually got its start from two "escapees" (or freed) Quakers that started building a nest in Francis Lewis Park in 1996. I watched them go from building one nest to having over 5 nests over the next 5 years as their flock grew. Unfortunately, the trees they built the nests on were not very strong and they eventually all blew down. By then, the parrots had moved a few blocks away and started building their nests on telephone poles. As the flock number increased, they have started building nests in Beechhurst, College Point and North Flushing. Unfortunately, Con Ed and/or Verizon will eventually remove the nests to make repairs. It is my hope that they will do this in the late winter before the birds have laid their new eggs. Quakers are not tropical birds - they come from Argentina where the climate can get quite cold. There was even a flock reported years ago in Chicago.....I don't know if they are still there. You can help them survive the winter by putting out bird feeders with a mix of bird seed, heavy on sunflower seeds. The Whitestone Quakers do not seem to like to feed from the ground (even though the original birds from 1996 shared bread with the pigeons in Francis Lewis Park, they now prefer to eat from feeders). I've spent many hours looking out my window at anywhere from 2 or 3 birds up to over 20 squabbling amongst themselves to find a spot at a feeder. Surprisingly, they are very gentle with other birds, never attacking them. I've heard that Quakers stay in the same nest as their parents for up to a year or two (supposedly to hone their nest-building skills) so maybe it's just a family fight!
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