The Parakeet of City Streets, the Monk Parakeet
10,000 Birds
JULY 21, 2014
These are extremely large stick structures (some articles compare the largest ones to the size of a car) that are usually populated by multiple breeding pairs in separate chambers. Some articles speculate that the nests offer protection against the cold. Speaking of Chicago, this is where I first encountered Monk Parakeets.
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