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The Parakeet of City Streets, the Monk Parakeet

10,000 Birds

A 2009-10 survey of Monk Parakeet nests in the greater Chicago area found 42% of the nests were in trees and 58% were in man-made structures. Document WEC257 of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida / IFAS, [link]. ** Pruett-Jones, Stephen, et al. and Sam Logue. Urban Ecosystems , Sept.

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