The Parakeet of City Streets, the Monk Parakeet
10,000 Birds
JULY 21, 2014
Some articles speculate that the nests offer protection against the cold. In Queens, I periodically read local news articles describing how Con Edison is trying gentle means of persuasion to get the birds to move—spikes, sprays, sound machines, mechanical owls. Con Ed does not appear to want to confirm these stories.)
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