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. 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. On my pre-CBC scouting trips, I have increasingly found Monk Parakeet nests in, of all things, trees and bushes.
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