10,000 Birds
APRIL 10, 2015
Outside of Florida, there are also growing populations in Los Angeles, San Antonio, and Houston. For example, flocks of White-winged Parakeets around Miami International Airport now also contain an increasing proportion of Yellow-chevroned Parakeets — this was not true a few years ago.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 9, 2013
Rangel Diaz is doing a big year in Miami-Dade County, Florida, hoping to reach 300 species, and keeping a blog about it. David Bell is doing a Los Angeles County, California, Big Year this year and, according to eBird, had already hit 156 species as of 8 January. Follow along at NC Big Year ’13.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 18, 2011
Miami and Los Angeles were also major importation hubs, and populations of Aratinga mitrata are well established in those areas. JFK Airport was a major hub for the importation of wildlife for the pet trade, and it is likely that birds escaped from quarantine during this period.
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