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Re: Unusual backyard bird - Monk Parakeet

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Douglas Bolt

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Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:16:20 -0400

Bob,

It was on the safflower feeder when I first saw it, but I didn't notice 
it eating.  It did stop at least twice at the birdbath for water.  I 
suspect the sprinkler running on some shrubs may have been the 
attraction to our yard.  Interestingly, it disappeared when I turned off 
the water from the basement. 

Many yr ago (probably +10) there was a Monk Parakeet at the Beltsville 
Research Center, but so far as I know, it has not been seen there since.

I was a bit surprised that the parakeet seemed unconcerned when the 
dove, Downy Woodpecker, hummer, and Bluejay sat on nearby limbs in the 
same tree.

Douglas Bolt
Beltsville, MD USA
www.boltassociates.com



 wrote:
> In a message dated 8/14/2006 11:16:39 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
>  writes:
>
>     http://boltassociates.com/MonkParakeet
>
> Great pics, Doug.  What a crazy sighting!  Wonder where that bird came 
> from and where it is off to now.  Did it eat anything from your feeders?
>  
> Bob Mumford