My uncle just called to tell me about a Monk Parakeet nest near St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore City.? He said he hasn't yet seen the birds, but neighbors have and the nest is quite obvious on a telephone pole transformer.? 

It is always good to keep an eye on Monk Parakeets because they have a chance to establish a population (I'm not commenting on the benefit or detriment to them establishing).? If anyone is interested in searching for them or monitoring the nest success, the best directions I could get is that the nest is on a transformer in the alley behind the west side of Rockhill Ave.? Rockhill is off of Wilkens Ave just west of St. Agnes Hospital.? 

Monk Parakeets have recently built nests in Maryland, but to my knowledge, have not been very successful.? I believe there has been a string of sightings in Montgomery County the last few years, but I don't know if there have been any consistent nesting pairs or colonies.? A nest in Laurel several years caught fire on the transformer if I remember correctly.? I don't know of any recent Baltimore sightings.

I would go search for them myself, but it is now a little far for me.

Matt Hafner
Ocala, FL