There was recently a big write up in the local (New Orleans) paper about those parrots I had been seeing, they are Quaker Parakeets, aka, Monk Parakeets, and they are thriving here. So there is clearly more of them around than just the eleven I had counted.
"Note: The Quaker Parakeet is outlawed in many states, including : California, Wyoming, New Jersey, Hawaii, and Georgia. The reason they are outlawed in several states is because they are considered a potential agricultural pest. There are now established breeding colonies ( originally escaped pets) in several states, including New York, New Jersey, New Orleans-Louisiana, Dallas-Texas, Bridgeport/Fairfield CT, and Illinois."
I had no idea a bird could be outlawed. If a bird shows up in a state it has been outlawed from, is it killed or just shown to the edge of town?
NYC is surely a perfect place for these outlaws.
It’s about as likely as making a plant or an element illegal. We have Monk Parakeets here, though I’ve never seen them. The closest colony is in Greenwood Cemetery, and there are a few others on Long Island. They’re regarded as a potential invasive, but so far they haven’t spread widely.
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"Note: The Quaker Parakeet is outlawed in many states, including : California, Wyoming, New Jersey, Hawaii, and Georgia. The reason they are outlawed in several states is because they are considered a potential agricultural pest. There are now established breeding colonies ( originally escaped pets) in several states, including New York, New Jersey, New Orleans-Louisiana, Dallas-Texas, Bridgeport/Fairfield CT, and Illinois."
- jimlouis 4-19-2002 9:57 pm
I had no idea a bird could be outlawed. If a bird shows up in a state it has been outlawed from, is it killed or just shown to the edge of town?
NYC is surely a perfect place for these outlaws.
- sarah 4-20-2002 3:10 pm [add a comment]
It’s about as likely as making a plant or an element illegal. We have Monk Parakeets here, though I’ve never seen them. The closest colony is in Greenwood Cemetery, and there are a few others on Long Island. They’re regarded as a potential invasive, but so far they haven’t spread widely.
- alex 4-21-2002 1:47 am [add a comment]