Wild Parrots

[sleeepy2]

I was reading my bird field guide and I saw that many different species off parrots and budgies have established successfull flocks all over, like Arizona, Florida, California, Texas, New England and Chicago! Has anyone ever seen a wild parrot? It says the Monk Parakeets are very noisy flocks, but I think it would be great.

[JSimko]

Yeah, I think that is great. Especially since humans wiped out the only parrot species native to the U.S. in the early 20's.

[dlaura]

Yes, my husband & I were visiting his sister & her husband at their get-away in Deerfield Beach, Florida. In one corner of the resort off the beaten track so to speak - some parrots had taken up residence. It was difficult to tell what type as they were camoflaged in the trees.

However, the occupent of the unit right next to them is not very happy about it. Apparently their chattering wakes her up in the morning and she has approached the assn about getting rid of them. I think it is such a shame that humans feel they have the right to "evict" natures creatures from their homes.

[teri]

I live in California, and I had the pleasure of adopting a feral lilac-crowned amazon parrot. The difference between a wild parrot and a hand-fed is the hand-fed parrot will bite humans because they aren't afraid of us, however, the wild parrot will rear back afraid. Oscar was my special handy-capped parrot, because being in the wild she was all tore up when i got her and she was sick from eating contaminated soil that gave her round worms, i got her all fixed up and had her for 3 yrs, she tamed down so sweetly , it was such a joy to be able to scratch her cheekeys and see her puff up and pin her eyes at the feeling it gave her. i don't want to tell you how she died because it was tragic and pains me. but a wild parrot is so much fun to have. there is an organization here in san diego called Parrot Education and Adoption Center where when a bare-naked baby falls out of it's nest and can't be put back, P.E.A.C will hand raise it and adopt it out!!

[Amanda]

Teri,

I think it's great that you adopted a wild parrot that was obviously in need of help. I haven't heard of anyone that has actually taken a feral parrot and tamed them down ... good to hear that it is possible.

[teri]

actually, oscar was caught on the ocean front of newport beach, and the only reason she was caught is because she was sick and i got her from the "parrot man of newport beach", in calif. on each blvd, there is always "parrot man of ......" when i went to venice beach, there was a parrot man of ........ha ha. it was easy taming oscar because parrots learn by mentoring, and i have another lilac-crowned amazon, who was jealous, extremely, but oscar watched how hootie ha interacted with me, also oscar had he special spot that she sat when i was in the bathroom getting ready for work, or if we went on a bike ride, and hootie ha had his special spot. they need their territories to feel safe. plus i would imitate her behavior towards me and she would respond back. her sounds were so different than hootie ha's because her's were from the wild. oh man, i loved her so much, you can't tell can you?

[pionuspasion]

Congratulations on your patience with Oscar. It's wonderful the way you adopted him. Supposedly there are dozens of feral colonies of Ringnecks and Quakers in NJ, but no one I know has ever seen them. I just think the state fabricated those lies to make them illegal.

[JSimko]

Either the state lied or decided to play god and wiped them out. Knowing people as I do I think it is most likely that the state of New Jersey killed them all. Most people do not want to even think about the possibility that the creatures that they kill everyday or take habitat away from, may be sentient beings with real thoughts and feelings like us. They fail to realize that we ourselves are animals as well, we just change our enviroment instead of evolving and adapting to it.

[birdygirl]

We have none in Ohio and when I went to California I saw none. However We didn't have time to look but if we did we could have seen them.

[Parrotgirl]

have a rescued white crown parrot that is 8 months old and she is the sweetest bird i have ever met.
I love her so much....i feel realy blessed because we let her flie free so i get to see her interact with others of her species.

[birdgirl]

Parrotgirl where do you live?? your baby sounds very nice.
we have about 30 amazons(?) that fly free in Houston but I have never seen them

[Parrotgirl]

I live in Costa Rica in the dead center of the jungle. we have alot of reasearchers that come down to the field station next to us it is really fun because there are so many reasearch projects going on that we get to particapate in.

[birdgirl]

oh that is cool!!! I wish I lived there

[Parrotgirl]

Yeh it is awsome...whelp time for supper....write to later!

[birdygirl]

A white crowned parrot is also known as a white capped pionus. I have a white capped pionus as a pet. She is an angel as well.

[Amanda]

Speaking of wild parrots, I saw a yellow canary lose in our backyard yesterday. (I know that a canary isn't considered a parrot, but thought this topic fits here). We tried to catch it because it looked "tame" and I was concerned that it might not survive if left outdoors. Anyway, it kept flying near us and even let us get within an arms length away, but everytime I extended my finger for it to perch on, it would fly further away. At one point, it landed on our tree and I took one of the perches I have in Rio's cage and it hopped onto the perch. But as soon as I started to move the perch down from the tree, the canary flew back to one of the tree branches. Anyway, we set up a bowl of seeds and millet on the ground hoping that the bird would fly down to eat it...then we would try to catch it with a towel...but we couldn't catch it. We spent an hour outside trying to catch the poor little bird. Anyway, we finally had to go ... and today, I looked for the canary but can't find it anywhere. I hope he's okay. He looks like a "boarder canary". One of my neighbors thought it might be "feral" but this canary had a band on its leg so I know that he is someone's pet.

I hope the owner found him and that he's safe at home.

[birdygirl]

Ok. I was thinking that it may be a golfinch but the band makes me know it is a canary. Hopefully you'll see it around. try luring it back with seed.

[birdygirl]

Maybe put a cage out with seed in it. Hae someone watching it all the time. If you can catch him that would be a good thing for the canary. Hopefully you do. Good Luck.

[Amanda]

I wanted to leave one of our old budgie cage outside yesterday but I was afraid that one of the neighborhood cats might see the bird inside and attack it. I was hoping that I would see the canary again today so I could try and lure it into the cage, or atleast closer so I could catch it ... but I didn't see him at all.

I really hope he's alright. I haven't seen any poster around for a "Lost bird" .. and I'm wondering why his owners are not looking for him. (Maybe they found him already? Hopefully.)

[Grey]

I did a report for school on Monk Parrakeets once.

[JSimko]

My last report that I did before I graduated was about parrots.