A lot of people have heard of the monk parakeets of Edgewater or Fort Lee, but far fewer are aware of a colony in the Meadowlands, above the railroad tracks on a bridge along Railroad Avenue.
You'll hear their racket before you see them. They have been in Ridgefield for a several years, and are likely descendants of escaped birds. They're also called quaker parrots.
Read more about monk parakeets here.
hey why not, carolina parakeets were killed off early last century so its cool to see a different parakeet species start to make a home here. yeah its an invasive species but nicer to look at than a starling at least.
Posted by: nick rinaldi | May 05, 2009 at 05:41 PM