The wild Monk Parakeets of Ridgefield look to be doing well.
We stopped by to check in on them last week and found more than two dozen
sunning themselves in nearby trees. It seemed a bit odd to see a parakeet on a tree with dead leaves, but that is the way it is in this region.
Karen Riede of the town's Environmental Committee says the Monk Parakeet population is around 30-- as it was last year about this time -- and that the birds are perfectly acclimated.
"They all grew up right here, and this is the only home or environment they know," she says.
The birds have been in Ridgefield, Edgewater, Fort Lee and other spots for so long that there is a strong likelihood that this beautiful, colorful (if a tad loud) bird will be to the state list.
A prevous post on the parakeets is here.
Great Post..I find comments relating to this subject matter very interesting, especially the fact that birds today have terrible living conditons because of a lack of care concerning wildlife.
Posted by: The Bird Coop | March 09, 2009 at 01:10 PM