cehill at u.washington.edu

On Mon, 2 Jan 1995, Nancy Robin Ashley wrote:

-------[chickadees snipped...]-----


And while noting the odd bird, the Maple Leaf
> neighborhood's five Crimson-fronted Parakeets continue to survive the cold
> weather. They can be heard/seen almost daily in the vicinity of 15th Ave. NE
> and NE 92nd St. And while none have mutated yet (3 are offspring of the
> original pair), what can we expected in 20 generations? At least they are
> bigger and louder than starlings!


Hmmm...

I wasn't aware that being bigger and louder than Starlings was such a
desirable trait in introduced birds! :)


Chris Hill
Seattle, WA
cehill at u.washington.edu