Tweeters,

Alan Richards wrote -

> It seems to me that there is a rough continuum between the accepted
> introduced spp and the new arrivals still not (hopefully in some cases such
> as the destructive Monk Parakeet, never) established here.

I am interested in why this species is considered destructive. The only
exposure I've had to them is from a National Wildlife Federation publication
(hence, admitting that I'm essentially ignorant of the bird's behavior) which
raised a very interesting argument for tolerance of this species:
they may fill the void left by the extinction of the Carolina Parakeet.

This may be a completely uninformed opinion (the NWF's, mine *is*) of the
Monk Parakeet, I just thought that I would ask someone who may know...

Thanks for your time!

Mike Patrick
Seattle, WA
mpatrick at eldec.com