And in retrospect I'm quite certain that the two I had a Seward Park a
few years back (exploring on one occasion the holes in the big doug fir
snag at the north end of the park loop road) showed no red at all on the
head or underwing, so maybe we have had three species of _Aratinga_ about.

Gene.

On Mon, 8 Apr 1996, Dennis Paulson wrote:

> Well, I finally examined the slides, taken in Dec 93 and Nov 94, of the
> parakeets that visited my yard (1724 NE 98 St., Seattle) a number of times,
> and they were Crimson-fronted Parakeets after all. Photos on both dates
> showed at least one bird with red just peeping out from under the wing
> edge. The other two species with red foreheads--Scarlet-fronted and
> Mitred--show no red under the wing. Thus this puts to rest any hypothesis
> that the Seward Park and north-end birds might be the same flock. So it
> appears we have a two-parakeet-nesting city.
>
> Good for you, Fred and Mike, for prompting a closer examination of these
> birds. Now if we can just figure out the identity of the Seward Park
> bunch. And form up a Parakeet Ecology Team. And put up boxes for them on
> some downtown buildings.....
>
> Dennis Paulson, Director phone: (206) 756-3798
> Slater Museum of Natural History fax: (206) 756-3352
> University of Puget Sound e-mail: dpaulson at ups.edu
> Tacoma, WA 98416
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