>
> At 4PM on Saturday, seven large Parrots flew around our yard
> (greenbelt). They perch every fall in our neighbors tree, and, we are
> told they will come to the feeders if nothing startles them. The
> crows didn't like them. Remind me what species I am looking at, into
> the bright sky, all I could say is they were green and big.
>
> You missed them John!
>
> Jane Stewart

Where do you live, Jane? Were these birds long-tailed? If so, they were
probably parakeets. No one has reported a group of parrots before this.
Maybe this has bearing on the discussion about whether the Maple Leaf and
Seward Park parakeets constitute a single group.

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