Subject: [Tweeters] Parakeets at Seward Park, Seattle
Date: Mar 16 21:33:56 2008
From: Andrea Wuenschel - chyroptera at yahoo.com


I was birding with a friend at Seward Park on the
morning of Sat, Mar 15, and was very surprised to
encounter 3 parrots raucously calling from the
treetops near the upper covered picnic area/parking
area on the northwest side of the park. They were
green with a touch of red on the head. Apparently
they are Mitred Conures (Mitred Parakeets), who are
regular visitors to the park according to
http://www.sewardpark.org/sewardpark/birds.html.

I haven't seen them at Seward before and had no idea
Seattle had its own population of feral parrots until
now.

Andrea Wuenschel
North Seattle





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