I doubt this bird is protected by law, since it's not naturally occurring, but I'd check.  My own view would be this bird should be rescued.  There are plenty of parrot adoption organizations, I think.  Ultimately, it will be better for the bird, as it is doomed at your latitude.  Red-crowned Parrot is very intelligent, and I kept one and can say they make wonderful pets, but need someone able to devote the necessary time, because they are highly intelligent and it would be cruel to place it in a home without proper care.  -Ken Archambault, Birmingham, Alabama 

On Monday, January 15, 2018 4:32 PM, Hal Michael <ucd880 at comcast.net> wrote:


Parrots are long-lived birds.  Eventually, they will die.  That is why determination of the establishment and sustainability of parrots takes so long. An escaped flock could live for decades but never reproduce.

Hal Michael
Science Outreach Director, Sustainable Fisheries Foundation
Olympia WA
360-459-4005
360-791-7702 (C)
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> On January 15, 2018 at 2:22 PM Dayna yalowicki <dlwicki at comcast.net> wrote:

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> What is the history of these parrots at Seward Park? And why, if they have survived here for so many years, have they dwindled to only 1 individual? Climate? I know they are invasive, but one poor lonely bird calling seems so sad.

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> Dayna Yalowicki

> Bothell, Wa

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